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discovery+ explores meteoric rise and dark underbellies of Indian Wrestling in latest docuseries ‘Dangals of Crime’

by TLN Team January 30, 2022January 30, 2022
written by TLN Team January 30, 2022January 30, 2022
discovery+ explores meteoric rise and dark underbellies of Indian Wrestling in latest docuseries ‘Dangals of Crime’

discovery+, India’s first aggregated real-life entertainment streaming app, today launched an informative and investigativedocuseries‘Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling’. The new offering streaming exclusively on discovery+, is set to captivate audiences and fans by not only tracing the journey of the meteoric rise of the Olympic sport of Wrestling in India, but by also exploring in depth, the dark underbelly of crime often associated with it. Former wrestlers and coaches, eminent sports journalists,and law enforcement officials weigh in with their experiences, insights and memories, making the two-part ‘Dangals of Crime’ a thrilling watch for sports, crime and history genre audiences.

By far India’s most successful individual sport (seven medals) in terms of medals won at the Summer Olympics, wrestling’s popularity reached a crescendo after iconic wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt won three medals collectively across two successive Games (Beijing 2008 and London 2012). The docuseries, produced by Vice Studios Production and directed by award winning director Niyantha Shekar, showcases this journey towards success and highlights the deep-rooted akhada culture, strict discipline and the unparalleled devotion behind a champion wrestler. The series deep dives into two very important aspects, showcasing how the sport of wrestling on one hand has been instrumental in bringing sporting laurels for India,but also how it has been witness to some dark moments which overshadow it’s glorious journey and malign the sport and its athletes.

Megha Tata, Managing Director- South Asia, Discovery, Inc said, “Adhering to our brand promise of delivering the most compelling stories, we are excited to premiere this new investigative docuseries.‘Dangals of Crime’delves deep into the realms of wrestling, a sport that has churned out some of India’s greatest homegrown champions. Reflecting on the sport in the most informative way, the discovery+ Original dissects every aspect of the making of a Pehelwan, coupled with its current realities and the crime related to it. It will surely leave our viewers thinking. The docuseries not only adds value to the ever-expanding content repertoire on discovery+ but also brings forth topical subjects to our platform. This is surely going to be a gripping watch.”

Trailer- https://youtu.be/c7P9RjW7D4k

Poster- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P_QuWffUKyEy7Jlz-cGFVe_8RMUcnnfN/view?usp=sharing

Among notable former coaches and wrestlers whose views find reflection in the documentary are such names as Satbir Singh, Virender Kumar, Anil Mann and Ramphal Mann, amongst others.The series goes deeper into the story that’s not only been topical but also unpacks the storytelling for audiences with various perspectives, insights and revelations for all the ardent discovery followers. 

Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling is streaming from today only on the discovery+ app.

About discovery+ 

‘discovery+’, an exciting D2C streaming app is launched to satiate the unmet need of a differentiated product, offering premium real-life entertainment. Priced competitively at INR 399 per annum, the app is developed and curated specifically for India. Discovery+ offers thousands of hours of exclusive content across 55+ genres, including Science, Adventure, Food and Lifestyle, in 7 languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali. The premium subscribers have access to a pool selection of never-seen-before Premium Discovery titles, must-watch documentaries, India originals and exclusive acquisitions. Free users of the app have access to all-time favorites from the Discovery library.

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