Dangal
was
unanimously
chosen
the
Best
Asian
Film
at
the
seventh
Australian
Academy
of
Cinema
and
Television
Arts
(AACTA)
Awards.
Veteran
actor
Shabana
Azmi,
who
served
as
one
of
the
jury
members
on
the
panel,
led
by
Hollywood
star
Russell
Crowe,
for
this
year's
inaugural
category,
took
to
Twitter
to
laud
the
film's
team.
"'Dangal'
wins
Best
Asian
Film
at
AACTA.
Congratulations
Team
Dangal.
With
Russel
Crowe
chairman
of
the
jury.
It
was
a
unanimous
decision," wrote
Azmi,
alongside
a
selfie
with
the
Oscar-winning
actor.
The
Nitesh
Kumar-directed
sports
drama
was
based
on
the
life
of
Haryana
wrestler
Mahavir
Phogat
and
his
daughters.
The
film
starred
Aamir
Khan
as
Phogat
with
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
and
Sanya
Malhotra
play
the
adult
version
professional
wrestlers
Geeta
and
Babita.
Zaira
Wasim
and
Suhani
Bhatnagar
portrayed
the
younger
version
of
the
Phogat
sisters
with
Sakshi
Tanwar
as
their
mother.
Besides
Dangal,
Pink
and
Marathi
film
Kasav:
Turtle
were
among
the
nine
films
which
were
nominated
for
the
inaugural
AACTA
Best
Asian
Film
award.
Actor
Anupam
Kher
also
served
as
a
jury
member
on
the
panel.