Aamir Khan wishes wrestler Babita Phogat on her wedding

The Dangal actor Aamir Khan conveyed his warm wishes to wrestler Babita Phogat as she got married today.

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan took to social media to wish Gold medalist wrestler-cum-politician Babita Phogat on her marriage on Tuesday.

"Dear Babita Phogat, wishing you and Vivek Suhag a happy, healthy and fulfilling marriage together. Love," Aamir tweeted.

The actor turned producer's 2016 blockbuster hit Dangal was based on the real-life journey of Babita and her elder sister Geeta.

The film narrated how their father Mahavir Singh Phogat created wrestling champions out of them.

While Aamir played Mahavir Phogat in the film, Sanya Malhotra in an impressive debut act, essayed Babita. Fatima Sana Shaikh played the elder sister Geeta Phogat.

Directed by Nitish Tiwari, Dangal has raked in over Rs 2,000 crore at the global box-office.

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The sports drama still remains one of Bollywood's biggest hits of all time.

Coming from Haryana, a state known as being blatantly male-dominated, Babita won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

She further bagged several silver medals at the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, besides numerous other honours.

After the release of the film, the Phogat sisters became household names. She also appeared in the dance reality show Naach Baliye.

She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in August 2019.