Nitesh Tiwari's 2016 hit wrestling drama Dangal, featuring Aamir Khan, likely made Babita Phogat a well-known name, but it didn't help her family financially. In a recent interview with News 24, the wrestler-turned-politician revealed how much the Phogat family was paid by the filmmakers for the rights to tell their story.

Babita Phogat on how much her family earned from 'Dangal'

When asked how much money the Phogat family made from the makers of Dangal, she revealed it was less than 1% of the film's total box office earnings. To put it in perspective, Dangal made about ₹2,000 crore globally. When the host mentioned a figure of ₹20 crore for the Phogat family, she clarified that it was actually around ₹1 crore, which is half of 10% of that amount. This deal was finalized before Aamir Khan became involved as a producer, during the scripting phase with director Nitesh Tiwari's team.