Dangals of Crime trailer out now: Discovery+ series deep dives into wrestler Sushil Kumar’s dark journey

Discovery+ dropped the trailer of its upcoming docuseries, Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling, today, January 28. The series showcases the ground realities and the untold truth about India’s homegrown sport, Wrestling.

Discovery+ released the trailer of its upcoming docuseries titled, Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling. Based on the ground realities and the untold truth about India’s homegrown sport, Wrestling, the documentary sheds light on the rise and fall of the Indian wrestler, Sushil Kumar. Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling is directed by award-winning director Niyantha Shekar.

Discovery+ Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling is an informative and investigative docuseries that traces the journey of the meteoric rise of Wrestling in India. The sport's popularity reached a crescendo after wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt won three medals collectively across two successive Games (Beijing 2008 and London 2012). The docuseries highlights how the sport of wrestling brought sporting laurels for India, but also witnessed dark moments which left the entire nation in shock. Produced by Vice Studios Production, Dangals of Crime is directed by Niyantha Shekar.Watch the trailer:

Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling also features notable former coaches and wrestlers, whose views find reflection in the documentary. Some of them are Satbir Singh, Virender Kumar, Anil Mann and Ramphal Mann. Dangals of Crime- The Untold Truth About Indian Wrestling is streaming on the Discovery+ app from today, January 28.

Son of a bus driver, Sushil Kumar is the only Indian athlete to win two individual medals at the Olympics—a bronze in 2008 followed by a silver in 2012—and the only Indian wrestler to win a World Championship title. He also has a bronze at the Asian Games, four Asian Championship medals and three Commonwealth Games gold medals. After a competitive lull, Sushil Kumar was hoping to make a comeback by qualifying for the Tokyo Games. Those plans turned to dust as the nation’s most feted wrestler landed in jail after being accused of the murder of 23-year-old wrestler and former junior national champion Sagar Dhankar.ALSO READ| The fall of Sushil Kumar exposes the seedy underbelly of Indian wrestlingALSO READ| What to watch on Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime in February: Your Binge Calendar