Dangon
Dangon
Dango | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dangon Location in Punjab, India  Dangon Dangon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′N 75°43′E / 30.71°N 75.71°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana district |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,500 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 141108 |
Dangon is a village in the Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab State, India.[1][2] Dango is a variation of the same name.[3][4][5] The village is the ancestral village of Bollywood actor Dharmendra.
Notable personalities
[edit]- Indian movie superstar Dharmendra's ancestral origins lie in the village.[3][6]
- A folk character of this village, Munshi Dango da, is an integral part of Punjabi folklore.
In popular culture
[edit]Shooting for the Aamir Khan starrer movie Dangal took place in Dangon in September 2015 and also in Gujjarwal, Narangwal, Kila Raipur, and Leel in Punjab.[4][5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Villages of Ludhiana". ludhianadistrict.com. LudhianaDistrict.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Dangon Village in Raikot (Ludhiana) Punjab". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b Sarbjit Dhaliwal (10 January 2002). "Dango, Dharam's real village". The Tribune. Chandigarh. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sonal Gera (22 September 2015). "'Dangal' shuru: Aamir Khan shares first look poster of the movie". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b Prashant Singh (20 October 2015). "Aamir Khan to shoot in Dharmendra's village". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Dharmendra nostalgic on visiting Dangon". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Daliya Ghose (20 October 2015). "Aamir Khan to shoot 'Dangal' in Dharmendra's village". Bollywood Mantra. Bollywood Mantra. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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