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
- 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
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
- ^ "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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