With Gatta Kusthi releasing this week which revolves around wrestling, let's take a look back at 8 films that had the combat sport at its core 
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Into the world of wrestling: 8 films that revolve around the combat sport

With Gatta Kusthi releasing this week and the film revolving around wrestling, let's take a look back at 8 films that had the combat sport at its core

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Dangal - Starring Aamir Khan, Dangal features the actor as a pehlwani wrestler who finds potential in his daughters and train them to be top-notch wrestlers
Fighting with My Family- Fighting with My Family is about English professional wrestler Paige who wants to make a career in WWE. Florence Pugh stars as Paige
Foxcatcher - Foxcatcher is a 2014 biographical psychological sports drama about two wrestling champion brothers as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games
Godha - This Malayalam film is about a former wrestler who sends his son to Punjab for higher studies. As he falls in love with a champion wrestler, it is how the she inspires to pursue the sport
Mutharamkunnu PO- Released in 1985, this film tells the story of a postmaster who arrives newly to a village, falls in love with the daughter of a retired wrestler and how he wins over her
Pailwaan- Pailwaan is a Kannada sports drama that stars Kichcha Sudeepa as an orphan who goes on to become a wrestler over time
Sultan - Sultan is a story of a local wrestler, who retires from the sport after his personal life takes a cruel turn. The film also stars Anushka Sharma as a wrestler
The Wrestler - It is about an aging wrestler, who continues to be in the sport despite his deteriorating health. The film follows how he faces difficulties both personally and professionally

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