Dangon Explained
| Dangon |
| Other Name: | Dango |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
| Coordinates: | 30.71°N 75.71°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ludhiana district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 2500 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 141108 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Villages of Ludhiana . ludhianadistrict.com . LudhianaDistrict.com. . 20 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016070435/http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/ludhiana-villages.php . 16 October 2015 .
- Web site: Dangon Village in Raikot (Ludhiana) Punjab . villageinfo.in. 17 October 2015.
- News: Sarbjit Dhaliwal . Dango, Dharam's real village. The Tribune . Chandigarh . 10 January 2002 . 6 November 2021.
- News: Sonal Gera . 'Dangal' shuru: Aamir Khan shares first look poster of the movie. The Indian Express . 22 September 2015 . 6 November 2021 .
- News: Prashant Singh . Aamir Khan to shoot in Dharmendra's village. Hindustan Times . 20 October 2015 . 6 November 2021 .
- Web site: Dharmendra nostalgic on visiting Dangon. The Tribune . Chandigarh . 6 November 2013 . 6 November 2021 .
- Web site: Daliya Ghose. Aamir Khan to shoot 'Dangal' in Dharmendra's village. Bollywood Mantra. Bollywood Mantra. 20 October 2015. 6 November 2021. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421083615/http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/aamir-khan-to-shoot-dangal-in-dharmendras-village/19599/. dead.
