| | Time-stamp | Key Event | Emotional Core | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Act 1 | 0:00 – 40:00 | Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan), a former national wrestler, is forced to give up his dream of a gold medal for India. He vows his son will win it. | Frustration & Patriotic longing. | | Act 2 | 40:00 – 90:00 | He has four daughters. Disappointment turns to revelation when his girls, Geeta and Babita, beat up two boys. He trains them. | Defiance of societal norms. | | Act 3 | 90:00 – 140:00 | Geeta enters the national circuit, faces a male-dominated federation, and eventually goes to the Commonwealth Games. | Sacrifice & redemption. | | Climax | 140:00 – 161:00 | The gold medal match. The famous "Mahavir coaching from the stands" sequence. | Triumph of faith over strategy. |