The film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapur, features music composed by Pritam and lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya in Hindi, Rajesh Malarvannan in Tamil and Rajshri Sudhakar in Telugu.

[6] The song "Dhaakad" was sung by rapper Raftaar in Haryanvi, Tamil and Telugu (as "Jaakirathai" and "Jaagradha") and became popular.

[9] BollywoodLife stated that "Dangal is not an album you would expect from someone like Pritam, who gave us some melodious tracks in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, to eke out of his keyboard.

[11] Bollywood Hungama rated 3.5/5 and summarised that "The music of Dangal is largely entertaining and while it has a predominantly situational feel to it, all credit to Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya for still going ahead and adding good enough ingredients to the songs that are set to keeps the pace of the narrative flowing.

Coming in the wake of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, he’s indeed ended the year on a high"[14] India.com rated the album 3.5 out of 5 and summarised that "Pritam gives an interesting mix here which are rooted and refreshingly original.

Aamir goes into the 'Hitler' dad mode and makes his girls undergo rigorous training to become wrestlers.

The song showcases the struggle of Geeta and Babita, as they want to be like any other girl their age, but their stern father, Mahavir wants them to win the elusive gold medal for India.

The song, penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and composed by Pritam, has a rustic Haryanvi feel to it.

[6] The complete soundtrack album was released by Zee Music Company on 23 November 2016.

The Tamil and Telugu versions of the album featuring only two songs were released on 26 November 2016.