India’s strongest villages: The bouncer hubs of Delhi

This is the story of the world's strongest village, which is the backbone of Delhi’s private security and nightclub industry.

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00:00World's strongest village and it's here in Delhi. Just a few kilometers from Delhi's glam lies

00:09Asola and Fatehpur Beri, India's real-life muscle village.

00:22These men aren't just wrestlers or gym-goers. They're the backbone of Delhi's private security

00:27and nightclub industry. It's not just the men. Even women practice and step into the ring.

00:37It all started with one man, Vijay Tanwar. A wrestler who couldn't make the Olympics,

00:41so he made his own path as a bouncer. In 2000, he started training boys from the village.

00:57So, I got a bouncer line. This isn't a gym trend. It's a generational tradition. Wrestling arenas

01:05called akharas where boys turn into protectors.

01:09A kharas, dumbbells, sweat, drit. These aren't just routines. They're rituals. Passed down like heirlooms.

01:19I'm so glad. That's not even our country, neither planet. The entire world is the most popular

01:25stream of the village.

01:27What is that?

01:29You