Sultan (2016)

Original title

सुल्तान

Directed by

Ali Abbas Zafar

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 50m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 265 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wrestler from Haryana must rebuild his career and personal life after his success strains his relationships. The story follows his journey through challenges in and out of the ring.

inspirationalemotionalupliftingintensedramaticsportspersonal struggle

What happens

Sultan is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Salman Khan in the titular role and Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, and Randeep Hooda. It narrates the story of Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional pehlwani wrestler and former world wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career has created a rift in his personal life. Principal photography began in October 2015. The film's soundtrack is composed by Vishal-Shekhar with Julius Packiam providing the score. It was released worldwide on 6 July 2016, coinciding with Eid. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Khan's performance and Zafar's direction. Made on a budget of ₹90 crore ($13 million), it grossed ₹623.33 crore ($93 million) worldwide, becoming the tenth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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