Released in 2016, Sultan was truly a one-of-a-kind sports drama starring Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, and Randeep Hooda. While the film went on to become a blockbuster, it also featured one of Salman Khan's finest performances as a world wrestling champion. The film received tremendous love from audiences across the country. Interestingly, Salman Khan was the first choice for the role of Sultan, and he agreed to do the film within just 15 minutes.
Director Ali Abbas Zafar spoke on Salman Khan being the only choice to play Sultan, he said, "When I narrated the story idea to Aditya Chopra, he said there's only one person who can play this role: Salman Khan. I agreed wholeheartedly. We had decided that we'll make this film only if Salman agrees to do it."
Director Ali Abbas Zafar also revealed, that The superstar agreed to the film in just 15 minutes, recalls his remarkable physical transformation and shares the emotional one-take scene that left the crew in tears.
Sultan is celebrating its 10th anniversary today, making it the perfect time to revisit a film that is nothing short of a cult classic. It tells the story of Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional pehlwani wrestler and former world wrestling champion from Haryana, whose immensely successful career creates a rift in his personal life.
While Sultan received positive response from all across, it also won many awards. With over, ₹600 Cr. collection, worldwide, the film became the tenth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time. The film also had an amazing music album with songs like, Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai, Jag Ghoomeya, 440 Volt, Sultan (Title Track), Bulleya, Tuk Tuk, etc.
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