Sultan (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Written by | Ali Abbas Zafar |
| Starring | Salman Khan Anushka Sharma Randeep Hooda Amit Sadh |
| Music by | Vishal-Shekhar |
| Cinematography | Artur Zurawski |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
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| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time
| 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, Haryanvi |
| Budget | ₹80 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹623.3 crore (US$93 million)[a][2] |
Sultan is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film[3][4][5] directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Produced by Aditya Chopraunder the Yash Raj Films banner, the film stars Salman Khan as the title character opposite Anushka Sharma. The film focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life.[6]
The film was released worldwide on 6 July 2016. It grossed ₹623.3 crore (US$93 million) worldwide,[a][2] becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film ever at the time.
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Sultan Ali Khan (Salman Khan) is a middle-aged Jat ex-wrestling champion, who is living a lonely life in a small town in Haryana. Aakash Oberoi (Amit Sadh), the founder of a private mixed martial arts league backed by Mr. Patel (Ivan Sylvester Rodrigues), is encouraged by his father to recruit Sultan to salvage the league's popularity. After traveling to Haryana he makes an offer to Sultan, who bluntly refuses and says that he has completely retired from wrestling. In search of the reason behind his retirement, Aakash confronts Sultan's close friend Govind, who narrates how Sultan's career began.
During 2008, Sultan falls in love at the sight of Aarfa Hussain (Anushka Sharma), a state-level wrestler and the daughter of a local wrestling coach. Although she is initially cold towards him, she accepts Sultan as a friend. When he begins to claim that they are committed, she insults him saying she would only marry a well-trained wreslter. Determined to win her respect, Sultan dedicates himself to intense training and ultimately wins a state-level wrestling tournament, as well as Aarfa. The two get married and become recognized wrestlers, representing India in various international tournaments. When the two are selected for the Olympic contigent, Aarfa discovers that she's pregnant. She gives up her childhood dream of winning an Olympic gold medal for India, which is then fulfilled by Sultan.
To her surprise, Sultan's accomplishment makes him arrogant, and he slaps a reporter at an event. He also leaves Aarfa nearing her due date to win a gold at Turkey. Upon returning, he finds that his newborn son had died due to severe anaemia. The baby had a rare O- blood type, identical to Sultan's, whose absence deprived the child of a donor. Angered, Aarfa decides to leave Sultan and reside with her father. Depressed from losing his wife and child, Sultan begins raising funds to open a blood bank of his son's name.
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