Sultan

<p>Sultan Ali Khan, a middle-aged former wrestling champion, lives a lonely life in the town of , . Aakash Oberoi, the founder of Pro Takedown, a private mixed martial arts league, funded by Mr. Patel, is encouraged by his father to recruit Sultan to salvage its popularity. After travelling to Haryana, he offers to recruit Sultan, who bluntly refuses because of his retirement from wrestling. Aakash asks Sultan’s close friend Govind, who narrates how Sultan’s career begun. Sultan fell in love with Aarfa Hussain, a state-level wrestler and daughter of a local wrestling coach. She initially dislikes him, but later accepts him as a friend. When he confesses his love to her, she insults him, and tells him that she would only marry a well-trained wrestler. Determined to win her respect, Sultan dedicates himself to intense training and ultimately wins a state-level wrestling tournament, and Aarfa. They eventually get married and become famous wrestlers, representing India in various international games. When they are both selected to compete at the , Aarfa discovers that she’s pregnant. She gives up her childhood dream of winning a gold medal for India, which Sultan fulfills. To her surprise, Sultan’s fame causes him to be arrogant, and he slaps a reporter at an event. He also leaves Aarfa, who is nearing her due date, to win a gold medal in . Upon his return, he learns that his newborn son had died due to severe . His son had a rare O-blood type, identical to Sultan’s, depriving the child of a donor. Angered, Aarfa leaves Sultan to live with her father. Devastated, Sultan decides to raise funds to open a blood bank in his son’s name. In the present, Aakash promises Sultan that the tournament’s prize money will go towards fulfilling his dream of opening a blood bank. Sultan agrees to participate and travels to Delhi, where Aakash introduces him to coach Fateh Singh, who initially refuses to train him but agrees after seeing his determination. After 2 months of intense training, Sultan is able to regain his physique and learns freestyle wrestling. In his first fight, Sultan defeats the opponent using . He soon becomes a nationwide sensation after winning a series of matches and gains Aarfa’s support in the process. In the semi-final round, Sultan wins the fight but is severely injured and is hospitalised. The doctor informs Aakash that if Sultan continues fighting, his injuries would become fatal. Aarfa arrives at the hospital and motivates him to continue fighting. In the final round, Sultan overcomes his pain to defeat his opponent and ultimately wins the tournament. Reunited with his wife, Sultan opens a blood bank using the prize money, and Aarfa resumes wrestling. A few years later, she gives birth to a baby girl, whom Sultan begins to train as a wrestler. The project was earlier announced in June 2015 with a released on . Khan will be seen portraying a -based wrestler in the film. To prepare for the film, Khan underwent wrestling training under the guidance of Larnell Stovall. In October 2015, there were reports of actor being cast in the film as Khan’s on-screen coach. However, Raja Mukerji, the Executive Producer of the film cleared that Stallone would not be starring in the film. Later, was then rumoured to play the role of coach according to Khan’s insistence. However, Khan later reported that he never insisted Aditya Chopra for Dutt’s role. In December 2015, was later signed to play the role of Khan’s coach in the film. of fame was reportedly signed for the role of young Sultan. However, in March 2016, he confirmed that he is playing the role of Khan’s younger brother. has been signed opposite Khan with other fighters in the film. The role of Aarfa Ali Khan was offered to but she turned it down. The role was then offered to who also turned it down. In January 2016, was signed to play the female lead role opposite Khan. For her role as a wrestler, Sharma took wrestling lessons for the film. In February 2016, Bosco-Caesar were signed as the choreographers of the film, replacing who left the film due to personal commitments. of the film started in October 2015 where Khan posted a photo of his character in the film on . of the film started in December 2015 at , and JW Marriott Mumbai, where the film’s first schedule was filmed. Filming of the first schedule had been completed in late December 2015. Filming of the second schedule was started in January 2016 where Khan filmed for action sequences. A song was filmed in early March 2016, choreographed by . An action sequence between Khan and Sharma was reportedly filmed. Some of the sequence of the movie will feature 360-year-old Jama Masjid of . In late April 2016 the lead actor Salman Khan was seen riding a scooter as a part of shooting in , Uttar Pradesh. The music for is composed by while the lyrics are penned by . The soundtrack album was released on 31 May 2016. The album features fourteen songs, with nine of them were included with the original soundtrack. On 6 June 2016, four songs sung by Salman Khan were released after the release of the original soundtrack. The bonus track “Raula Paye Gaya,” which was sung by was released on 30 June 2016. All lyrics are written by ; all music is composed by . The film grossed approx from its first 3 days, becoming the first Indian film to do so. It grossed around 328 crore from its extended 5-day opening weekend. As of 3 August 2016 , the movie grossed 416 crore in India and $24 million overseas, becoming the of all time. The film’s worldwide gross was prior to its China release, including in India and overseas. As of 9 September 2018 , following its China release, the film has grossed ( ) worldwide. Sultan created a new record for advance bookings. On its day of release, received an average of 70% audience occupancy and netted approximately 36.54 crore. By the end of its second week, the film had netted an estimated 278 crore. Its final domestic gross was 421.25 crore. By 24 July 2016, the film had collected an estimated in the United States and Canada, in and , in , in , in , and from other territories. In the United Kingdom, it opened with over £1 million and went on to gross £1.8 million by the end of the year, making it the UK’s second highest-grossing foreign-language film of 2016 (below ). As of 17 July 2016 , the film had collected in and in . As of 10 July 2016 , the film had earned in . Sultan’s total overseas gross at the end of the third weekend stood at approximately ( ). By 3 August 2016, had made $24.2 million ( 161 crore) overseas gross, making it the . Its overseas gross was prior to its China release. In , where the film released on 31 August 2018, the film grossed as of 16 September 2018. The film peaked at number seven on the weekly China box office chart, during the week ending 9 September 2018. As of 9 September 2018 , the film has grossed overseas. On the website , 69% of 16 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The film received positive reviews from critics. rated the film 4.5/5. Srijana Mitra Das of gave the film 4/5 stars. of rated the film 3.5/5. of rated the film 3/5. Similarly, Rohit Vats of too, rated the film 3/5. of rated the 3/5 of also rated the film 3/5 stars An official based on this film has been released by 99Games for Android mobile phones. On 6 July 2016, the film’s digital copy was reported to be available in the . Confirming that the copy was created from the sample sent by the producers to the board for review, experts investigating the leak said, “The leak is confirmed. The copy of the movie is available on the darknet, and soon it will be available on torrent.” However, Yash Raj Films, the film’s producer, denied such development. Kislay Chaudhary, a private investigator, claimed that the links of the 2-hour-36-minute-long movie were available, and shared the screenshot of the same with . “Many websites have been blocked since Tuesday evening, and links were removed immediately,” he added.</p>