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Sultan

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar

Written by Ali Abbas Zafar

Irshad Kamil (lyrics)

Produced by Aditya Chopra

Starring Salman Khan

Anushka Sharma

Cinematography Artur Zurawski

Edited by Rameshwar S. Bhagat

Music by Score:

Julius Packiam

Music:
 Vishal–Shekhar

Production Yash Raj Films

company

Distributed by Yash Raj Films

Release date 6 July 2016

Running time 170 minutes

Country India

Language Hindi

Budget ₹90 crore[1]

Box office est. ₹623.33 crore[2]

Sultan (transl. King) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film[3][4][5] directed by Ali Abbas

Zafar. Produced by Aditya Chopra under 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 pehlwani wrestler and former world wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful
career has created a rift in his personal life.[6]
The film was released worldwide on 6 July 2016. It received positive reviews from critics and has
grossed ₹623.33 crore ($93 million) worldwide,[2] and is the 9th highest-grossing Indian film ever.

Plot[edit]
Sultan Ali Khan is a middle-aged local wrestler and ex-wrestling champion living a lonely life in a
small town of Rewari, Haryana. Aakash Oberoi, the founder of a private mixed martial arts league
backed by Mr. Patel, is encouraged by his father to recruit Sultan to salvage its popularity. After
traveling to Haryana, he gives the recruitment 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.
According to Govind, in 2008, Sultan fell in love at the sight of Aarfa Hussain, 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 claims that they are committed, she insults him, saying 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, as well as Aarfa. The two
get married and become recognized wrestlers, representing India in various international games.
When the two are selected for the Olympic contingent, Aarfa discovers that she's pregnant. She
gives up her childhood dream of winning an Olympic gold medal for India, which Sultan then
fulfills. 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 anemia. 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 raises
funds to open a blood bank of his son's name.