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We all know movies like these movies aren't made to do well with critics. They are made for a fun holiday watch, and this one delivers it perfect. It's a nice wrestling movie with some comic moments in between, a strong romance story which is believable and isn't clichéd much and the drama seems real.

The story revolves around Haryana's wrestler Sultan, his professional and personal life. The movie is about determination, confidence, dreams.

The movie is well acted by Salman Khan. He shows the intensity of a determined fighter on his face. Randeep was amazing as always. Anushka acted good but her role as a wrestler was a little less believable.

The action is good, cinematography looks real. The background score is nice. The depiction of rural Haryana, the language, the wrestling culture are all shown accurately. The only bad thing about the movie is that some scenes were cheesy, although it don't affect the movie much.

It is definitely worth a watch. You can go with family or friends and will enjoy it thoroughly.

I found myself really enjoying SULTAN. Ali knows how to push all the right buttons to keep the audience engaged. Ali's writing and directing are flawless. This is without a doubt Ali's best ever movie. Nushki is an acting diva and she is making her way to be the next great actress since Aishwarya Rai. I love love love Nushki, I truly adore her and always will. She's my love ;) xxx I must confess that I could watch Nushki in almost anything, but here she really delivers a performance that may be her best yet . . . and I've seen almost all of her work. Nushki elevates herself to a league of her own. She is a beautiful girl who is talented enough when playing "regular" characters, such as the journalist in "PK". But as a high profile corporate executive in "NH10" and in this film as a musclebound wrestler, she takes it to a level most female actors couldn't. You can tell how hard she worked to make this role believable because when she wrestles you forget it is Anushka Sharma in the ring. SK is always a pleasure to watch. Here his character's sizzling chemistry with Nushki is completely adorable and that moments of sweetness will surely MELT your heart. SK gives an incredible performance that will undoubtedly propel his career. Overall it is one motion picture that should never be missed nor put aside when selecting movies to be seen on a weekend. SULTAN is a sure winner for all.

This movie is challenging "Bajrangi Bhaijaan".. both in terms of positive reviews by the critics and praising from the public. People are comparing Sultan to Bajrangi, gotta say Salman once again has given the best performance in his career, movie has the repeat value like watching it again and again. The director has brought out the best from Salman....Anushka surprised me as a wrestler, she was amazing, brilliant performance from both of them. This movie has class stamped all over it. Sultan is a touching love story with emotions, comedy, action & a powerful message; Never let success get to your head, it is complete winner, everything is just perfect be it acting,music,emotions,direction,cinematography.

After much hype & buzz, 'Sultan' has finally arrived. And oh boy, what a winner this is! This Ali Abbas Zafar flick is an engaging & entertaining film, that's as much a love-story as its a sports drama. And its a pleasure Watching India's Numero Uno Star SOAR!

'Sultan' Synopsis: Sultan Ali Khan (Salman) rises from being a nobody to becoming the world champion in the world of Wrestling. But everything comes at a price....

'Sultan' has a familiar narrative, its the much-known story of the underdog. But, 'Sultan' doesn't settle within the rags to riches story, despite clichés. 'Sultan' is about a man, who rises form nowhere, becomes a hysteria, and then falls apart again, only to eventually triumph. What I particularly enjoyed here, was the engaging nature of its narrative, it may not be flawless, but its definitely arresting.

While the first-hour takes us to our hero's past, where the romance cutely blossoms with the hero & the heroine (Anushka Sharma), its the second-hour when the film comes to its truest. You watch the hero beat down & come up right from the pit. 'Sultan' is film about wrestling, but not only the one done in the ring, but also about the one we fight in our lives. Its about the fight beyond the ropes & rounds.

Ali Abbas Zafar's Screenplay & Direction, are very good. 'Sultan' finds Ali at his best & his unmemorable previous works, are now forgiven. His Writing follows a familiar narrative, but it doesn't fail to entertain or engage. And that's exactly why 'Sultan' works. Ali's Direction, on the other-hand, is well-done, as he has handled the film well. Artur Zurawski's Cinematography is fantastic. The lens-man has captured all the emotions, with beauty. Editing is good, but could've been sharper. The only glitch in 'Sultan' is its running-time (169-minutes). Some trimming was needed.

Vishal-Shekhar's Score is superb. Each & Every Track is in complete sync with the film & yet its melodious. Costume & Art Design are perfect. The Fight-Sequences (MMA) are competently choreographed & executed. Background Score merits a special mention.

Performance-Wise: Salman SOARS as Sultan. The Superstar delivers one of his finest performances to date, offering a portrayal worth applauding. His performance is arresting & his physical transformation (from fat to fit), is indeed inspiring. 'Sultan' salutes Salman's charisma & he more than lives up-to the mark. Offering Salman wonderful support is Anushka Sharma, who's genuinely affecting as his long-suffering wife. Watch her breakdown in the pre-interval scene & that says it all. Even the Haryanvi Accent is perfectly done by both the leading performers. Amit Sadh sinks his teeth into the part & performs excellently. Randeep Hooda is ever-terrific. He ignites the screen with his portrayal as Salman's bad-ass coach. Anant Sharma is first-rate. Kumud Mishra is good. Abhishek Duhan leaves a mark in a brief role. Others lend support.

On the whole, 'Sultan' is a winner! It may not offer a lot of novelty, but its undeniably entertaining. Go, Watch It!

perfectly crafted story of an individual who never gives up in life always keen to fight within him n challenges for his dignity this films gives passion to create your own entity and while the convener is alike SALMAN Khan things become much easier to impact on Hearts, Salman did full justification to rule so did Anushka. Transformation on character was made tremendously well by Salman Khan as he not only shaped his body accordingly but also on his accent. I rate this 10/10 as story leaves a message to society as well. this movie worth watching while a sweet love stories leads an inspiration all the way till the end of the movie. I extend my best wishes to cast n crew of the movie for putting up a remarkable effort

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SULTAN - I am a little confused with the fact that whether it is a Biopic or not. Because in earlier stage it has been promoted as a biopic , but now Wikipedia doesn't say that its a biopic. But i can surely assure that the movie doesn't seems like a biopic. WHY ? - because its a Yash Raj Production's film. So the story goes like this (the usual YRF formula) . The movie starts with side story , which somehow connects with our hero. Hero is not much living a happy life . WHY ? - We have a back story for that. In YRF back stories always starts with a lot of happiness. Then add some more happiness to it and then some more. O yes don't forget the songs in between. Its time for a tragedy , remember in current time hero is not happy. After that tragedy hero gets a way for his redemption , to regain his happy life , there starts the hard work and movie gets a happy ending. So that's the basic formula which YRF has , and now mix it with sports , WRESTLING in this case and you know pretty much the whole story of the movie. But you know what storyline was not something which make this movie a good watch. Its the performances , direction and nicely choreographed fighting sequences (obviously in Bollywood standards and a whole lot better then BROTHERS). I sure cant criticize the movie a lot for being full of clichés , 1 or 2 unwanted songs , some long melodramatic scenes and predictable storyline because it has many good things too. But neither can i praise it all the way . Its a mix bag. One of the worst thing is its running time i.e., 2hr and 48mins. And the predictable story line makes it hard to watch it all the way. Because of this the good things in the movies separates each other with some not so good scenes in between them.

Salmaan was good as a Haryanvi wrestler. He was nice in fighting scenes too. But his fighting moves are very few in numbers , and he was repeating them. Its an irony that Randeep Hudda says to him that its important to learn the style of your opponent and not a single opponent tried to learn the style of SULTAN which was so common . I guess non of them have a coach as good as Randeep. Randeep was good too as a stereotype coach , which i wish to watch more but Bollywood movies spent very less time with training sessions , mostly just a single energetic song and here your big belly disappear and you got beautiful abs. Just in 5 mins. Amit Shad underplayed his character quite nicely. But Anushka Sharma holds the character in the whole movie. She was the support , love , heartbreaker as well as inspiration for Sultan. He made Sultan what he was. Also the reason for his uprising after his downfall. The movie looked good , but not as good as Kick or Bajrangi Bhaijaan . Camera movements are nice. Music was not much of an interruption but surely can have shortened the length if edited. 440 volt was totally unnecessary . Jag Ghumiya was special , after watching it i can imagine why ARIJIT SINGH requested so much to Salmaan for not replacing his voice. So Sultan is a nice movie. At least we can say Salmaan is on the right path since KICK(although Prem Ratan was a little mistake but it was forgivable). Its far below then Bajrangi Bhaijan , a little below then Kick which i personally found more entertaining. But definitely better then Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. 7/10 By ANuP APu KuMaR ..

The movie is one of the best sports drama ever produced in Bollywood. Can't see why some people are rating it so low, perhaps they don't know much about films. Salman's performance was outstanding and so was Anushka's. The movie is based on the life of a wrestler and how the biggest opponent of any wrestler is he himself. The movie tried to show the thin line between confidence and arrogance and how this thin line, if crossed, can make a huge difference in anyone's life. The dialogues in this movie are so appropriate and most of the people, whether a wrestler or a clerk, would be able to relate to it. The movie is an inspiration to the aspiring wrestlers and other athletes. The movie gives a strong message about how one should stick to his roots to achieve success in his life. Todays generation is filled with wannabes, what they don't realize is you can't beat someone in their own game i.e if you copy someone, you cannot get ahead of them. The only drawback in this movie was that its a little fast-paced. Otherwise a very nice. The action was realistic and very well choreographed, sound effects was one of the best in Indian cinema. I would say this movie, as a sports drama,was better than Rocky.

Movie and Business Rating: 5 star***** IT IS HUGE HUGE HUGE! That's ‪#‎Sultan‬. Unstoppable tsunami from ‪#‎SalmanKhan‬ this Eid. Let the celebrations begin!!! :) :) Probably Salman's biggest ever. Possibly India's biggest ever!! That's #Sultan :) There is something about #SalmanKhan. Either you love him for his charm, screen presence or bold attitude or you hate him due to his controversial remarks or brush with law but you cannot deny the fact that he is one superstar whose stardom and films are not impacted at all(morning shows were ‪#‎housefull‬ at 8 AM everywhere for "Sultan" .. unbelievable.. isn't it ???) at the box office. Now coming to the performances, it is #SalmanKhan all the way. #SalmanKhan is #Sultan and #Sultan is #SalmanKhan :) I cannot imagine anyone else playing the character of "Sultan" and that is where ‪#‎Salman‬ proved his mettle. The actor deep dives into the character as if it was tailor-made for him and gives his best. ‪#‎AnushkaSharma‬ as Aarfa is equally competent and shines in her well- defined character :) ‪#‎AmitSadh‬ ( the guy from "‪#‎KaiPoChe‬") finally gets the opportunity to show his acting skills and the actor does well. Last but not the least, ‪#‎RandeepHooda‬ will blow your mind with impeccable performance. The actor who plays Anushka's father does a fine job as well. :) :) ‪#‎AliAbbasZafar‬'s direction is superb. He has kept the narrative style simple and extremely entertaining and engaging. Also, his direction caters as much to the classes as to masses, as much to the ladies as to men, as much to the old as to the young. ‪#‎Music‬ is a major plus point. ‪#‎Jag‬ Ghoomeya, ‪#‎BabyKoBassPasandHai‬', ‪#‎440Volt‬ and Title track are hit songs. ‪#‎SultanReview‬ #Sultan ‪#‎SultanBlockbuster‬ ‪#‎SultanAtCarnivalCinemas‬ Overall, The film has got 'B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R' written all over it. Go for it! :) :P

It's good to see Salman Khan moving ahead with his career after doing films like Bodyguard, Ready and Kick. Well, Sultan is a great mix of acting, emotion and drama with sports taking the center stage.

Sports direction is applauding, you would not feel like the actors are not trained in Indian form of wrestling or Mixed Martial Arts. Even though the plot is predictable, you would somehow feel connected to the movie and justice has been done in the acting department by all the lead actors. Salman and Anushka have pulled their characters with aplomb.

The second half of the movie where Salman is seeking forgiveness could have been cut short which would have made things a little more precise and necessary.

All in all 7 out 10, and the two obvious areas where the film could have improved were the story, and having the film a little short than it currently is.

Don't hate me for that title, I like the story but this movie is too much "Cliché". Things I find infuriating are the fights. I understand the way Sultan fights is because he is from Wrestling background and all but the way his opponents fight is ridiculous. They stop fighting when Sultan needs a emotional moments and Start fighting when Sultan is ready. If you don't agree , watch "Warrior" , fights in Warrior are very Realistic and totally accurate to MMA.

And whats with the montages? The training montages are twice as much as the fight itself.That got me off a bit. Acting (Accent) was fantastic though. And overall I would say , watch it if you have got nothing else to do. if you are expecting a movie as good as Bajrangi Bhaijaan, I'm sorry mate, you aren't gonna get that.

Well, (re)watch Warrior, if you want to watch a great MMA kind movie. But who's gonna listen to me? Do what you want.

Sultan is a superb family entertainer. Sultan" is a sports-drama film with a good dose of romance, music and emotional quotient. Director Ali Abbas Zafar has written the story, while producer Aditya Chopra has penned the screenplay for the movie, which deals with the story of heart, passion and grit in Sultan Ali Khan wrestler from Haryana. It is about how Sultan brings to life his story of love and determination against all odds. It has got superb plot and story-line and salman delivers a powerful performance. Everyone has done a great job. "Sultan" has been produced with a whopping budget by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. The movie has superb production elements. Vishal-Shekhar's music and background score, Artur Zurawski's cinematography, choreography of wrestling scenes and punch dialogues are the attractions on the technical front, add the audience. OVERALL ITS A MUST WATCH for EVERYONE.

"Gunday" director Ali Abbas Zafar hits a six in third ball of his innings. Yes, this time he teamed up with Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma and "Sultan" likely to shatter some box-office records very soon. Throughout the film it's hard to find Salman Khan but there is the actual presence of Sultan Ali Khan. I don't want to gift all of you some spoilers as Rathyatra and Eid gift so I am not going through the entire story but it's a story of love, relationship, a journey which will definitely make your eyes wet. Kudos to cinematographer Artur Zurawski and obviously editor Rameshwar Bhagat for their extreme contribution to the film. Vishal- Sekhar done a commendable job as music director. Background score has been complemented the pace of the story.

Story of a local wrestler Sultan Ali Khan who never nurtured dream of anything to his dream journey of winning Gold Medal for India at Olympics. His love interest Aarfa, is also a village girl . Luckily they fell in love and then something drastic happens in their life and story turns.

Salman Khan gives performance of his lifetime and supporting cast is equally prominent. It's a visual treat to see Salman getting out of his stardom to fit the character and delivered stellar performance . Ali Abbas Zafar has focused on the script and clap for him that he succeeded to pull-off Salman from his safe genre and it made history itself. Salman Khan at the peak of his career is extending his appeal to masses from classes.

Finally, SULTAN is a must watch and obviously it will be a lifetime experience.

The movie is a fictional sports drama but the the way it has been executed it seems real. Salman Khan and Eid has became synonymous in India. This movie is not only highly recommended for the Salman fans rather all those who love to watch brilliant mainstream cinema. Salman Anushka looks great as couple and at the same time very intense and cute. Music is add on to the movie. Specially the Rise Of Sultan is amazing track. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is always a lucky charm for Salman Khan. Vishal Shekhar first got the opportunity to compose for Salman Khan Movie. Movie will make you laugh,cry and give you goose bumps. You will never feel the movie flat because its all about ups and ups. Salman Khan is like old wine, getting better and better with the time. So, its a Super Entertaining YRF's ,Salman Khan's Film. So, must watch it. i give 9/10. I cut one marks because i love to watch Salman Khan in even bigger and greater role on next Eid.

Sultan (2016): Salman Khan always reserves his movie's release date on Eid since Dabangg.Salman Khan is one of the rare heroes who didn't have any commercial failure in recent times.Last year he came with Bajrangi Bhaijaan on Eid which was a huge blockbuster and even acclaimed critically.Now he is back on Eid with Sultan,a sports drama film.

Plot: Sultan Ali Khan (Salman Khan),enters wrestling world because of his love Aarfa (Anushka Sharma),who is a state champion.Both of them fall in love and even acquires several medals and championships.But problems arise when Aarfa becomes pregnant at the time when they get selected for 2012 Olympics.Because of this Aarfa stays at home and Sultan participates in Olympics.After winning gold medal in Olympics, tragedy strikes which changes Sultan's life entirely and shows new hurdles of life.

Plus Points: 1)Performances: Salman Khan is getting better in his acting since Bajrangi Bhaijaan.In Sultan he is awesome and his hard work is truly needed to be applauded.But the major plus point is performance of Anushka Sharma.She gave wonderful commendable performance.Others also did their parts well.

2)Screenplay: Screenplay is both entertaining and inspirational.Though it follows typical sports drama style,it has its own charm.

3)Pre-Interval scenes: Pre-Interval sequence in Sultan is shocking and came as a surprise.It is truly a heart touching scene.

4)BGM: BGM is very good and perfectly apts for this movie.Song Rey Sultan as BGM gave perfect emotion for fight scenes

Minus Points: 1)Duration: Movie is 2hr50 min long.Some editing could have helped in second half of the movie.Unwanted song placement in second half is truly disturbing the flow.

2)Highly predictable: This movie is highly predictable as it has all typical sports drama scenes.But sports drama always inspires us.

3)Songs: Songs are just average.

So,Sultan may have highly predictable screenplay but it has its own charm with brilliant performances and scenes.

My rating 7.25/10

well,when its a salman film you were walking into, you are always forewarned about the no-script endeavors and nonsense catering to only to his fans. well! things changed a little with "bajrangi baijaan" last year and things also changed favorably with this year's SULTAN.

Sultan is a beautiful love story set within a sports backdrop. The sport is an oft-ignored and oft-looked down upon Indian wrestling and chronicles the journey of a down and out Indian Wrestler to the arena of free style wrestling, all for the sake of the love of a woman.

Sultan (Salman Khan) is a wayward cable operator in remote town in Haryana. His only past times include hanging out with his good for nothing pals and grab kites as they are cut down. During one of his misadventures with kites, he runs into Aarfa (Anushka Sharma), a wrestler aiming for the Olympics. Aarfa makes it clear that she only wants to get married to a wrestler and Sultan joins Aarfa's wrestling Aakhada to get trained to be a wrestler. He makes it to the state selection and gets married to Aarfa. Aarfa sacrifices her olympic opportunity to become a mother. Sultan starts winning bout after bout including tasting success at the Asian as well as the olympic games. Success makes him arrogant and it slowly blinds him with power. He heads for turkey to win an international bout inspite of Aarfa requesting him to stay back as her delivery date is fast approaching. Sultan leaves anyway. He receives the news that Aarfa has given birth to a boy. Ecstatic, he heads back to India and that's when tragedy strikes....

Salman Khan is a revelation in the film, yes he proves that he can "act" and not just stand there as if doing the audience a favor. The scene where he looks at himself with a paunch and breakdowns is one scene where he showcases his acting abilities to the fullest. The scene where Aarfa slaps him and the scene where Aarfa proposes to him are some of the scenes where he truly excels. Anushka Sharma is mind blowing, she literally overshadows the khan in their combination scenes, be it the pre-interval Hospital scene, or her re- introduction scene in the flashback or the scene where she puts Sultan in his place by slapping him, or the silent reactions to sultan's information on TV really proves what an excellent actress she is.

Randeep Hoonda also does his best in the little time he has on screen.

Music By Vishal-Shekhar is good, especially the "baby ko base pasand hain". The lyrics may sound lewd, but watching the song in context of the scene would definitely bring a smile to your lips. Cinematography by Artur Zurawski is good, especially the wrestling scenes, which by the way were well choreographed.

Screenplay by Aditya Chopra lays more emphasis on the romantic aspect which pushes Sultan to his rise and fall and....well! no complaints here as it was engaging.

Ali Abbas Zafar's handling of the subject deserves a pat on the back and kudos for attempting a film of this sort with Salman Khan and still come out a winner.

I would give it a 4.5 on 5 and would recommend it to everyone without any discrimination to their movie tastes.

Challenging a wrestler twice your weight (check). Fighting when doctors say you will die (check). Not tapping out despite fainting (check). And all this would look great if there was any good reason for this. Without any strong reason, all this looked like childish arrogance. One of the kite catching jumps was almost 15 feet and landing on hard floor. Despite that no damage. A ridiculous climax where the hallucinating man wins. In parts, movie hits the right chords despite its faults. Specially, the Anushka Sharma Salman relationship. This movie had a lot of potential. But it is reduced to a farce. One time watch.

I do not see movies of Salman Khan and other khans (... except Irfan Khan) but was forced to see this movie with family. I would say Salman still struggles to perform and act after so many years. Story and plot was awful too. Total waste of money. However the main actress and other actors acting was superb and will help relieve the pain you are getting while watching this movie. I have kept myself far from khan's movies in general for so many years (Irfan khan is an exception) and I think its the right decision. Public watch these movies for time pass. There are other really good Indian movies being produced every day. And I would prefer to watch those in my precious time.

Watched SULTAN !! Excellent movie .....standing ovation for the tremendous performance @ SALMAN Excellent performance by Anushka Sharna & Randeep Hooda. All time Blockbuster ... !! A true sportsman movie

Journey of #Sultan begins... Salman Khan at his careers best. Godly physique, firm determination and killer training: that's how champions are made. Salman #Sultan Khan enters with a bang. On-screen or off-screen, crowds go crazy. Whistles, cheers everywhere.

Every frame of Sultan will have deep significance for Khan's numerous fans, who have stuck by Hindi cinema's notorious prodigal son despite his frequent off-screen controversies.