The film stars Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma in pivotal roles and centers around Sultan Ali Khan(Salman Khan), a wrestler who has problems in his professional and personal life.
Sultan is a mixed bag of emotion, action, love and of course Salman Khan. It is a love story at its core but the coat of wrestling works well! This is an out and out commercial film that has its moments of outstretched realities. For those who enjoy drama, this is the perfect weekend watch! Sultan is not a sports drama! It is a sheer Salman Khan drama. For its entertainment value and a cliched but watchable storyline.
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the actor comes plays a character that feels real, complete with flaws and failures, and one that doesn’t take his shirt off for purely gratuitous reasons. Playing a middle-aged, out-of-shape former wrestler who enters the ring again, to exorcise personal demons, Salman delivers an impressive, full-bodied performance, easily his most credible acting job since…forever. Sultan is predictable, no two questions about it. But it’s powered by a riveting central performance that makes you overlook so many of its problems.
On the whole, SULTAN comes across as a paisa’vasool’, ’seeti-maar’ unadulterated entertainer which will be loved by classes and masses alike at the box office . The lack of a credible opposition, perfect release timing(EID) combined with an extended 5 day weekend will ensure that the film will break records and emerge as the biggest hit of the year so far. The film has got’B-L-O-C-K-B-S-T-E-R’ written all over it. So go for it definitely.