Aakash Oberoi ( Amit Sadh) , a young entrepreneur, is on the verge of a breakdown because his idea of bringing Mixed Martial Arts contests to India isn’t working out. His father advises him to rope in a local fighter, apparently because nobody thirsts more for victory than a “common Indian”.The old man then suggests a name: Sultan Ali Khan.Sultan ( Salman Khan) , a 40-year-old former wrestler, has seen the highs andlows of life. Going into flashback, we are introduced to Sultan’s younger self at a time when nobody could beat him in a sprint. A chance meeting with Aarfa( Anushka Sharma) , an ambitious wrestler eyeing the Olympic gold, ignites a fiery passion in Sultan’s life.