Journalism of Courage
People have been lapping up pictures from the sets of Sultan — especially Anushka Sharma and Salman Khan's 'wrestler look' — and are eagerly awaiting the film's release. Sultan co-stars Anushka and Salman were photographed together at a promotional event ahead of the Eid release of their Yashraj film. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Salman — who plays the title character Sultan Ali Khan — underwent drastic physical transformation for the role. Salman's character is a wrestler, who goes on to win the gold medal for India in wrestling. For some reason, he leaves wrestling and returns to the sport after some time, when age and an unfit body are the hurdles in front of him. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Anushka plays Aarfa — his love interest — who is also a wrestler. For six weeks, Anushka put herself through a demanding and rigorous work out that lasted for hours. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
The director of the film, Ali Abbas Zafar, was bowled over by Anushka's authentic-sounding accent in the film. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
"Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn't matter where it's coming from. It just has to be interesting. I don't want to go and play a cliched Indian girl. The cliches are there, so if I do something, it has to be interesting. What Priyanka and Deepika are doing is amazing... More power to them," she said. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
The music album of Sultan comprises of soulful, romantic and peppy numbers. '440 Volts' especially stands out as a ‘high-voltage dream song’ featuring Salman and Anushka in their own quirky style, wherein Sultan Ali Khan is seen romancing Aarfa — conveying his affection to her. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Anushka says sharing the screen space with Salman in the movie was intimidating. "He is not the kind of a person who will go out of the way to make you feel comfortable. I get intimated to work with Salman and there is no doubt about it. He is the same way with everyone and I really like this quality about him. He is very honest," she said. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
