
Salman Khan in a still from Sultan.
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Salman Khan plays the role of Haryanvi wrestler Sultan in the film
Sultan also stars Anushka Sharma as wrestler Aarfa
"Countdown begins. Fight for redemption," wrote the director
Sultan can be seen taking a break from training and staring into the distance. The telling picture shows that ropes, with which Sultan was dragging a road roller (yes, you read correct), have left marks on either sides of his shoulders.
Countdown begin. " fight for redemption" #sultan pic.twitter.com/WisAjYtDFi
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) June 26, 2016
In an interview with PTI, Mr Zafar said: "At the age of 50 to do all this within six to eight months takes a lot of hard work. Even when he was not working on sets he had to train for four hours. This is phenomenal for an actor enjoying such stardom."
Sultan also stars Anushka Sharma as Haryanvi wrestler Aarfa. Here's a new pic of Anushka as Aarfa:
Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si @AnushkaSharma #aarfa#sultan.
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) June 25, 2016
Happy monsoon pic.twitter.com/9bmGvhHLAP
Sultan tracks the journey of the eponymous Haryanvi wrestling champion, who later in his life struggles to regain his lost glory at the boxing ring. Actors Randeep Hooda and Amit Sadh also star in the movie which releases on Eid.