Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Anand Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Kumud Mishra, Parikshit Sahni Direction: Ali Abbas Zafar Ra...
Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Anand Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Kumud Mishra, Parikshit Sahni
Direction: Ali Abbas Zafar
Rating: ***
By: agency
‘Sultan’ is a complete entertainer – it is everything a Bollywood film should be. Romance, action, drama and lots of Masala – it checks all the boxes. To top it all, Salman Khan is in top form.
The
filmmakers know exactly what Salman fans would expect out of an Eid
release.
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An
ageing wrestler trying to make a comeback – if you look at it in
isolation, it looks impossible that a story like this would work for
Dabangg Khan’s fans. Here’s where the filmmakers score, they bolster
this with a heartbreaking tragedy and two broken hearts – basically an
incomplete love story and we have the audience rooting for the underdog.
Sultan
Ali Khan from the Jat heartland is naïve – a character trait most
Salman fans believe actually defines the star in real life too. And it
is this vulnerability that makes this character; his heroism and his
flaws seem so real. Whether he almost impossibly readies himself for a
state championship in a month or is on a conceited ego trip, your
loyalties always stay with him.
To
give Salman his due, he is good, very good in his part. This is not
just Salmantricks at display – this is not Salman, the invincible
superstar, this is a hero who is unafraid to display his paunch and show
that age is catching up. As a wrestler he is okay to be humiliated and
derided, he is okay to flinch in pain and nurse broken bones. But this
stubborn Jat is also capable of making a comeback like no other. And
it’s no surprise then that the audience roots for their hero as if he is
playing in an actual ring, waiting for him to make his signature move
and pin down his opponents to emerge a most unlikely champion.
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A
huge shout out to the casting director, Shanoo Sharma for the selection
of the supporting cast of this film. Anand Sharma deserves special
mention as Govind, Sultan’s best friend – he is effortless, funny and
very effective. Randeep Hooda sparkles even in his cameo – as a caustic
trainer, his insults seem to bring out the best in our hero. The rest of
the cast - Amit Sadh and Kumud Mishra are equally commendable.
What doesn’t work is the complete lack of chemistry between Salman and Anushka. It just felt like a complete mismatch.
I
also did not like the fact that our heroine’s career was completely
eclipsed by the male lead’s part. For someone like Aarfa (Anushka) who
seemed so focused on her ambition, it seemed like she gave up too soon.
In fact, I was looking forward to her comeback eight years later but
that was not to be. And for a film that was trying to break new ground,
it was quite a letdown.
Well, this is a Salman Khan film and when it manages to entertainment all along, I am ready to overlook the nuances.
For Salman’s fans, Eid celebrations have definitely started early because this one is a sure winner.
‘Sultan’ will rake in the moolah and I am sure the makers can already hear the cash registers ringing.
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