Sultan (2016)
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Crew
Writer, Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Music: Julius Packiam
Director of photography: Artur Zurawski ...
Playback singer: Ishita ...
Cast
Salman Khan
Anushka Sharma
Randeep Hooda
Marrese Crump
Tyron Woodley
Ron Smoorenburg
Brahim Achabbakhe
Björn Freiberg
Amit Sadh
Marko Zaror
Box office collections and records
2016 Sultan earned Rs 36.54 crore on its opening day. This was considerably lower than Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’s record partly because the film was released on a Wednesday (6 July), which was when Eid ul Fitr was supposed to be celebrated. Eid got shifted to the next day (Thurs 7 July) and Sultan was, therefore, released on a working day. Despite that the film collected massive opening day earnings.
Day One records
Biggest Eid opener Roughly Rs 36.54 crore (vs. Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 27.25 crore; and Chennai Express Rs 33.10 crore)
Biggest day one of 2016 Rs 36.54 crore. Vs Fan’s Rs 19.20 crore.
Highest collection in advance bookings: Rs 18 crore plus
Highest day one for a sports film [vs Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Rs 9 crore) and Mary Kom (Rs 8.4 crore)]
Highest collection on a Wednesday (vs Ek Tha Tiger’s Rs 32.92 crore)
Highest occupancy of 2016: 80-90 per cent [vs Fan (75-80 per cent) Airlift (more than 50-60 per cent)].
Day 2 (Eid)
Rs 37.32 crore
Day 3
Rs 31.67 crore
First 3 days' (Wed, Thurs, Fri) total: Rs 105.53 crore (beating Bajrangi Bhaijaan's record)
Overseas: Sultan earned $8.5 million (Rs58 crore) at the overseas box office in 3 days.
Day 4 (Saturday): Rs 36.62 crore
First 4 days' (Wed-Sat) total: Rs142.15 crore, making it the year's biggest hit by then, surpassing Airlift's lifetime total of Rs127.80 crore.
Day 5 (Sunday) Rs 38.21 crore
‘5 day weekend’ total (Wed-Sunday) Rs 180.36 crore [the highest five-day collection in the history of Indian cinema]
Overseas total till Sunday: Rs90 crore.
Day 6 (Monday) Rs15.54 crore
Six days' Total Rs.195.90 crore
Day 7 (Tuesday) Rs12.92 crore
Total Rs208.82 crore
The paunch sequence
Here's how Salman Khan prepared himself for the 'paunch' scene in 'Sultan'
The Times of India Jul 12, 2016
One of the most crucial scenes from Salman Khan's 'Sultan' is where the actor is standing in front of the mirror taking a look at his paunch with teary eyes. For the actor's fans, it came as a surprise to see their superstar in a weird shape like that. However, since the script of the film demanded Salman's character to do that, he did not shy away from it. But again, it wasn't just another scene for bhai. The actor was not mentally prepared for it and the director of the film, Ali Abbas Zafar had to convince him for three long months to perform the scene comfortably.
In an interview, Ali revealed that Salman had to make peace with himself to play the significant scene, which comes at a time when his character feels defeated. He said that they were supposed to shoot the scene in Karjat during the first schedule of the film. But since Salman was not ready to do it then, it had to be postponed. Ali disclosed that since Salman had to gain weight to come into that shape, the superstar would keep calling him worrying that he might not to be able lose his weight and come back into shape again.
Divulging details from the day when the scene was finally shot, Ali said that Salman worked out rigorously for four continuous hours before shooting it. The director stated that he did that to counter his consciousness. He further said that Salman didn't speak to anyone on the set that day and after giving the shot, the superstar left the director numb.
Convincing Salman to wear a langot
Did 'Sultan' director manipulate Salman Khan into wearing a langot?
The Times of India Jul 12, 2016
Salman Khan as 'Haryane ka sher' in his latest release 'Sultan' is roaring at the box office. Apart from its exemplary performance at ticket windows, the film has also managed to impress the film critics. But bringing out a film like that wasn't a cakewalk for the makers. The cast and crew faced numerous challenges throughout the shooting of the film. For director Ali Abbas Zafar, one challenge was to convince Salman to wear a langot. The superstar was hesitant about wearing a langot and told the director that he wanted to shoot his wrestling scenes in bicycle shorts.
In an interview, Ali revealed that he chose not to react to Salman's demand as arguing with him was not going to work. He further gave away the details of how he had to manipulate his way into making Salman wear the smallest piece of cloth he has ever worn in any of his films. Ali revealed that he spoke to Salman's trainer Jagdish Kaliraman about it and asked him to persuade Salman. One day, Jagdish suddenly asked Salman to give the size of his langot, to which he was taken aback and stated that he didn't want to wear a langot. When Jagdish firmly told him that a langot was must to wrestle in the soil, Salman was left with no choice but to give in. All this while, Ali played an innocent mediator.
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