Okay, I got requested by fellow member Maroon 5.0 a while back to review Sultan once I have seen the film. The thing is, I actually saw the film 3 weeks ago from today, but I didn't review it yet, I guess it was just my laziness 😆 Anyways, here's a short review:
Very good film. The emotions were strong. One of those movies where the songs grow on you as you watch the film. Bulleya was a nice surprise...I had heard the song briefly maybe once when the soundtrack came out, but I hardly remembered it but it was used in the film effectively and after seeing the film, I've really started to like the song. Jag Ghumeya is another really nice song. Sultan title track has become one of my regular songs to play while working out at the gym!
Salman was at his career-best at times in the film, acting-wise. He acted better than he usually does. Special mention to that mirror scene (after Randeep calls him a dead body)...Salman really shined in that mirror scene. "Dead body...gold medalist" the scene was powerful.
Anushka was outstanding in the film.
By the way, I also happen to be a big fan of wrestling, as I am a huge follower of WWE and have been for the last 13 years!
The film does get predictable and the second half could've had less fighting. The movie felt similar to Brothers (2015), a movie which I enjoyed more than others.
Overall, Sultan is a strong film. Salman's second very good film in a row on Eid after Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Incredible to see that as his superstardom scales new heights, his film choices are also getting better compared to recent years! I rate Sultan the film 7.5/10!
Props to director Ali Abbas Zaffar. I really enjoyed Gunday, an underrated gem of a film with a powerful climax. He now has another very good film to his credit with Sultan. Tough to choose though which film he was better as a director between the two films.
Another thing I was thinking: We all know Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar are good friends. I think they both got the idea to produce a film with wrestling/MMA. Karan produced Brothers, and Aditya produced Sultan. Bothers released first and failed at the box office. I feel that Aditya observed what may have went wrong with Brothers, perhaps the fact that there was too much focus on MMA/wrestling/fighting in the second half for the audience and Aditya felt he should change that for Sultan, making it more of a love story. That may also explain why Anushka was signed for the film as late as January, 5 months after Brothers released!
Edited by srkat - 8 years ago
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