14 Interesting Facts About Sultan

1. #001

   Sanjay Dutt remained the primary choice for the coaching role during the project's early development. After Dutt was released from Yerwada Central Jail in February 2016, the production team cast Randeep Hooda as Fateh Singh following Dutt's withdrawal due to personal legal obligations and scheduling conflicts. Hooda underwent a special physical transformation to emulate the aesthetics of a professional mixed martial arts trainer. The process was supervised by director Ali Abbas Zafar to meet the athletic requirements of the Yash Raj Films production.

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2. #002

   Production records show that the project's original working title was Dangal. Producer Aditya Chopra and director Ali Abbas Zafar later gave that title to their concurrent production for Aamir Khan and Nitesh Tiwari. Both films deal with the sport of wrestling in the state of Haryana.

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3. #006

   Yash Raj Films planned to release the film at Eid 2016, the primary holiday window for Salman Khan productions. Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment simultaneously set Raees for the same date. To avoid commercial saturation and secure maximum screen allocation for both tentpole features, the producers of Raees postponed its release to 25 January 2017.

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4. #007

   Professional wrestler Solofa Fatu Jr. performed under the ring name The Sultan in the World Wrestling Federation between 1996 and 1997. Before achieving greater commercial success as Rikishi in the Attitude Era, Fatu used a masked gimmick and was managed by the Iron Sheik and Bob Backlund.

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5. #008

   With this production, Salman Khan achieved his tenth consecutive domestic box office gross exceeding 100 crore INR. The streak began with Dabangg (2010) and continued through all of his subsequent flagship releases, including Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Jai Ho (2014), Kick (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015).

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6. #009

   The tykhana (underground cellar) of Delhi's 15th-century Safdarjung's Tomb was used for several training montages in the film. Production designer Rajnish Hedao built a dedicated wrestling pit (akhada) in Morna, Uttar Pradesh, to maintain architectural consistency with local sporting traditions.

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7. #010

   Salman Khan reached out to child actor Suzie after a viral video showed his emotional reaction to the ending of the 2015 film Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The production later cast her as Sultan Ali Khan's daughter.

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8. #015

   Ali Abbas Zafar directed the project as his third collaboration with Yash Raj Films, after Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) and Gunday (2014).

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9. #020

   For its first shooting schedule in December 2015, production company Yash Raj Films used ND Studios in Karjat and the JW Marriott in Mumbai.

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10. #021

    In June 2016, Salman Khan drew significant media scrutiny after an interview with the entertainment site SpotboyE in which he compared the physical exhaustion of his wrestling scenes to the experience of a sexual assault victim. The National Commission for Women (NCW) issued a call demanding a formal apology for the actor's remarks. The actor's father, Salim Khan, later issued a public apology via social media to ease the industry's backlash before the film's release.

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11. #024

    Tyron Woodley plays the character Tyron. Woodley was part of the production cast during his time as a top competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight division. Shortly after the film's theatrical release on 6 July 2016, Woodley won the UFC Welterweight Championship on 30 July 2016. He took the title by knocking out his teammate Robbie Lawler in the first round at UFC 201.

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12. #025

    The title design of this Yash Raj Films production includes English, Hindi and Urdu scripts to reflect the cultural landscape of North India. Director Ali Abbas Zafar requested this trilingual configuration to set the project apart from the studio's standard branding protocol, which generally uses only English and Hindi.

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13. #026

    Parikshat Sahni maintains a professional association with Yash Raj Films spanning decades, having made his debut in the 1976 romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie. The actor later appeared in the 1988 film Vijay, and his 40-year tenure at the studio culminated with his performance in Sultan.

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14. #027

    The production received a wide international release through Yash Raj Films distribution in 50 countries, including Canada. The Strawberry Hill and SilverCity Riverport cinemas in Surrey, British Columbia, served as the main exhibition venues for the Punjabi diaspora market during the opening weekend in July 2016.

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