 "Salman Khan trains for four hours a day to play wrestler in Yash Raj's 'Sultan'")
We’re barely getting over all the Bajrangi Bhaijaan hype andĀ amid reports of Salman Khan’s next film, Sooraj Barjatya’sĀ Prem Ratan Dhan Payo,Ā the superstar has already started training for Yash Raj’sĀ Sultan, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (ofĀ GundayĀ fame) Salman will be seen playing a wrestler in the film, and while pre-production has already begun, social media is already buzzing aboutĀ Sultan. Zafar recently tweeted a picture that shows Salman training for the role, with stunt choreographer Larnell Stovall (his previous work includesĀ The Hunger GamesĀ series).
Sultan @BeingSalmanKhan starts wrestling and mixed martial arts with @larnellstovall & team for next 2 months. pic.twitter.com/0QHrkuGsUi
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) September 28, 2015
Stovall himself tweeted about travelling to India for Sultan:
Here we go..@BeingSalmanKhan #Sultanactionteam on the way to #India
— LStovall123 (@LStovall123) September 23, 2015
Meanwhile, Zafar has been sharing tweets with potential locations for the film for a while now:
And I am back to train stations #sultan pic.twitter.com/gdxb45luGV
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) June 28, 2015
Good morning LA . Sultan's action work starts here today with a team of best Stuntmen from all over the world. pic.twitter.com/h2qZE3ltjD
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) September 8, 2015
Sleepless nights. Song recordings. Music-language beyond boundaries @VishalDadlani @ShekharRavjiani #Sultan pic.twitter.com/ArCS3k204I
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) August 28, 2015
Locations are locked for #Sultan, shooting begins mid Nov. Music sitting happening in full swing. Dying to get into recording studio..š
— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) August 8, 2015
According to this report in The Indian Express, Salman has been training for four hours daily to prepare for the role of a wrestler. The film is slated to release next year on Eid, alongside Shah Rukh Khan’sĀ Raees.
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