Sultan is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language sports-drama film[5][6][7] directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, the film stars Salman Khan as the title character opposite Anushka Sharma. The film focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life.[8]The film was released worldwide on 6 July 2016 and grossed approximately ₹584 crore worldwide and became the seventh highest grossing Indian film of all time.[9