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Sultan turns 5: Did you know THIS is what happened when Anushka Sharma & Salman Khan met for first t

Sultan starring Anushka Sharma and Salman Khan was released in 2016. The film is on the basis of the life of a wrestler and his downfall. Both are seen as wrestlers in the film.

Sultan completes 5 years of its release Sultan turns 5: Did you understand THIS is what happened when Anushka Sharma & Salman Khan met for very first time?


Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer Sultan have completed five years today. The film was directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra underneath the Yash Raj Films banner. Right from songs to the storyline, the film was a perfect mixture of everything. It's all of the needed elements which immediately linked to the audience. The song ‘Jug Ghumiya'was certainly one of typically the most popular ones and his dance style became iconic. But are you aware the way the lead actors of the film met?


Yes, they'd met earlier at different promotional events but it was never for a film. And now it was for a film that has been rejected by a number of other actresses. If reports can be believed, Kangana Ranaut, Parineeti Chopra, Deepika Padukone has rejected the film before Anushka was finalised. Moving ahead making use of their first meeting, the Zero actress had said in an interview to DNA, “I had met him several times earlier but didn't know him properly. And when I met him for the very first time when we did a photoshoot to announce the film. He was doing his workout session in YRF gym. When I walked in, he was prone on the floor and looking up.”


“And he explained hello to me. This was something hatke and it must be. Only Bhaijaan can say hello to a girl while prone on the floor,” she added. The pair's chemistry was appreciated by fans. She played the role of Aarfa and was seen as the wife of Salman Khan who was seen essaying the role of a wrestler.



In the film, Randeep Hooda and Amit Sadh were also noticed in pivotal roles. After achieving this film, the NH 10 actress joined the league of actresses who've worked with the three Khans of the – Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan.



For the film, the actor had to undergo rigorous training and put lots of weight. The film traces the story of the life of a wrestler and his downfall. As previously mentioned on India TV, the actress had said that she had to work a great deal on her body. “I had turned vegetarian two years ago. I met a nutritionist and I was advised to consume a high-protein veg diet. I had spirulina, soya, tofu, paneer, peas, quinoa.” She also mentioned that she would train for hour-and-a-half which include body lifting.

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