Even international audience was there. The film focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life. The movie also starred Anushka Sharma. “I met Stallone, while doing research and getting my martial arts team from LA. Director Ali Abbas Zafar says he had narrated the idea of Sultan to Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, who was bowled over by it. The Salman Khan starrer romantic-sports-drama released this year on Eid and went on to become a huge blockbuster, apart from garnering critical acclaim. But the turn out was very good. Ali says he had a brief interaction with the Rocky star in Los Angeles, where the actor said a story like Sultan can also be made for the American audience. He said ‘Wow, what a story. I met him for a brief interaction and he kind of heard the story. “Yesterday, when I entered I thought not many people would be watching it because it’s already been in theatres and was on TV too. By: PTI | Panaji |

Published:November 25, 2016 5:30 pm

Director Ali Abbas Zafar says he had narrated the idea of Sultan to Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone, who was bowled over by it. Ali says while it is a good feeling that his film was screened at the festival, it puts a certain pressure on him as now people will look upto him for quality work. Sultan had it’s screening at the ongoing 47th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), where it was houseful. This could be a story which can easily be done in America.’ Because it’s about an underdog who has lost everything and is trying to get his self esteem back ” Ali told PTI.