Khan is often known for his laid back and relaxed attitude but surprisingly Director Ali Abbas Zafar says the superstar was completely dedicated while working on “Sultan”.
Even after going through the grueling training sessions and workouts in the gym, according to Ali, Khan never complained.
“Only on hard days he used to say can I have an ice cream… But the day he was done he had four ice creams,” Ali added.
The “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” star had to alter his weight from 100 kgs and then as per the instructions of Ali, he came down to 82 kgs.
“At the age of 50 to do all this within six to eight months takes a lot of hard work. Even when he was not working on sets he had to train for four hours. This is phenomenal for an actor enjoying such stardom,” he said.
Apparently “Sultan” is the first sports film that Khan has done in his career.
“This is Khan’s first sports film and you do make some changes keeping his personality in mind. We wanted to make “Sultan” with him only. Whatever changes happened, it happened on the sets, not on the script level,” he further added.
“His understanding and experience helped us to make a better film. He did small changes and not the big things,” he added.
Khan loves to flaunt his chiseled body on screen and “Sultan” required him to wear “langots”, considering the fact that he plays a wrestler.
Also starring Anushka Sharma in the lead, “Sultan” produced by Yash Raj Films releases this Eid.
