India Sultan returned 9.8× its production cost, earning $102.0M against a $10.4M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
सुल्तान
“Wrestling is not a sport. Its about fighting what lies within”
The ageing wrestler Sultan Ali Khan decides to try his luck on the mat again; to do this, he wants to represent his country at the Olympic Games, but first has to overcome personal issues.
The 2015–2017 India Window
314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sultan sits at position #93.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sultan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Yash Raj Films
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sultan premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 50m runtime, production spent $61K per minute on screen and earned $600K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #598 of 1,983 India films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #420 of 1,132 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films |
| Runtime | 2h 50m |
| Release Date | July 6, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4832640 |