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.
Audience Engagement
196 audience reviews — more than 96% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 50m runtime, production spent $61K per minute on screen and earned $600K per minute back.
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Drama + Action in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sultan itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sultan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2015–2017 India Window
Sultan holds position #93 of 314 India films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sultan premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1284th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
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 |