Very Good Movie. Best from Salman Khan in many years.

Rating: 8/10 (5 August 2016)

I am so glad that I went to see this movie! I absolutely adore underdog stories and this is a great one. It's kind of the Indian Rocky story. Sultan has some serious charisma. His story is inspiring and heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. This movie is an absolute gem. Khan's emotional performance resonates on all levels; a cold warrior, man in love, tormented soul seeking redemption, all the way to his bum-shaking in the musical parts. Most realistic performance by Salman Khan and he does a great job at it and is still keeps the movie entertaining. It's not the normal super hero stuff we have come to expect from him, out here we see him struggle to rise up be the champion. Although the plot of standard underdog rising to stardom is common, the way it's done up keeps the things light and fun. The movie is tad too long although the only parts which I didn't enjoy were the songs, they were total waste of screen time and could have been edited out. The supporting cast were great making it a decent Bollywood style sports drama. Anushka Sharma and supporting cast hit all the notes and lend emotional credence to the movie.