Getting it real

Salman Khan is leaving no stone unturned to get into the skin of a wrestler – the character he is portraying for his upcoming film Sultan. To get his character just right, this time he is ensuring that he resembles every inch the Desi mud pit wrestler.

Says a source, "It was Salman Khan's idea that director Abbas Ali Zafar readily agreed to. The superstar requested the makers of Sultan to train with actual wrestlers to give a more authentic appeal to the character. As a result wrestlers from Haryana, Bhopal and Delhi were roped in and currently Salman Khan has been spending two hours daily with the team of actual wrestlers.

The training and interaction is expected to continue for a month. It was Salman's idea to change his body language completely to resemble a desi wrestler. Salman is an extremely determined and dedicated actor who will stop at nothing to achieve what he wants for his role."

Sultan releases on Eid this year.