Salman Khan's Sultan opens to packed theatres, Twitterati dub it a 'hurricane'
Salman Khan's much-anticipated big Bollywood Eid release, Sultan, opened to packed theatres on 6 July.
Shows in Salman's homeground, Mumbai - even as early as 8:30am - saw fans lining up to watch the film, cheering for their 'bhai'.
On 5 July, the makers of Sultan organised a star-studded special screening of the Ali Abbas Zafar-directorial. The screening was attended by Dia Mirza, Subhash Ghai, Riteish Deshmukh, Kabir Khan, Huma Qureshi, Karan Johar and Prem Chopra, among others.
Sultan is expected to break a number of Bollywood Box Office records. And the stars who watched it seem to agree. The celebs took to Twitter to express their views about 'hurricane' Sultan.
Saw #Sultan ...it's going to be the HUGEST BLOCKBUSTER till date...no question about it....an unbelievable mainstream experience!!!!!!!
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 5, 2016
SULTAN is TERRIFIC. In every department. Another heartfelt & superb performance by @BeingSalmanKhan. @AnushkaSharma rocks. BLOCKBUSTER.:)
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) July 6, 2016
#sultan, is a love story between a man hidden in the heart of a woman and a woman hidden in the heart of man,
— Aditya Chowksey (@AChowksey) July 6, 2016
#Sultan delivers a solid punch... A strong Emotional core that really moves you... @BeingSalmanKhan is at his best @AnushkaSharma is super
— Kabir Khan (@kabirkhankk) July 5, 2016
Goosebumps throughout #sultan 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 so so good!!! @aliabbaszafar @BeingSalmanKhan & @AnushkaSharma ❤️
— Elli AvrRam (@ElliAvram) July 5, 2016
@YRF and the industry need to celebrate the box office hurricane #sultan ....
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 5, 2016
Take a bow! #sultan pic.twitter.com/a50AhvIYCb
— Daisy Shah (@ShahDaisy25) July 5, 2016
@BeingSalmanKhan @AnushkaSharma @aliabbaszafar. Loved the film!! All the right ingredients in prefect measure. Simply outstanding. #Sultan
— Waluscha De Sousa (@Iamwaluscha) July 5, 2016
WOW #Sultan!!!This is going to be UNSTOPPABLE. Patak diya🐯Congratulations @aliabbaszafar @BeingSalmanKhan @AnushkaSharma @yrf #TeamSultan
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) July 5, 2016
Loved Loved Sultan- a @BeingSalmanKhan show all the way. He is phenomenal and so is @AnushkaSharma. Congrats @aliabbaszafar & team @yrf
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 5, 2016
.@AnushkaSharma you are an amazing actor. Emotions were pitch perfect - fabulous .... #Sultan
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 5, 2016
#SULTAN
— Palak Muchhal (@palakmuchhal3) July 6, 2016
WOW!!!!!
A Magnificient film with a Spectacular performance by THE @BeingSalmanKhan really moves you!!
Kudos to @aliabbaszafar!
Catch asked a few fans to send in photos before they went in to watch the first show of Sultan on the first day of its release. Take a look:
Sultan has established itself as the Hindi film with the highest advance booking figures of all time. The film has achieved this feat not just in India but in the UAE as well.
First published: 6 July 2016, 10:27 IST
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