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Joginder Tuteja (DNA; November 9, 2015)

This will be a first for Salman Khan. His next big release, Sultan, will be shot in China. This will be for the sequences in the film that would recreate the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.

Our source confirms, “This happens in March next year. Since Salman is playing a wrestler in the film, it is also a given that he would be competing at the highest levels internationally. A portion of the film needs him to be participating in the 2010 Asian Games. To recreate the sequences, the Sultan team would be canning a number of scenes in China.”

While the outdoor shoot would be shot in China, the indoors of the Asian Games could be recreated in Delhi itself. It is not yet decided if Salman would be required for the outdoor shoot of China as well. “This would be confirmed in due course,” our source adds, “Salman’s films are usually quite connected to India. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Jai Ho, Dabangg 2 — each of these has been a desi affair and hence, didn’t necessitate any travel for Salman. He did travel extensively though for Kick and Ek Tha Tiger, since the subjects demanded it. Now, since Sultan, too, has a portion set in China, it won’t be surprising if Salman boards that flight as well.”

“The entire creative and technical team of Sultan has a task in hand as they need to recreate not just 2010 Asian Games but also 2010 Commonwealth Games that were held in India,” an insider reveals.

This makes it one of the most ambitious sports flicks for Yash Raj Films after Shah Rukh Khan’s Chak De! India. With as many as two global events waiting to be recreated for the big screen, the pre-production of the Salman Khan-starrer is in the final stages.