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Anushka awestruck by Salman's form in 'Sultan'

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Actress Anushka Sharma, who is paired opposite Salman Khan in "Sultan", is amazed by the 50-year-old superstar's performance as a wrestler.

Anushka, who had made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi", also worked with Aamir Khan in "PK" and now has teamed up with Salman for "Sultan".

When asked about how she feels about working with all three Khans, Salman interjected saying, "What more she needs now?"

To which Anushka said, "Absolutely, he has answered it for me".

The "NH 10" actress couldn't stop heaping praises on the Dabangg Khan.

"Salman is a very refreshing person to work with," she said. On this, the star joked, "Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are not like that."
 

Anushka is essaying role of a wrestler opposite Salman who plays a Haryanvi grappler named 'Sultan'.

Anushka went on to add, "He (Salman) is unfazed by what happens around him. When you work with a person like him you feel refreshed. He is blessed to have lot of people around him who love him."

The actress said she was inundated with the messages after her role opposite Salman was announced. "You realise how much people are crazy," she added.

Anushka said that looking at the trailer of "Sultan" one would realise that Salman has worked very hard for this film.

"For wrestling you cannot use wires and all. It's very real. It's contact sports. Hats off to him to do this at this point in his career. He doesn't keep it easy he pushes himself. That's amazing. I respect that a lot," she added.

Releasing this Eid, "Sultan" is produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

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First Published: May 25 2016 | 12:13 AM IST

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