what a fine interview !!! with due respect to anupama chopra, she tried every critical points about film and salman as an actor. But ali countered it superbly. It is good to see that such a young director is having superb knowledge about commercial aspects of mainstream film. Bravo ali abbas zafar 👌👌

Ali Abbas! Superb Director with such amazing replies. Anupama couldn't grill him no further .

Salman Khan is awsomely amazing in whatever he does and he is just beyond comparison. Truly Sultan of World one and only Salman Khan

anupama tried her best lol but couldnt beat him how smart he is

Ali Abbas Zafar is very talented person & director man. Loved his interview thoroughly

I have made fun of this guy in past for gunday but looking at this interview and sultan..Mannn... he is talented.

We need more interviews like this...❤❤ where directors come out and discuss thier movies..

Ali abbas zafar is the best director

Anushka Sharma was shown as a strong woman. Just because she got pregnant and physically could not compete people are calling that a weakness? Why is child bearing a negative thing? It's a strength and not a weakness. She accidentally got pregnant and wasn't forced into anything. I's not like she was told to stay home and just be a mom. She got pregnant and continued coaching during this time. To me, she was much stronger than Salman's character. He changed his life for her. They show her back in the ring at the end pursuing her dream. They have a daughter who ends up following her mother's footsteps. As a working mother, I take offence to people who look at the a role of a mother as anti-feminist. It doesn't define a woman but it shouldn't be mocked if a woman takes pride in that role.

So this is why i LOVE Film Companion, here's a TRUE Movie Critic ; going in to the YRF Studio and discussing the goods as well as the flaws of a Superstaric Film . Beautiful interview. Keep it up guys. :D

I was just looking at Katrina Kaif's poster through out the interview

This guy will be in league of Rajkumar Hirani.... He knows the commercial and reality aspect is great

It's great movie. ...making by Ali abbas jafr

Loved this interview or chat session

It's one of the finest interview...doing awesome job Anupama Mam..Take a bow!!

the way he answer questions about salman i can feel the respect towards salman and thw qay he want to portrait salman is something else

MASHALLAH! He gave 100% authentic answers. Convincing and truth. He made the best movie in hindi cinema since a longtime. Kanchi torr.

8:17 love to hear Salman story on that movie …..I must say Sooraj Barjatya and Ali Abbas said beautiful actor Salman story ❤

Ali abbas zaffer +Salman Khan =blockbuster.

Beautifully said Ali....

ali abbas jafar is very talented director..

I like the hit button just for katrina's poster..

Salman 💪💪💪👌👌👌

Wonderful interview and Anupama has managed to get the best out of Ali Zaffar. 👍

I gasped every single time Katrina's wall-poster was shown in the video. Whenever there is a long-shot or a frame shot Katrina's photo was really distracting & the focus of the camera was on her. I dint understand whether that setting was intentional.You should've set your table elsewhere Anupama the interview would've been more interesting & less distracting.

That midriff in background 👌👌👌

Haha good one Ali glad to stuck to your popular cinema theory. This reviewer thinks cinema is artwork not money making business. Good film

He is good director superb

Right Ali zaffar

Salman Ali Abbas ki Jodi mast hai

Anupama loses this debate ohh fish.!😝😝😝 lol

❤ you Bhaijaan❤❤❤❤

He is Smart....

Fantastic Interview Anupama!

Anupama wants Indian directors to make movies that does not depict the culture and the struggles of the country...Basically she wants all movies to have the same anecdote of equality and Utopian society that is intelligent enough to elude the minds of more than 60% of the moviegoers for which it is made!

very authentic story.great film....

If he is not an actor.....baaghi, Andaz apna apna, Karan arjun, HAHK, biwi no 1, khamoshi, HDDCS, tere naam, Wanted, DAbangg, kick, Tiger, BB, Sultan would never have been cult and success. He is different kind of actor who doesn't try to act. He does as simple as it is.

Special Compliments for Ali Abbas for being an excellent story Weaver. Waiting for more to come . Thank you for getting rid of item songs and dànces ND maintaining the intensity of the story. Just loved the movie.

21:48 23:04 27:12

Ali Abbas Zafar... Respect man!!

Anupama mam u have to do an interview with AAMIR KHAN....PLZ !

Anupama Mam - Can we have Shekhar Kapur on Facetime episode? Conversation as a revisit to Mr. India & Bandit Queen.

For winning a silver medal in London Olympics , Sushil Kumar recieved 2 Crore from Delhi Govt. , 1.5 Crore from Haryana Govt., land area and various endorsements . Sultan wins a gold in the movie .

The Numero uno *SALMAN KHAN*

Masala and filmy films are BEST !!!

I just cant stop staring at katrinas pics ughhh

Entertaining interview Anupama. But daymn, Katrina was distracting!

Anupam chopra is always reluctant to acknowledge SK as an actor, wonder why? . ..madam be credible when you have taken the role of a critic. Sometimes, it would be nice to act few scenes in front of a camera n see how you did it.,then you can rate others. Test n trial would be a good lesson. Critical fairness doesn't mean to come with a ton of bricks on others. I think you people have your preferences!!!...

Great man

RAE SULTAN

Ali Abbas zafar is a outstanding director

Ali said that he gathers chanda because indian athletes don't earn enough. But in the movie it is shown that Sultan and Arfa are shopping & clubbing abroad.

how can 162 views get 3,488 likes and 1,357 dislikes?

Oh boy i want to like this guy, and i respect his opinion but man the gender dynamics explanation is so warped. Bad explanation Ali. Just say that this is usually the reality, instead of saying that this is how it has to be

an other cut that should have been made is the whole birthday party song

+filmcompanion - i love your interviews but was so disappointed when i heard the director justify aarfa's character. I say this with all due respect to the film director and the fine Salman Khan film he made. To make a film on your experiences is one thing - but to generalize all women's roles as to "stay at home while the man hunts" or "be ready to give up a lifetime goal for your child/husband/family" is regressive and demeaning. It would have been nice to remind him that not all women are like that - given the numerous conversations happening in the Hindi film industry about women roles/portrayals today.

this guys gender q ans was messed up. he basically said tht women r meant to stay at home n thts not cool. if you dont know how to answer a question then dont. but think before you say things like that.

Anupama tried and tried .... couldn't get anything wrong about Salman from Ali..... Poor lady😂

i wonder how anupama was shut n nodded when he said derogatory statements abt women like those. he even had the audacity to say tht if u think otherwise ur wearing blinders.

Only vaijan rock and Ali vai

best of luck ali

Plz remove that pic at the background.

Eid PE😁😁😁

First question: "How in the world did you get him to act?" Lol!

Lol , @ Anupama Chopra - Itna Sannata kyu ho gaya ji? Miss Know It all ko sap sungh gaya..Bahot Hi Badhiya Ali..Kadak Interview !! I agree Mainstream is toughest !!

Mam why don't u make movies and show d world how movies should be made instead of making money on other people name and hardwork? It's very easy to criticize.

Ali you have my respect ❤️ Mrs. Anupama Chopra being a so called journalist doesn't give you the right to ask any rubbish question and be behind a person with all the negative perceptions that you have already made up in your mind. Just your one review DOESN'T represent everyone else's opinion. And for God sake have a life apart from the one where you just want to prove that Salman doesn't know how to act, He has Hits, Superhits, Blockbusters & All Time Blockbusters more than your age. So please behave.

Talk about tere naam....

Encyclopedia on sycophancy!

Tere Naam was the movie.... He didn't take that name ....no one can perform that

You had to have that Katrina poster?? its jarring and distracting ..uncalled for

when i watched mere brother i had some respect for this director..with the passage of time and his ridiculous movies and historical inaccuracies i don't feel like watching his films anymore

RAEES VS SULTAN

only reason katrina poster there to make audience feel she used to be salman's gf "once".smart FC

Serena Williams was pregnant while she won the match 🙄

raging bull has a sports movie template? Its a biopic which keeps stating negative facts about the character throughout the movie.

Sadly this is the view of our film industry now.

That criticism doesn't make sense. Length worked for me, that waht gave the arch

God damn am tryin so hard nt to look at katrina god shes a distraction

I got scared by Katrina

guys there is an interview posted BY FIRSTPOST anna(reporter) with ali ..plz guys look at that interview on sultan success ..she nailed it .. all questions were bang on ..and this ali chutyia couldnt answer any of those qn he kept babbling www.firstpost.com/bollywood/directors-cut-ali-abbas-zafar-on-salman-khan-sultans-collections-cliches-and-sexism-2920732.html

Rohit Sharma is that you?

What bugs me the most about this interview and other reviews is , that we are looking for gender equality between movie characters. These people are fucking nuts. They fail to understand that every char has a graph which is a function of the story and the world they live in. Lot of characters play second fiddle to the protagonists. End of the day , where the characters end up is the script writers call. Look at many of our gangster or action films , where women don't have substantial characters. The female characters in those movies are treated like props. "Dhoom 3" is a good example. Sultan is a mainstream masala film that is marketed as a story of a failed wrestler and his rise there after , should not worry about being correct about gender issues. This kind of criticism is valid for a movie like "Ki and Ka" which is about gender dynamics. If there is something regressive in that movie , pointing that out is a fair game. But looking for social correctness in a movie like Sultan is such a pointless exercise.

When has this director not made phony cinema. Look at his track record ....... Mere brother ki dulhan , Gunday.... I don't think anyones filmmaking can be more derivative than this

Why do you laugh so weirdly anupama

Really? entire interview about a ponch?? how fucked up is this movie??

Salman has lowered the bar so much for himself that even a scene in front of the mirror showing his paunch is considered oscar worthy. He has never challenged himself , always played safe and has essayed characters that are close to his own personality. Now when he does a scene where he shows paunch all of us are expected to go gaga over him.

I cringed so much...sexist aliabbas zafar

I get that it's not sexist if the woman herself willingly chooses what she wants to do (whether be a stay-at-home mom, wrestler, or both), but the way this director explains it is rather simplistic and ill-informed. You can't justify this dumb movie's story, which is clearly all about glorifying one male superstar, by saying that no one will see what the girl is doing. If no one cared about what the girl is doing, then maybe you shouldn't have cast anyone in the girl's role in the first place. I was indifferent to this Ali Abbas guy earlier, but this interview really made me dislike him.

Abbas makes film with hidden content of praising Muslims and defaming hindu. He made Muslim character as boxer who does not worship Hanumanji. There is no any Muslim boxer in India. And all boxers worship Hanumanji. He always try to show pakistan prem. There is one dialog in his movie happy bhag... mujhe nahi Pata tha pakistaniyon ke dil vich Inna pyar Honda hai. My foot. This abbas thinks no one knows his agenda. But he is wrong

He says Salman is a good actor, but to explain that he tells all the tantrums he threw about wearing langoot and doing the pouch scene. Paradoxical

His view of women is so shallow, he thinks they are good for child bearing and cooking.His movie is derivative and generic.Surprised that Anupama endorses his views.

what is wrong with this guy?

Is budhi ki bolti bnd kr di bhai ne

Don't agree at all with his view about gender dynamics. 😐

Cat vdo

not so intelligent director bhai is in despair.he is good for masala movies but bhai should only work with kabir khan.could defand anything coz u dont need to.i think bhai is much better of an actor to work with him.i wish i could give u interview i would have done better job.well pathatic intreviewer and dumb director.

One of the worst sport film in Indian history

Has this chap cleared SSC? I'd like him to narrate me this fact. :p Hanging on to the coattails of Salman Khan is a precursor to him being elected to office in the not-so-distant future. Sad.

This interview made me hv a bad impression toward ali abass.. I felt his reasoning was foolish and absurd.. we cn say Quentin Tarantino,martin scorsese movies are filmy but they had some logic too.. yaa.. movies should be entertaining but there should be logic which we cn relate to in our life...