Life Etc Etc

The Plot Aakash Oberoi ( Amit Sadh ) founder of the Pro Takedown MMA league is desperate to pump some life into his floundering promotion which is on the verge of closing down due to poor viewership. Aakash's father (veteran Parikshit Sahni ) cites the lack of homegrown talent as a reason for the league's failure ( Valid Point! ) and recommends Aakash to bring in Sultan ( Salman Khan ) a former world champion wrestler, to boost audience interest. ( Why not bring in a native MMA fighter instead of a wrestler? ) Aakash traces out Sultan only to find out that Sultan is  a shell of his former self and  is eking out a meager existence. Sultan summarily turns Aakash's offer down. Not one to give up Aakash approaches Sultan's best friend Govind ( Anant Vidhaat Sharma )  who lets him know of Sultan's past. ( Flashback Begins ) Sultan, a carefree bachelor ( Super Stars never age! ) falls madly in love with Aarfa ( Anushka Sharma ) an aspiring wrestler. Sultan immediatel

                                                                                                                                 Melvin Bibo V/S Sushil Kumar - A match made in Heaven  A picture speaks a thousands words but when pictures transcend into motion via live broadcast to tell a story of guts, gumption and glory an epic tale which should be passed down the ages is born. Life is reinvigorated and recharged through these tales. Each of these tales tell you not to give up in the face of insurmountable odds and to forge ahead in life with grit and conviction.  I came across one such tale when I read Ernest Hemingway's immortal classic " The Old Man and the Sea ". While many remember the novel for the tussle between Santiago (old man) and the marlin, I remember it for the arm wrestling match between a very much in prime Santiago and The Great African from Cienfuegos. The match is an epic back and forth affair and lasts an entire night before Santiago triumphs earni