India, May 19 -- Actor Ram Charan has said that his new film, Peddi, follows in the footsteps of successful Bollywood sports dramas like Sultan and Dangal, crediting their lead stars, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, for paving the way for him.

Ram attended the trailer launch of Peddi in Mumbai on Monday, where he spoke about the Film and the influence of Bollywood hits on its journey. "First of all, thanks to Salman sir and Aamir sir for giving us a paving the path for such films with Sultan and Dangal. It gave us so much confidence. Thank you, thanks to both of you for starting this journey, and we believe that this kind of film has worked in the past. And obviously, we followed the same route," he said.

Dangal, released in 2016, remains I...