Sikandar

Sikandar

146 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 19, 1941

The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. Sohrab Modi plays the Indian king Puru (Porus to the Greeks). The story goes that when Sikander defeated Porus and imprisoned him, he asked Porus how would he like to be treated. Porus replied the same way a defeated king is treated by the winner (meaning killed).

Sikandar

146 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 19, 1941

Sikandar
The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. Sohrab Modi plays the Indian king Puru (Porus to the Greeks). The story goes that when Sikander defeated Porus and imprisoned him, he asked Porus how would he like to be treated. Porus replied the same way a defeated king is treated by the winner (meaning killed).
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Minerva Movietone
Original title Sikandar
Directors Sohrab Modi
Writers Sudarshan

Cast

Prithviraj Kapoor

as Alexander the Great

Sohrab Modi

as King Porus

Shakir

as Aristotle

Vanamala

as Rukhsana

Sheela

as Sukhmani

Sadiq Ali

as Samar

Zahur Raja

as Amar

K.N. Singh

as Raja Ambhi

Jillo

as Sarita Rani

Lala Yaqoob

as Salencons

Gajendra Singh

as Enmanese