Sikandar

Sikandar

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 19, 1941

Runtime

2h 26m

Genres

War, Drama, History

Original Title

Sikandar

Production Companies

Minerva Movietone

Director

Sohrab Modi

Description

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).