Sikandar

Sikandar

Sikandar

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Sikandar

1941

2h 26m

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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).

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Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor

Alexander the Great

Sohrab Modi

Sohrab Modi

King Porus

Shakir

Aristotle

Vanamala

Rukhsana

Meena Shorey

Meena Shorey

Sheela

Sukhmani

Sadiq Ali

Samar

Zahur Raja

Amar

K.N. Singh

K.N. Singh

Raja Ambhi

Jillo

Sarita Rani

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Directed by: Sohrab Modi
Written by: Sudarshan
Produced by: Sohrab Modi

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