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).

Screenplay

Sudarshan

Director

Sohrab Modi

Music

Rafiq Ghaznavi

Music

Mir Saheb

Status

Released

Release date

19/02/1941

Original language

Hindi