Sikandar

Overview

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).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 19, 1941

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Hindi

Countries

India

Production

Minerva Movietone

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0243559