Sikandar (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).
- Data di uscita
- 1941-02-19
- Durata
- 2 h 26 min
- Generi
- Guerra, Dramma, Storia
- Regista
- Sohrab Modi
Cast
- Prithviraj Kapoor — Alexander the Great
- Sohrab Modi — King Porus
- Shakir — Aristotle
- Vanamala — Rukhsana
- Meena Shorey
- Sheela — Sukhmani
- Sadiq Ali — Samar
- Zahur Raja — Amar
- K.N. Singh — Raja Ambhi
- Jillo — Sarita Rani
- Lala Yaqoob — Salencons
- Gajendra Singh — Enmanese
Curiosità
Sikandar or Sikander is a 1941 epic Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi and starring Prithviraj Kapoor as Alexander the Great.
Development
The battle sequences featuring thousands of extras along with horses, elephants and chariots were filmed in Kolhapur.
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