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).

Cast

Prithviraj Kapoor

Alexander the Great

Sohrab Modi

King Porus

N/A

Shakir

Aristotle

N/A

Vanamala

Rukhsana

Meena Shorey

N/A

Sheela

Sukhmani

N/A

Sadiq Ali

Samar

N/A

Zahur Raja

Amar

K.N. Singh

Raja Ambhi

N/A

Jillo

Sarita Rani

N/A

Lala Yaqoob

Salencons

N/A

Gajendra Singh

Enmanese