Sikander

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Sikander
Directed by	Sohrab Modi
Produced by	Sohrab Modi
Written by	Sudarshan
Starring	Prithviraj Kapoor Sohrab Modi Zahur Raja
Distributed by	Esquire Ltd. (Asia)
Release date(s)	1941
Running time	146 min
Language	Hindi
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This article refers to the Bollywood film, Sikander is also the Hindustani version of the name Alexander, after Alexander the Great

Sikander or Sikandar (Hindi: सिकन्दर, Urdu: سِکندر) is a 1941 Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi and starring Prithviraj Kapoor as Alexander the Great. The film is a historic epic set in 326 BC. 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 one defeated king is treated by winner (Means killed). Sikander was impressed by his answer and set him free.