Sikandar

Plot

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

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