Streaming availability in United States
Where to Watch 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).
HistoryWarDrama 146 min
Where to Watch
Stream with subscription
Rent
Buy
Cast
- Prithviraj Kapoor as Alexander the Great
- Sohrab Modi as King Porus
- Shakir as Aristotle
- Vanamala as Rukhsana
- Meena Shorey