Sikandar

<p>Sanjay Rajkot, the final heir of the dynasty of , is known to the people as “Sikandar.” He is married to Saisri, a painter, who is referred to as Rani Sahiba. One day, during a flight, Arjun, the son of Minister Rakesh Pradhan, encounters Monica, a former who has since married and has a son. Arjun threatens to show her past videos to her son in exchange for sex. However, Sanjay, who is also on the flight, intervenes, engaging in a fistfight with Arjun and his bouncers. He ultimately forces Arjun to apologize to Monica. The next day, Minister Rakesh hires Inspector Prakash to arrest Sanjay for attacking his son, personally bribing him for the job. Prakash arrives at Sanjay’s mansion in Rajkot, only to find that he is not there. Saisri informs him that Sanjay has already gone to the . When Prakash reaches the station, he finds Sanjay there but with his senior officers, who order Prakash to let him go. Saisri feels that Sanjay is always distant from her. She often notices him forgetting their wedding anniversary and her birthday. One day, she discovers that she is pregnant and tries to share the news with Sanjay. However, at the same time, his quarry manager sells 40 kilos of , which are threatened to be used at a site. This forces Sanjay to rush there to stop the attack. Unbeknownst to him, Saisri follows him to the site, where she gets caught in a bomb blast and is severely wounded. She is rushed to the , but succumbs to her injuries before she can tell Sanjay about her pregnancy. Prior to her death, she had signed up for , and her lungs, eyes, and heart are transplanted into patients in . Upon learning that her organs were used in surgeries there, Sanjay sets out to find the recipients and goes to Mumbai. He soon discovers that her lungs were donated to Kamar, an orphaned child from , ; her eyes to Vaidehi Ranga; and her heart to Nisha. Sanjay first encounters Kamar and learns that he suffers from due to the severe in his area. The pollution is caused by Virat Bakshi, a businessman who has bought several acres of land to build a . However, in an attempt to force the remaining residents to vacate, he uses the land he owns as a dumping ground for , worsening the living conditions. Next, Sanjay meets Vaidehi and discovers that she lives with her husband, , and . She runs a shop, but her business has stopped receiving orders. She believes her strict father-in-law is the reason, as he holds the belief that women should not work. Finally, Sanjay meets Nisha, who is in the hospital because her donated has started to fail. Determined to save her, Sanjay arranges for a doctor from to guide the local doctors through a , which helps to stabilize her condition. He later learns that Nisha was born with a , which worsened after her ex-boyfriend, Kapil, callously informed her that he was getting married, which caused her immense emotional distress. This leads Sanjay to confront Kapil and beat him up for causing distress. Before leaving for Rajkot, Arjun spots Sanjay and his group during a speech rally by his father Rakesh. This leads to a between Sanjay and Arjun, but in the end, Arjun accidentally kills himself by dropping on his own car. As Sanjay is leaving Mumbai, he receives a phone call from Rakesh, who vows revenge and says that he will kill all three of the organ donors. Despite this, Sanjay also challenges that he will protect them from him and stays in Mumbai. Eventually, Sanjay helps all three of the organ donors and their families and also develops Mumbai into a better place, allowing Kamar and other children to live peacefully; Vaidehi runs a business after her father-in-law allows her to work; and Nisha lives happily with her family. But soon, Rakesh frames Sanjay in a terrorist bomb attack, which makes the organ donors’ trust in Sanjay decrease, but his friends help clear the confusion between them. Soon, Rakesh’s henchmen go to attack the hospital where Kamar is hospitalized due to his lung problem, and Sanjay battles with his henchmen and defeats them. The following night, Sanjay breaks into Rakesh’s mansion and beats him. In the end, Sanjay surrenders himself to the , but the whole of Mumbai comes to protest about his arrest, and he’s set free, thus earning him the title “Sikandar.” In February 2024, it was reported that and would begin production on a film, nearly a decade on from their last collaboration (2014): was then reported to be the film’s director. It marks the first film between Khan and Murugadoss, who initially pitched the lead role of (2008) to Khan. Nadiadwala and Murugadoss both recruited Khan for . The film was announced by Khan on his social media platforms on in April 2024, and expressed his excitement about collaborating with Murugadoss and Nadiadwala. The film was scheduled to be filmed soon thereafter across multiple countries, including and other European countries but was delayed due to Murugadoss’ commitments on (2025). Murugadoss eventually worked on and simultaneously until June 2024, although, he completed significant portions of before continuing on . With an estimated production budget of 200 crore, is the most expensive film produced by Nadiadwala and one of the of all time. In May 2024, was announced as the female lead opposite Khan, marking their first collaboration. and were cast soon thereafter. In September, , and Anjini Dhawan were hired, and one month later, also joined the cast. commenced on 19 June 2024, with aerial-based action sequences shot in . An action sequence between Khan and Babbar was filmed in July, and in August, further action sequences, including gun fights and hand-to-hand action sequences, were shot over a period of 40 days across Mumbai. For these sequences, it was reported that sets worth ₹15 crore were created to resemble and . In September, Khan sustained a rib injury during filming. Filming resumed later that month, with a song involving Khan, Mandanna and 200 background dancers being filmed. However, filming was again halted, due to heavy rains across Mumbai. Filming was further halted due to security concerns after Khan received death threats from , with a shooting also reported near Khan’s home. After increasing on-set security, principal photography resumed in November, with filming taking place in . Two songs featuring and -style themes were reportedly also filmed. Action sequences involving a train and 350 extras were then filmed on elaborate sets recreating and . In January 2025, final filming period began in , with four action sequences shot, reportedly including aircraft, trains, and sets resembling a prison and a hospital. Principal photography concluded on 14 March 2025. The film’s music rights were acquired by , with the songs being composed by and the being composed by . The first single, “Zohra Jabeen”, was released on 4 March 2025. The second single, “Bam Bam Bhole”, was released one week later, and the third single, “Sikandar Naache”, was released on 18 March. The fourth single, “Hum Aapke Bina” was released on 28 March 2025. The fifth single, “Taikhaane Mein” was released on 8 April 2025. was theatrically released worldwide on 30 March 2025, in standard and formats, coinciding with . The film was released in more than 5,000 screens across India. Many showings were cancelled due to the lack of audience and were replaced with other films including and . The film began streaming on from 25 May 2025. The satellite rights were acquired by , where it will coming soon. was widely reviewed, receiving negative reviews from critics. On the website , 6% of 18 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.8/10. In media outlets, gave 2.5 the movie out of 5 stars. Tushar Joshi of , Dhaval Roy of Saibal Chattarjee of and Gautam Batra of all gave it 2 out of 5 stars. Shubhra Gupta of rated the movie 1.5 out of 5 stars and Shubham Kulkrani of gave half a star out of 5. Sikandar earned 30.06 crore domestically and gross ₹45 crore worldwide on its opening day, emerges as Khan’s seventh highest opening day grosser. The film surpassed ₹100 crore worldwide on its second day and reached ₹105.18 crore in India within five days. Its global box office collection crossed ₹150 crore in the same period. reported that the film grossed 150.75 crore worldwide in six days. reported that the film gross ₹154.35 crore worldwide in the first week and ₹97.47 crore net in India while stated it ₹89.25 crore. Though the film was a commercial failure, it was Salman Khan’s eighteenth 100 crore net earner despite negative reviews. It concluded the theatrical run with an estimated worldwide gross of 176.18–177 .</p>