Sikandar (2025 film)
| Sikandar | |
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| Directed by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Screenplay by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Dialogue by | Rajat Arora Hussain Dalal Abbas Dalal A.R. Murugadoss |
| Story by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Score: Santhosh Narayanan |
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| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹200 crore |
| Box office | ₹176.18 crore |
Sikandar is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars Salman Khan, Kajal Aggarwal, Rashmika Mandanna, Sharman Joshi, Sathyaraj, Jatin Sarna, Sanjay Kapoor, Prateik Smita Patil(in a special appearance) and Kishore. In the film, Sanjay "Sikandar" Rajkot (Khan) is motivated by a tragic accident to redeem his past by changing the lives of three people and finds himself targeted by a vengeful politician.
Sikandar was officially announced in April 2024, with principal photography commencing the following June. It was predominantly shot in Mumbai and Hyderabad and wrapped by March 2025. Sikandar's soundtrack was composed by Pritam, its background score was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, its cinematography handled by Tirru, and was edited by Vivek Harshan. The film had an estimated production budget of ₹200 crore.
Sikandar was released in theatres on 30 March 2025 in standard and IMAX formats, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. The film received generally negative reviews from critics who criticized the screenplay and direction. It was a box office disaster with an estimated world-wide box office gross of ₹176.18 crore against a budget of ₹200 crore, though it emerged as ninth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025.