Sikandar (2025 film)

Sikandar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. R. Murugadoss
Screenplay byA. R. Murugadoss
Dialogue byRajat Arora
Hussain Dalal
Abbas Dalal
A.R. Murugadoss
Story byA. R. Murugadoss
Produced bySajid Nadiadwala
Starring
CinematographyTirru
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Score:
Santhosh Narayanan
Production
companies
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
  • 30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
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.