Sikandar Review: Promising action drama let down by uneven screenplay and direction
Sikandar Movie Rating: 3 Stars
Watched Sikandar movie in Cinema. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna, Sathyaraj, Kajal Aggarwal, Sharman Joshi, Prateik Babbar, Kishore, Jatin Sarna and Sanjay Kapoor
Director: AR Murugadoss
Release Date: 31st March 2025 in cinema
Story: Movie revolves around Sanjay Rajkot alias Sikandar (Salman Khan) is a king of Rajkot who is so dear to his people that they can lay down their lives for him. He is married to Saisri (Rashmika Mandanna).
One day he engages himself in a fight with Arjun Pradhan (Prateik Babbar) who is the son of a Maharashtra home minister Pradhan (Sathyaraj). The next day, Pradhan sends inspector Prakash (Kishore) to arrest Sanjay at his residence. Prakash eventually gets to know the following of Sanjay among the people in Rajkot and how his wife unconditionally supports her husband.
During an attempt to save Sanjay from an attack, Saisri loses her life. Having pledged her organs for donation after her demise, Saisri’s eyes are donated to Vaidehi (Kajal Aggarwal), her heart is donated to Nisha (Anjini Dhawan) and her lungs come in handy to save the life of little Qamar (Ayan Khan).
With the help of a doctor, he gets the details of the three people to whom the organs of Saisri were donated, and he decides to go and see those three people in person. What challenges Sanjay faced when he went to see the three people? How did Pradhan and his son take revenge on Sanjay?
Positives
1. Performances
2. Cinematography
3. Background Music
4. 1st Half
5. Dialogues
Negatives
1. Climax
2. Direction
3. Uneven Screenplay
4. Story
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie in cinemas on first day first show as biggest fan of Salman Khan. The king of Rajkot takes on a powerful minister and embarks on a mission to protect the recipients of his late wife’s organs preserving her memory at all costs.
Sikandar is a proper emotional drama between a loving wife and husband and the challenges the husband faced after his wife passes away. The basic storyline of organ donation and letting your organs live even after you pass away is good but the screenplay that Murugadoss chose to tell the point is routine and bland. The music and Background music of movie is praiseworthy. It perfectly complements the on-screen action and drama. The soundtrack tries to amplify the emotional impact, while the BGM perfectly crafts tension, suspense and excitement. Salman Khan’s presence is electrifying, and he commands every scene with his trademark charisma. Whether he’s delivering punchlines, performing stunts or simply walking into a room, his aura is undeniable. However, he lacks emotional connection in the scenes where he is trying to deal with the grief of his wife’s death. For me it’s one of best performance from Rashmika Mandanna. Rest cast supported well.
The story and the narrative are the biggest letdown of this larger-than-life movie; even if they are trying to draw in die-hard Salman Khan fans, we wish they had taken the action notches higher. A few standout punches and stunts here and there could have probably salvaged this one. There used to be a time when Murugadoss films used to have a lot of detailing and creative thoughts even in the title cards also. It pains to see a creative director of his caliber doing such a mediocre film. It also falls in the template of what we nowadays call a Pan-India film where Bollywood stars work in a film which is helmed by a south filmmaker and has elements of south massy actioners.
Overall, movie attempts to be an emotional drama that captures the bond between a husband and his wife and succeed to some extent despite loopholes. It showcases Salman Khan in a role that’s sure to resonate with his fanbase. However, the impact is diluted by a weak script and erratic direction. My view on this movie Time Pass and must watch for Bhai fans.
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