Sikandar or Sikander is a 1941 epic Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi and starring Prithviraj Kapoor as Alexander the Great.

[1] The battle sequences featuring thousands of extras along with horses, elephants and chariots were filmed in Kolhapur.

The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindustani) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum.

The release of the film coincided with World War II and the quest for Swaraj or Quit India at its peak.

[3] Thus, though Sikander was approved by the Bombay censor board, it was later banned from some of the theatres serving British Indian Army cantonments.