Released:
1941-02-19

Overview:
The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. Sohrab Modi plays the Indian king Puru (Porus to the Greeks). The story goes that when Sikander defeated Porus and imprisoned him, he asked Porus how would he like to be treated. Porus replied the same way a defeated king is treated by the winner (meaning killed).

Director:
Sohrab Modi

Runtime:
2h 26min

Genre:
War, Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Prithviraj Kapoor
  as
  Alexander the Great
• 
  Sohrab Modi
  as
  King Porus
• 
  Shakir
  as
  Aristotle
• 
  Vanamala
  as
  Rukhsana
• 
  Meena Shorey