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paragraph_text: 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, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sharman Joshi, Sathyaraj, Jatin Sarna, Sanjay Kapoor, Prateik Babbar 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. It is the first film featuring Khan and Nadiadwala since Kick (2014). 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 theatrically released in India by Pen Marudhar Entertainment on 30 March 2025, in standard and IMAX formats, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. Upon release, the film received highly negative reviews from critics who criticized the screenplay and direction. It was a box office bomb.
  
  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, Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sharman Joshi, Sathyaraj, Jatin Sarna, Sanjay Kapoor, Prateik Babbar 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. It is the first film featuring Khan and Nadiadwala since Kick (2014). 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 theatrically released in India by Pen Marudhar Entertainment on 30 March 2025, in standard and IMAX formats, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. Upon release, the film received highly negative reviews from critics who criticized the screenplay and direction. It was a box office bomb.