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Sikandar

Play trailer Poster for Sikandar Released Aug 21, 2009 1h 50m Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Teenage boy Sikandar (Parzaan Dastur), an orphan after his parents' violent death, lives with his aunt and uncle in Kabul. He has a talent for playing soccer, but is often targeted for bullying by the other children. One of his few friends is Nasreen (Ayesha Kapoor), who tries to look out for him. One day Sikandar finds a gun lying on the ground, and a stranger offers to train him in how to use it. But soon he finds out the stranger isn't who he seems, and Sikandar is in over his head.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express The weakness lies in the laxity that overlays the film, preventing it from reaching its full explosive potential. Rated: 2/5 Apr 19, 2019 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times The film boasts a significant story with several effective plot twists that make it worth a look. Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2009 Full Review Rachel Saltz New York Times Wants to make a statement about hatred and cycles of violence. But this odd, unsuccessful movie is too rigged to have any broader implications. Rated: 1/5 Aug 21, 2009 Full Review Matthew Nestel Boxoffice Magazine Watching the piece is akin to seeing a good rehearsal shot by a competent technical crew. Nothing more. Rated: 2/5 Aug 28, 2009 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Loses steam toward the end, but, nonetheless, manages to be a fascinating and heartfelt drama filled with suspense, intrigue and lush cinematography. Rated: 7.5/10 Aug 22, 2009 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews Despite one-dimensional characterization of adult Muslim characters, this is a moving story about what happens to a Muslim boy who discovers a gun. Aug 19, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good story but bad performances and non gripping dilogues Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie. No unnecessary glitz and glam...just sends the message across to the viewers in a very simple way. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Predictable and inconsistent. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member a dramatic but lovely movie about children's life in Kashmir! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A small movie with small maincharacters... and i still dont understand everything of the movie.... Khair.... but i liked the Kashmir-scenery...MashaAllah!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a strong story line should have been better directed Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Piyush Jha

Director

Parzaan Dastur

Sikandar Raza

Ayesha Kapoor

Nasrene

Madhavan

Rajesh Rao

Sanjay Suri

Mukhtaar Mattoo

Arunoday Singh

Sahgeer Quadir

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Synopsis Teenage boy Sikandar (Parzaan Dastur), an orphan after his parents' violent death, lives with his aunt and uncle in Kabul. He has a talent for playing soccer, but is often targeted for bullying by the other children. One of his few friends is Nasreen (Ayesha Kapoor), who tries to look out for him. One day Sikandar finds a gun lying on the ground, and a stranger offers to train him in how to use it. But soon he finds out the stranger isn't who he seems, and Sikandar is in over his head.
Director
Piyush Jha
Producer
Sudhir Mishra
Screenwriter
Piyush Jha
Distributor
Big Pictures
Production Co
Reliance Entertainment, Reliance Big Pictures, Big Picture
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0K
Runtime
1h 50m
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