The best thing is that after a long time, Salman Khan is doing a film that is based on a story. Sikandar film is being promoted for its plot rather than just Salman’s stardom. In past movies, everything depended on Salman’s star power, and when those films failed, he was blamed.
Cast
- Salman Khan
- Rashmika Mandanna
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Sharman Joshi
- Sathyaraj
- Suniel Shetty
- Prateik Smita Patil
- Nawab Shah
- Chaitanya Choudhry
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Releasing Date
30 March 2025
Budget
₹200 Crores
Genre
- Action
- Drama
- Crime
Overview
Sikandar movie feels like a team effort. However, the trailer is unnecessarily long. A 3-minute 30-second trailer isn’t the issue, but they revealed too much. Animal also had a long trailer, but when you watched it, you couldn’t understand what was actually happening or connect any two scenes.
Everyone was saying that Salman Khan means mass cinema. Just a good director, a good creator, and nothing can stop theaters from turning into stadiums. Now, both have come together—the trailer highlights “From the director of Ghajini” and “From the producer of Kick.” This is strong support, but when the Sikandar trailer finally released, I wasn’t sure what I had just watched. You might not like my reaction, but I have to speak the truth.
Sikandar’s trailer follows a sequence—first introducing the hero, then showing his power, introducing the villain, and turning the love story into a tragedy. The plot is almost clear: a powerful man becomes the strength of weaker people, moves to a new city, and fights against a strong system, leading to personal losses.
Bollywood trailers always have the same issue. They add too many dialogues. Because of this, they have to show actual movie scenes, and whatever the actors say, it reveals too much of the story. Sikandar movie makes the same mistake.
One good thing is that while the movie’s fate is unknown, the trailer has a strong mass appeal. Whether it’s fights inside a plane, in a gym, or in the middle of the city, Sikandar is taking everyone down. There’s hand-to-hand combat and guns, and in every action scene, Salman’s look slightly changes. The film has a UA certificate, so there won’t be excessive violence, but what’s in the trailer is already exciting enough for the big screen.
However, the scenes, colors, and too many actors give a Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan movie feeling, which is not a good sign.
Another good thing is that the makers of Sikandar movie have not copied anything. After this trailer, no one can call it a copy, paste, or remake. The film is original, and all the characters feel fresh and have been used in new ways.
Salman Khan’s screen presence is strong, and the title Sikandar suits him well in real life too. It would have been difficult to do justice to it, but in the trailer, his presentation looks impressive. His vibe matches how people see him.
In action scenes, Salman looks larger than life. A hero doesn’t always need to jump around. Salman’s style is such that even if he just stands still, the action feels powerful.
In Salaar movie, Prabhas’ character was built to be very strong, but they didn’t overdo it. They mostly focused on his face and presence. Sikandar’s trailer does something similar—Salman’s character is shown as naturally strong. He doesn’t need six-pack abs or aerial flips at this stage in his career. But the difference is that in Salaar, Prabhas barely spoke five or six dialogues in the entire film, while in Sikandar’s trailer alone, Salman already has five times that number.
Now coming to the issues. If I’m wrong, you can let me know in the comments.
Salman and Rashmika looked fine in songs, and the age gap wasn’t noticeable. Even in the trailer, when they appear separately, they look good. But when they share the screen, their chemistry doesn’t work. Rashmika looks fine, but next to Salman, she seems to be overacting.
Kajal Aggarwal, on the other hand, felt refreshing in the trailer. It seems like if her role were swapped with Rashmika’s, the film would have been a better fit. Now, all hopes are on Kajal’s character, as she is the only mystery left. However, judging by the poster, her role seems to be just a special appearance.
The dialogues in the trailer feel weak. In Singham Again movie, Salman’s cameo was criticized, not because of him, but because of the writing. Sikandar’s trailer has the same problem. The one-liners don’t sound catchy. They feel outdated. If these are the trailer dialogues, I wonder what the full film will have.
The editing and background music also feel weak. This has affected Salman’s comeback. Salman is the best part of this trailer, but people who dislike it will blame him, when in reality, the editing and music are the problem.
At around the 2-minute mark, I felt like the trailer should have ended, but then I saw there were still 1.5 minutes left. The bad pacing made this 3.5-minute trailer feel like 10 minutes.
Also, the dialogues feel weak because the background music is forgettable. A strong BGM could have elevated the entire trailer and made Salman’s presence even more powerful.
The trailer doesn’t have a surprise factor. The whole story is clear just from watching it. There’s no twist or mystery. If Sikandar wants to keep people interested, it needs a shocking element—maybe a secret villain or an unexpected plot turn.
Right now, the way they’ve shown Rashmika, Salman, and that Lag Ja Gale song makes it obvious that the film will have a tragic moment, just like Ghajini film. It’s predictable.
This might hurt Salman fans, but imagine if Sikandar’s trailer had one shock factor—like Jawan movie, where Shah Rukh Khan’s evil look and intense background music surprised everyone. That would have made the trailer explode on social media.
The villain, Katappa sir, looked great at first with guns and politics. But later, they made him seem weak in front of Sikandar. A movie is strong only when the villain is as powerful as the hero. If we already know the villain is weak, then expectations drop. They should have presented these new villains in a fresh way, so the audience would be surprised.
To be honest, Sikandar’s trailer turned out exactly as expected—family-friendly, mass cinema, love-hate story, and Salman Bhai.
People thought the trailer would create excitement and lead to huge advance bookings for Eid. But right now, this excitement is only among hardcore fans. Capturing a neutral audience will be tough.
The trailer isn’t bad, but it’s not different either. And that is its biggest weakness.
In the end, the audience’s opinion matters most. So, tell me—did Sikandar movie pass or fail?