Sikander directed by AR Murugadoss was released on 30 March 2025 during Eid. Starring Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandana, Kajal Aggarwal and Satyaraj, the film did not do well at the box office. The film received mixed to negative response from the audience. In a way, the film was a complete failure instead of what it had hoped for. Once Salman Khan was in the film, the audience had the idea that the film would be a hit. But are the actors and actresses behind the failure of Sikandar’s film or did the director’s management or the story feel weak somewhere? Did you go to see this movie in the theater? If you have gone to watch then know what negative factors worked behind the failure of Sikander film along with your idea, they will be reviewed through the report in case of this film. Not only that, the director is blaming Salman Khan for the failure of this film? On the other hand, what did Salman Khan comment on the southern film?
First let’s see what the director has commented as the reason behind the failure of this film
Director A.R. Murugadoss did not directly blame Salman Khan for the failure of Sikandar’s film. He also attributed this failure to the film’s poor screenplay, unnecessary parts, illogical action scenes, not fitting the music sequence, and poor acting. Overall the film could not be a mature package. He feels that if any aspect of a film is on the negative side then no matter how well the actors and actresses are cast, the film will never be able to respond at the box office. However, at one point the director raised a question about Salman Khan’s shooting on the sets, which was pointed at Salman Khan.
Visitors comments: The audience said that the film could not fulfill even 50 percent of the enthusiasm that everyone had for Salman Khan’s film. The audience said that the songs of this film were not a hit or touched their hearts. There is no good content in the story, unnecessary action, on the other hand, Salman Khan’s performance has been found a bit boring by the audience. All in all, the audience called the movie a waste of money.
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Salman Khan comments: Salman Khan is currently working on multiple projects. In between, he is shooting for the upcoming war drama “The Battle of Galwan” to presenting “Bigg Boss Season 19”. In the wake of AR Murugadoss’s comments, Salman Khan responded somewhat humorously. Although he was very disappointed with Sikanda’s failure, he had a feeling for the film from the very beginning. He said he noticed some weaknesses in the film from the beginning. He feels that if a big film is made, more focus should be placed on the story. Many people found this saying somewhat satirical about the director. He also said that Murugadoss’s punctuality has greatly influenced the performance of the movie. Because once the director mentioned that Salman Khan has no knowledge of time. As the film was shot at night, Salman Khan used to reach the shooting sets at midnight. But he responded to the director’s comment saying that he had broken ribs at the time, but is currently reaching six on the set for the film he is shooting for. However, he said that the film may not have received a good response from the audience, but he is proud of the film’s story and believes in its emotional power.
Actor Salman Khan revealed some behind the scenes of Sikander’s film. He informed that Sikandar was initially a joint project of AR Murugadoss and producer Sajid Nadiadwala. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala withdrew from the project due to some reasons not going according to plan. He felt that this too could affect the outcome of the project.
How much money did this film trade:-
According to Sacknilk, the film ‘Sikander’, made on a budget of around 200 crore rupees, managed to earn 185 crore rupees worldwide. So it can be said that this is a final failure for the Bollywood megastar.
Salman Khan’s comments on Southern films:-
Salman Khan differentiates between Bollywood films and Southern films in some respects. One of the things he pointed out is that the southern audiences, despite showing loyalty to Bollywood stars, do not go to see them in cinema halls. But Bollywood audience prefers to watch southern films to a large extent. The only reason for this is that Bollywood cannot produce films like southern cinema. South movies have a good story which is the first choice of the audience. But as there is no story in Bollywood movies, the southern audiences don’t like to watch Bollywood movies or we can say, they don’t show interest. Salman Khan also said that if Bollywood can tell stories in southern style then southern audience will also show interest in watching Bollywood movies.
Here in one word Salman Khan talks about creating a good story by completely weaving the story and combining reality and fantasy in the story, and if a good story is made then the film is bound to be a hit, he has brought out the real truth of Bollywood cinema through some funny jokes.