Sikander
Sikandar is scheduled to release worldwide on 28 March 2025 in theatres, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr.
Directed by AR Murugadoss
Written by AR Murugadoss
Dialogue by Rajat Arora
Hussain Dalal
Abbas Dalal
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala
Manuj Mittra
Starring
Salman Khan
Rashmika Mandanna
Sathyaraj
Prateik Babbar
Kajal Agarwal
Sharman Joshi
Cinematography Tirru
Edited by Vivek Harshan
Music by Songs:
Pritam
Score:
Santhosh Narayanan
Production
company
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributed by Pen Marudhar Entertainment
Release date
28 March 2025
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹400 crore
[29/12, 7:08 am] precious: Sikandar (transl. Defender / Warrior) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action film directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Salman Khan in the titular role, alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Sathyaraj and Prateik Babbar.[3]
The film was officially announced on 10 April 2024, coinciding with the occasion of Eid. Principal photography commenced the following June in Mumbai and will reportedly be wrapped by December. The film’s music is composed by Pritam, while the background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography has been handled by Tirru and editing has been done by Vivek Harshan.[4]
Sikandar is scheduled to release worldwide on 28 March 2025 in theatres, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr.[5]
[29/12, 7:09 am] precious: Cast
Salman Khan (dual role)[6]
Rashmika Mandanna
Kajal Aggarwal
Sathyaraj
Prateik Babbar
Sharman Joshi
Nawab Shah
Anjini Dhawan
Production
[29/12, 7:09 am] precious: is scheduled to be filmed across multiple countries, including Portugal, other European nations and India, throughout 2024-25.[7][8][11] With a production budget of ₹400 crore,[7] this project is Nadiadwala’s most ambitious to date.[7][8]
Murugadoss is set to manage two projects as he is also working on a Tamil action film tentatively titled SKxARM, featuring actor Sivakarthikeyan.[10][1] Filming for SKxARM is expected to continue until June 2024, causing Murugadoss to divide his time between the two films during this period.[10][1] A source revealed that Murugadoss aims to complete significant portions of SKxARM before starting Sikandar.[10][1]
Casting
In May 2024, Rashmika Mandanna was confirmed to pair opposite Khan marking their first collaboration.[12] The film’s cast also includes Sathyaraj and Prateik Babbar.[13][14]
Filming
Principal photography commenced on 19 June 2024 with some aerial action sequences in Mumbai.[15][16] The first schedule featured a face-off scene between Khan and Babbar and was wrapped by July 2024.[17] The second schedule began in late August and included brawls, gun fights and hand-to-hand action sequence and was shot for over 40 days across Mumbai.[18] Sets worth ₹15 crore resembling Dharavi and Matunga localities were created.[19] While filming an action sequence on the set, Khan suffered a rib injury.[20] A festive song involving Khan and Mandanna along with 200 background dancers was also shot in the same schedule.[21] However, the shooing was halted in late September due to heavy rains across Mumbai.
[29/12, 7:10 am] precious: Music
The film’s music rights were acquired by Zee Music Company. The film’s songs are composed by Pritam while the background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan