Sikandar

Sikandar' is a variant of the name Alexander found commonly in the regional dialects of South Asia.It can also be spelled as Sikander, Sykender or Sikender

It may also refer to:

Sikandar (1941 film)

Sikandar or Sikander (Hindi: सिकंदर, Urdu: سِکندر) is a 1941 epic Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi and starring Prithviraj Kapoor as Alexander the Great.

Development

The battle sequences featuring thousands of extras along with horses, elephants and chariots were picturised in Kolhapur.

Plot

The story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. He respects Aristotle and loves Persian Rukhsana (known in the west as Roxana). Sohrab Modi plays the Indian king Puru (Porus to the Greeks). Puru requests neighbouring kingdoms to get united against a common foreign enemy.

The story goes that when Sikander defeated Porus and imprisoned him, he asked Porus how would he like to be treated. Porus replied the same way a defeated king is treated by the winner (meaning killed). Sikander was impressed by his answer and set him free.

Cast

Sikander (2016 film)

Sikander is an upcoming Pakistani action romantic thriller film directed by Moammar Rana, based on the true events. The film stars Rana, Haya Sehgal, Nadeem Baig, and Mathira. Partially filming began in July 2015 in Lahore, while the other took place in Karachi. The film marked as the directorial debut of Rana.

Cast

Production

In May 2015, it was announced that actor Moammar Rana would be making his directorial debut with the true-events based romance thriller film Sikander, in which he would also play the lead titular role. Female lead was expected to be cast a newcomer, with filming scheduled to begin in July 2015. In late-May, the film's production was launched during an event in Karachi, along with its first poster and more cast was announced including Nadeem Baig and Haya Sehgal. The film would be made under his own banner The Monarch Films, with Rana's wife Mehnaz Moammar producing it. In June 2015, it was confirmed that cricketer Shoaib Akhtar would make his film debut by appearing in an item number which would be filmed in Lahore after Eid al-Fitr. Later it was revealed that some other sportspeople will also be featuring in the film. In September 2015, Mathira revealed that she would be playing the villainous role in the film, which revolves around the underworld. Adel Farooq would also star in the film.

Khanna

Khanna may refer to:

Khanna (name)

Khanna is a surname of the Punjabi Khatri community.

Notable people named Khanna

References

Khanna, Punjab

Khanna (Punjabi: ਖੰਨਾ) is a city and a municipal council in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.

Toponymy

Khanna is a Punjabi word, which means one quarter (1/4 or 0.25). The city was named thus because it used to be very small, just a quarter of what a normal city should be.

History

Khanna has the largest grain market in Asia, followed by the grain market of Rajpura (Punjab). Khanna is an ancient town which came into existence 500 years back. History reveals that Sher Shah Suri built a number of sarais (inns) at every 12 to 15 miles along the Delhi-Lahore road. One of the sarais was built in this area which is still known as the Purani Sarai. After the decline of Mughal rule in the Punjab, Banda Bahadur captured the area from Sirhind to Hoshiarpur. After that a jathedar of Dahedu controlled and occupied the whole of the area from Dahedu to Nabha. He married his daughter, Daya Kaur, to the King of Nabha. When a family dispute arose between the King and his new wife, she left Nabha for good and went back to live with her parents in Dahedu. According to Indian conventions she could not remain there forever. Therefore, her father gave her a "kann", or a "small portion", of the territory between Dahedu and Nabha that was well known for its agriculture. Over time, the pronunciation of the name changed from "Kann" to "Khanna".