AR Murugadoss’s ‘Sikandar’, starring Salman Khan, has a great premise but is undone by flat writing and filmmaking

With the unusual developments between the characters played by Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna, the film should have been an emotional powerhouse. But it is content to remain an ultra-generic Bhai outing. The rest of this review may contain spoilers. 

Why does modern-day Hindi cinema keep going back to the 1960s to give us songs that inspire romance? Maybe it’s because of the lyrics. In Sikandar, we get a throwback to ‘Lag jaa gale’… that timeless song that says there’s no such thing as timelessness. There is only the present time. In the song, the woman asks the man to look at her, to hold her right there and then – because this moment may never arrive again. In the movie, a wife conveys these exact emotions to her husband. Her name is Saisri, and she’s played by Rashmika Mandanna. His name is Sanjay. He’s the king of Rajkot, and he’s played by Salman Khan. She loves him deeply, but every time she wants to share something – a painting she’s made, the result of a pregnancy test – he just doesn’t have the time. His citizens come first. She understands. But at least some times, she wishes he’d be there for her. Hence this classic song. She’s saying, “Give me some time now – for who knows if there will be a tomorrow!”

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