Sikandar  (DVD Hindi)

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.

The release of the film coincided with World War II and the quest for Swaraj or Quit India at its peak. In India, the political atmosphere was tense, following Gandhi's call to civil disobedience. Sikander further aroused patriotic feelings and nationalistic sentiment. Thus though Sikander was approved by the Bombay censor board, it was later banned from some of the theatres serving British Indian Army cantonments.