Sikandar

Released on 21st August 2009

Sikandar Raza (Parzan Dastur) is a fourteen year old schoolboy in Kashmir, orphaned when his parents are brutally killed by terrorists. He lives with his aunt and uncle in a small town in Kashmir. Keeping his aunt and uncle happy and playing football rules his world.
Until one day, on his way home from a school football match, he finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, Nasreen (Ayesha Kapoor), Sikandar picks up the gun unleashing the darker side in him.
The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar gets embroiled further and further in situations beyond his control and people get killed. The other characters who step into this murky picture are Lt. Colonel Rao, Mukhtar Mattoo and Zahgeer Quadir.
Lt. Colonel Rao (R.Madhavan) is the army commander of the area. He uses force to bring peace, while on the other. He also believes in giving people second chances. His years in Kashmir have given him the ability to see beyond the obvious as he steers through the under-currents, of the political and religious kind.
Zahgeer Quadir (Arunoday Singh) is a militant leader who is feared and respected Area Commander of the Kashmir Azaadi (Freedom) Force. Zahgeer is battle hardened, yet the sadness of a lost childhood weighs heavily on him. His position is being undermined by the peace efforts of the Kashmir Peace Front. Added to that, his supporters are dwindling in numbers.
The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a shocking revelation.
Genre
Thriller
Language
Hindi
Directed
Piyush Jha
Produced by
Sudhir Mishra
Written by
Piyush Jha
Star Cast
Parzun Dastur - Sikandar
Ayesha Kapoor - Nasreen
Sanjay Suri - Mukhtaar Mattoo
Madhavan - Lt. Colonel Rajesh P. Rao
Arunoday Singh - Zahgeer Quadir