Sikandar Movie Review: Not That Bad??

So, friends, the movie "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan" was made with a budget of 125 crores and earned an extra 175-50 crores at the box office. Bhai Jaan is literally the Dhoni of movies. Even if the team is losing, the fans enjoy just by watching Dhoni. Similarly, no matter how the movie is, if Bhai Jaan is seen in action, the movie will be hit. For the fans who liked "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan," Sikandar is a masterpiece. Made with a budget of 200 crores and running for 2 hours and 30 minutes, it was released on Eid. With a South Indian director, a villain, and a heroine, Bollywood has its own Bhai Jaan.

I think A.R. Murugadoss was given clear instructions to create a Bollywood version of Pushpa. However, while Allu Arjun was shown as poor there, Bhai Jaan cannot appear poor in this film. In this movie, Bhai Jaan is portrayed as the king of Rajkot. Within the film, Bhai Jaan faces problems related to money, but before discussing the negatives, let’s talk about the positive wow moments. The action is top-notch; a lot of effort has gone into it. Right at the start of the movie, you get to see Bhai Jaan’s entry in slow motion on a flight. You won’t even feel like he’s 60 years old; he’s wearing a jacket, and when the goons grab him, he pulls his hands out and punches them, then puts his hands back in the jacket.

Every action scene has that South Indian vibe. Talking about cinematography, whether it’s an action scene or an emotional scene, everything is absolutely top-notch. The white clothes, lighting from the back, and brightness are all at 1000%. Bhai Jaan makes his entry in a typical Dharavi-style slum, but the entire slum looks polished from the aerial view. Bhai Jaan won’t let you feel poor; he’s rich. Now about the story, I can only discuss it when there’s a real storyline. In the movie, every story is mixed together like a bhel. Midway through, instead of focusing on the main storyline, it starts making social commentary about how alpha males don’t let women go out to work and how the rich treat the poor inhumanly.

There’s a lot of social commentary, but none of the scenes feel connected to each other; it feels like they've just thrown it at your face. But amidst all this, the anger on Bhai Jaan's face makes it all worth it. The concept is simple: first, create a problem. Bhai Jaan enters, solves the problem. There’s a scene where he asks a poor child what his problem is, and the child says he has severe itching on his back. Bhai Jaan scratches the child's back, solving the problem. In the movie, if there’s any issue, Bhai Jaan scratches and solves it. However, compared to the last South Indian masala movies we've seen, I found this film to be many times better.

The level of those movies is so low that this one felt superior. For Bhai Jaan's fans, this is a must-watch, all thanks to director A.R. Murugadoss, who portrayed Bhai Jaan exactly as his fans wanted. The heroine, Rashmika Mandanna, has a very important role. For Bhai Jaan’s entry and action scenes, I would give this movie a 6.5 out of 10. If you want to enjoy it without using your brain, go watch it with the family. There are no adult scenes; it’s family-friendly. But if you start thinking, you might find it lacking.