Sikander is a story of contemporary Punjabi youth. The Punjabi youth is being dubbed as drug addict, turbulent and quarrelsome. This film is an insider’s narrative, representing the corrupt practices and cruel politics in educational institutions which degrade these institutions. It is also making poisonous impact on the society as a whole. Living in this vicious atmosphere the characters of this film are not aloof of its evils. They are part and parcel of the ambience around. The youth is advancing to indulge in organized crime. The political structures as well as socioeconomic conditions are responsible for such violent degeneration. Despite the dominantare drug addicts, turbulent and quarrelsome but they understand life very well. Rather they are very close to life.
Acting
Gul Panag anchors the chaos with quiet, devastating presence.
Direction
Mauhar's insider lens refuses to romanticize the violence.
Writing
Dialogue that bites—street-smart and politically loaded.
Director
Jatinder Mauhar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak Punjab drug crisis discourse, the film sparked debates about cinema's role in documenting versus exploiting real tragedy. Director Mauhar insisted on casting actual students from conflict-ridden campuses.
Kartar Cheema reportedly lived in a Ludhiana student hostel for two months to absorb the specific cadence of campus-political speech. The film's zero TMDB rating reflects its obscurity, not quality—it's barely distributed outside Punjab.
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