Overview

• Murugadoss says he narrated only the protagonist’s character to Shah Rukh Khan about seven to eight years ago, not a full script.
• He notes that cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran arranged the meeting and that Khan liked the idea and was encouraging.
• The director says the project stalled because of long delays and his lack of follow-up, so it never moved forward in Hindi.
• The film has been reworked as a Tamil action thriller starring Sivakarthikeyan, with a theatrical release announced for September 5, 2025.
• Murugadoss says he reshaped the script to suit Sivakarthikeyan’s physicality, and the cast includes Rukmini Vasanth, Vidyut Jammwal and Biju Menon; he has also recently reflected on Sikandar’s box-office failure.