MUMBAI: Big Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment, is set to release its next on 27 March.

Co-produced by Sudhir Mishra’s CineRaas Ltd, Sikandar has been written and directed by Piyush Jha.

The film stars child artists Parzaan Dastur and Ayesha Kapur in pivotal roles. Others in the film include R Madhavan, Sanjay Suri and Arunoday Singh. The music of the film has been composed by Sandesh Shandiliya, Justin-Uday and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy while the lyrics have been penned by Prasoon Joshi, Neelesh Misra and Kumaar.

Sikandar, a suspense thriller, revolves around the story of a young boy who has a dream to play football for the national team. It’s about his aspirations and challenges and how his life unfolds when one day he finds a gun on his way to school and deals with the exploitation and manipulation of innocent people in a state that has witnessed decades of violence and insurgency.