Mumbai, March 30 -- Excitement surrounding the Salman Khan starrer action thriller 'Sikandar', which dropped in cinemas early Sunday morning, was shortlived as within hours the film was struck with piracy issues.

Multiple illegal platforms, including Telegram groups, allegedly leaked the movie online, offering illegal downloads and streaming links.

Popular film trade analyst Komal Nahta who was among the first to learn about the piracy said he had initially discovered the leak, but refrained from posting about it on social media right away, since he wanted to be a "hundred per cent sure."

"Last night when I was in the trade, I discovered the film had already been leaked. But I didn't tweet about it right away because I wanted to be 100...