India, March 8 -- There is a lot of chatter around Salman Khan's upcoming film Sikandar being a remake of Vijay's Sarkar, with some social media users getting reminded of Prashanth Neel's Prabhas-starrer Salaar with the film's teaser. Now, director AR Murugadoss has come out to set the record straight, asserting that the film is not a remake of any film. Also read: Sikandar teaser reactions: Internet is confused if Salman Khan film is more like Salaar or Badass Ravikumar

In a statement, filmmaker AR Murugadoss has asserted that the action entertainer will narrate an original story and is not a remake of any film.

"This is a completely original story. Every scene, every frame of Sikandar has been designed and executed with authenticity, ...