Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Sam Bahadur’ trailer was released on Friday. Alia Bhatt shared narration from the sets of Raazi, and Meghna spoke to Vicky about the film.
Vicky Kaushal plays the role of war hero Sam Manekshaw in the upcoming movie “Sam Bahadur”. Meghna Gulzar’s biography is based on the life of the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army.
The film’s trailer was released on Friday and was praised by many. One of them is actor Alia Bhatt, who worked with Vicky and Meghna in the 2018 film “Raazi”.
While shooting the film together, Alia remembers Meghna telling her and Vicky about Sam Bahadur while shooting for “Raazi”. Alia also revealed that Vicky had wanted to play the role of Sam since then.
Alia wrote, “I still remember the day Meghna Gulzar told us the story of Sam on the sets of Raazi… Vicky sat there… a twinkle in his eye… hoping to one day be Sam.
And wow… just wow Vicky Kaushal! Can’t wait to see this one . Special mention to my favourite DoP Jay I Patel.”
Watch the teaser
The period film stars Vicky as Sam Manekshaw, the charismatic war hero.
In a decorated military career spanning four decades, he fought in five wars and was India’s Chief of the Army Staff during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.
Vicky, who last collaborated with Meghna on the spy thriller “Raazi”, transforms into Sam Manekshaw, complete with his distinctive handlebar moustache.
He tells his troops, before a battle, “A soldier’s uniform is more valuable to him than his life.”We also meet Fatima Sana Shaikh as late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who tells Sam that the duty of a soldier is to lay down his life for the nation.
“I beg your pardon, ma’am,” he counters her, saying that a soldier’s duty instead is to ‘take the enemy’s life’ and protect the country.
About the film
“Sam Bahadur” is set to be released in theatres on December 1. It is written by Bhavani Iyer, Shantanu Shrivastava and Meghna Gulzar.
Along with Vicky and Fatima, it also features Sanya Malhotra as Silloo, Sam’s wife.
The film, which was shot in Punjab, Kashmir and Delhi, among other locations, is produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies, who had also backed Vicky’s blockbuster “Uri: The Surgical Strike” (2019).
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