Sam Bahadur (2023) Movie Synopsis
Sam Bahadur is an upcoming Bollywood Biographical War film scheduled to be released on 1 December 2023. The film depicts the life of Manekshaw, the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army during the war of Indian and Pakistan in 1971.
Cast & Crew
Meghna Gulzar has directed the film. Meghna Gulzar, Bhavani Iyer, and Shantanu Srivastava have written the screenplay.
Vicky Kaushal has portrayed Manekshaw in the film named Sam Bahadur. This is the second reunion of Meghna Gulzar and Vicky Kaushal after Raazi (2018). Sanya Malhotra is playing his wife Silloo.
Fatima Sana Shaikh is playing the titular charater of Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the first Female Prime Minister of India. Ronnie Screwvala is the producer of Sam Bahadur.
Movie Plot
The story of Sam Bahadur revolves around Sam Manekshaw. The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army during the war of Indian and Pakistan in 1971. He was born on 4 April 1914. Manekshaw joined Indian Military Academy in 1932. During his military career, spanned for decades, he fought in five wars, including World War-II for which he received Military Cross for gallantry.
He was gradually promoted to the rank of Brigadier in 1952, Director of Military Training in 1954, General Officer, Army Commander in 1963, and Army Chief in 1969.
Manekshaw led the Indian Army during the Indo-Pak war in 1971 and brought the glorious victory of India over Pakistan. He was the first Indian Army Officer promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
Manekshaw received Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, the second and third highest civilian awards of India.
Production
The shooting of the film commenced on 8 August 2022.
