Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Manekshaw biopic titled ‘SamBahadur’

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Director Meghna Gulzar on Saturday announced that her upcoming biopic on field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, starring Vicky Kaushal, is titled “SamBahadur”.   

Manekshaw was the chief of Indian Army in 1971 when India fought the Bangladesh Liberation War with Pakistan. Kaushal is playing the role of the war hero in the biographical drama, produced by Ronnie Screwvala.

Gulzar and Screwvala’s company RSVP revealed the title of the film on the occasion of the 107th birth anniversary of the Army veteran.  The director said she feels honoured to bring the story of Manekshaw on screen.

“He was a soldier’s soldier and a gentleman’s gentleman. They don’t make men like Sam Bahadur anymore. On the Field Marshal’s birth anniversary, his story has got its name. I couldn’t be happier,” Gulzar said in a statement.