Sam Bahadur (film)

Sam Bahadur (stylised as SAMबहादुर ; lit. transl. Sam the Brave) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical war drama film based on the life of India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw.[2] It is directed by Meghna Gulzar who co wrote with Bhavani Iyer and Shantanu Srivastava. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, under the banner of RSVP Movies,[3] It stars Vicky Kaushal in the title role, alongside Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick, and Zeeshan Ayyub.[4]

Sam Bahadur
First look poster
Directed byMeghna Gulzar
Written byBhavani Iyer
Shantanu Shrivastava
Meghna Gulzar
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Starring
CinematographyJay I. Patel
Edited byNitin Baid
Music byScore:
Ketan Sodha
Songs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production
company
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Premise

Set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army from the front, ending in the creation of Bangladesh.

Cast

Production

Development

In 2017 Gulzar narrated the story of the biopic on Sam Manekshaw on the sets of Raazi and Kaushal decided he would play the character.[5] She then went for years of extensive research and writing collaborating with Bhavani Iyer and Shantanu Srivastava.[6]

In 2021, the film was announced by RSVP Movies on the 107th birth anniversary of late Sam Manekshaw.[7][8] The film marks the second collaboration between Gulzar and Kaushal after Raazi (2018).

Casting

In December 2021, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra joined the cast.[9][10] Neeraj Kabi joined the cast in September 2022 to portray the role of Jawaharlal Nehru marking his second collaboration with Gulzar after Talvar.[11] Kaushal in an interview with Film Companion revealed that the character would be his toughest onscreen role to date.[12] The film will not have junior artists and instead real-life army personnel and people from the Defence Force have been cast.[13]

Filming

The Principal photography of the movie began on 8 August 2022.[14][15] The team wrapped on 14 March 2023.[16][17][18][19]

The film was shot over two years in 13 locations in India covering four decades of the life of Sam Manekshaw.[20] Filming took place in Mumbai, Pune, Jodhpur, Pataudi, Chandigarh, Ooty, Coonoor, Dehradun, Kolkata,[21] Patiala,[22] Srinagar, Pahalgam,[23] and Delhi.[24][25][26] The first teaser was unveiled on 1 December 2022.[27][28] On 13 October 2023 the official teaser was released by the RSVP production.[29]

Music

Gulzar serves as the lyricist and the music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.[30]

Release

The film is scheduled for theatrical release on 1 December 2023.[31][32][33]

References
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