| Sam Bahadur | Meghna Gulzar | RSVP Movies | [139] |
film(Sam Bahadur)(2023)
Sam Manekshaw is one of the most decorated officers in the Indian army, serving for over four decades and fighting in five wars. He is the first army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
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| Original title | Sam Bahadur |
| Directed by | Meghna Gulzar |
| Written by | Bhavani Iyer Shantanu Shrivastava Meghna Gulzar |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jay I. Patel |
| Edited by | Nitin Baid |
| Music by | Score: Ketan Sodha Songs: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
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Running time | 148 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹55 crore[3][4] |
| Box office | est. ₹128.17 crore[5] |
Sam Bahadur (stylised as SAMबहादुर ; lit. transl. Sam the Brave) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical war drama film based on the life of India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw.[6] 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.[7] It stars Vicky Kaushal in the title role, alongside Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.[8]
The film was released on 1 December 2023 and it earned ₹128.17 crore (US$15 million) worldwide. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received eight nominations, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) (both for Kaushal).
The film was shot with real Indian army soldiers.
Plot
In 1934, Cadet Sam Manekshaw is amongst the first batch of gentleman cadets to be trained at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; amongst his batchmates is his junior-rival, Tikka Khan. Graduating from the academy that year, he is posted as a second lieutenant to the 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Ferozpur. Soon after his appointment, he meets Siloo Bode, whom he later marries. In 1942, during the Second World War, Manekshaw, promoted to the acting rank of major, is sent with the regiment to participate in the Burma campaign. During the Battle of Sittang Bridge, he is wounded in action but survives and is awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.
In 1947, amidst the partition of the British Indian Army, Major Manekshaw is approached to join the Pakistan Army by his colleague, Yahya Khan; he chooses the Indian Army instead. Upon independence, discord emanates between the two countries over the sovereignty of Kashmir. In October 1947, Pakistan launches its military campaign to capture the region. In response, Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and home minister Vallabhbhai Patel dispatch Manekshaw and V. P. Menon to Kashmir; they succeed in securing the accession of Kashmir to India. India counter-attacks, but the war concludes in a stalemate.
In 1959, Manekshaw, now a major general and Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, is approached by defence minister V. K. Krishna Menon and Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Brij Mohan Kaul of his opinion on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. K. S. Thimayya. Manekshaw, interpreting their actions as political interference, rebuffs them. However, Kaul conspires to stop Manekshaw's upcoming promotion by orchestrating a court-martial on the basis of impropriety; nevertheless, but Manekshaw is exonerated by his superiors.
In 1962, the Sino-Indian War erupts,
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Sam Manekshaw is one of the most decorated officers in the Indian army, serving for over four decades and fighting in five wars. He is the first army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
Sam Bahadur
- 2023
- 2h 30m
Revolves around the high and low points of Sam Manekshaw who became the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
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