New Delhi: From the highly effective trailer of ‘Sam Bahadur’, we all know that Vicky Kaushal has completed a commendable job. The actor is all set to play the highly effective character of the real-life hero , Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. However, Vicky Kaushal wasn’t director Meghna Gulzar’s first selection and it comes as a shock, proper?
Recently, in an interview with ANI, the director admitted, “Vicky wasn’t my initial choice, I had worked with him in Raazi and knew his talent, but for this role, we needed someone who could portray Sam Bahadur’s entire life, from a young soldier to a seasoned veteran. When I was working on this story, Vicky was not really in my mind because we had to show the journey from 20 years to 60 years. Because I had worked with Vicky in Raazi and I knew what a good actor he was, then we met, a lot of look tests were done, Vicky worked hard and the result is in front of you.”
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the movie is in regards to the lifetime of the enigamatic Sam Manekshaw who was the Chief of the Army Staff in the course of the Indo-Pakistan warfare of 1971. Manekshaw was the primary Indian Army Officer to grow to be Field Marshal. Other than Vicky Kaushal, the movie additionally stars Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh together with others in key roles. The much-awaited movie is scheduled to hit the theatres on December 1.
However, the movie is all set to conflict with Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer ‘Animal’ which is helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. While ‘Sam Bahadur’ is predicated on the lifetime of the real-life hero, ‘Animal’ is a revenge drama described as ‘a father-son bond carved in blood.’
Meanwhile, ‘Sam Bahadur’ is Vicky Kaushal’s third launch in a 12 months after ‘Zara Hatke Zara Backe’, and ‘The Great Indian Family’.
Recently, actors Vicky Kaushal, and Sanya Malhotra together with director Meghna Gulzar sought blessings on the Golden Temple in Amritsar forward of the discharge of their movie ‘Sam Bahadur’.
