Sam Bahadur movie

OVERVIEW:

Sam Bahadur movie (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. 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. It stars Vicky Kaushal in the title role, alongside Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.

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-cum-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 Maj. 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 defense 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, leading to the army being trounced by the Chinese; Kaul resigns while Nehru dismisses Menon. On the advice Indira Gandhi, Nehru has Manekshaw promoted to lieutenant-general and assigns him as commanding officer of the IV Corps, Tezpur. He proposes an advance, but Nehru, forlorn from defeat, refuses; Indira intercedes in Manekshaw's favour. By 1963, Manekshaw manages to re-rally his troops in the North-East Frontier Agency. In 1964, Nehru dies, and Manekshaw is promoted as general commanding officer of the Eastern Command; two years later, Indira is appointed prime minister. Between 1965 and 1967, Manekshaw involves himself in the anti-insurgency operations against the Mizo National Front, for which he earns the Padma Bhushan.

In 1969, with discord amongst the Bengalis in East Pakistan rising, Yahya, now a general, is made Pakistan's president; elsewhere, Manekshaw is appointed as the Indian Army's next COAS and promoted to general as well. In 1970, the East Pakistan-based Awami League sweep Pakistan's general elections, however, Yahya refuses to cede power to them, resulting in anti-government protests across Pakistan. In response, Yahya authorizes Tikka, now a lieutenant-general, to initiate Operation Searchlight – a massive anti-Bengali pogrom, which he executes with ruthless efficiency. Considering the situation, Indira favors war, but Manekshaw opposes it, highlighting the army's hindrances; she agrees to wait. The U.S. warns Indira against war, but she rebuffs them. The army is mobilized and begins training the Mukti Bahini.

On 3 December 1971, Pakistan strikes first, launching pre-emptive attacks on Indian territory. India immediately responds with counter-attacks in Pakistan's western and eastern sectors. The opposing armies witness profound clashes, with Pakistan bearing numerous casualties on land, sea and air in both sectors. By 16 December, the Pakistani troops in the east, overwhelmed, surrender to the Eastern Command – ending the war. The conclusion cedes a political triumph to Indira while Yahya resigns from the humiliation of defeat. With Manekshaw's retirement approaching, Indira has him to be promoted to the rank of field-marshal in recognition of his wartime leadership; he proudly retires in January 1973.

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CAST:

Indian Army:

Vicky Kaushal as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the 7th Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army.
Bobby Arora as Major O. S. Kalkat, Indian Army.
Monuj Borkotoky as Major, Assam Rifles.
Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Subedar Gurbaksh Singh.
Dhanveer Singh as Lieutenant Dilsher Singh
Ankur Rajveer Singh as Lieutenant General Depinder Singh
Ujjwal Chopra as Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul
Sudhir Singh as General. Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
Pushpadeep Singh as Brigediar Kulwant Singh
Jaskaran Singh Gandhi as Sepoy Mehar Singh.

Manekshaw's family:

Sanya Malhotra as Silloo Manekshaw, Manekshaw's spouse.
Rajiv Kachroo as Hormusji Manekshaw, Manekshaw's father.
Prajesh Kashyap as Haji Iftikhar, Manekshaw's friend at the Indian Military Academy.

Government of India:

Neeraj Kabi as Jawaharlal Nehru, the 1st Prime Minister of India.
Govind Namdev as Vallabhbhai Patel, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India.
Fatima Sana Shaikh as Indira Gandhi, the 3rd Prime Minister of India.
Aanjjan Srivastav as Yashwantrao Chavan, the 8th Minister of Defence.
Atul Kale as K. B. Lall, Defence Secretary.
Elango Kumaravel as V. K. Krishna Menon, the 7th Minister of Defence.
Vivek Bahl as Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the 2nd President of India
Sanjay Roy as Zakir Husain, the 3rd President of India
Varun Narang as Sheikh Abdullah

Pakistan Army:

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Gen. Yahya Khan, the 3rd President of Pakistan and the 5th Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
Manish Bomba as Gen. Abdul Hamid Khan, Chief of Staff, Pakistan Army.
Upen Chauhan as Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan, Governor of East Pakistan.
Rohan Verma as Capt. (later Lt. Gen.) Attiqur Rahman, Manekshaw's friend and later Governor of West Pakistan.

British Raj:

Edward Sonnenblick as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Governor-General of India.
Paul O'Neill as Maj. Gen. David Cowan, Commander 17th Infantry Division. British Indian Army.
Richard Maddison as Lt. Col. Donnie Edward, British Indian Army.
Sammy Jonas Heaney as Capt. McLaren, British Indian Army.
Ed Robinson as Lt. D.A.D. Eykyn, British Indian Army.

United States Department of State:

Jeffrey Goldberg as Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State.
Richard Bhakti Klein as Kenneth Keating, United States Ambassador to India

Imperial Japanese Army:

Keiichi Ando, officer, IJA.
Keita Arai, officer, IJA.
Naiyo Ishida, officer, IJA.

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Sam Bahadur movie