Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur screening organised for defense personnel, parliamentarians

Days after the release of the Vicky Kaushal starrer, a special screening of the film was organised for parliamentarians and defence officers. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, Sam Bahadur is based on the life of Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw. On December 19, Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar organised a special screening of the film in Delhi.

Special Sam Bahadur screening for parliamentarians, defence officers 

On December 19, Rajeev Chandrashekar took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to share that he organised a special screening of Sam Bahadur. After the screening, Rajeev Chandrasekhar heaped praises on the film, which revolves around the life of India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. He said, "This movie portrays the life of India's greatest war General, Sam Manekshaw, and his inspiring journey. It provides insights into how he was treated by Pt. Nehru's Defence Minister, Krishna Menon and how he was a soldier's soldier, representing the values and ethos of our armed forces - I believe every young Indian should know the story of this legend." 

Talking about the same on social media, the minister said, “Today arranged a screening of #SamBahadur for my colleagues in govt, Parl, Defence Officers & Veterans . A must-see movie of India's greatest General and his inspiring life.” 

All about Sam Bahadur 

The Vicky Kaushal starrer hit the big screens on December 1 alongside Ranbir Kapoor's film Animal. The biographical war drama film, which is directed by Meghna Gulzar, is based on the life of India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw. Set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army from the front leading to Bangladesh's liberation.

Talking about playing Manekshaw in the film, Vicky Kaushal mentioned that there was something unique about his aura. He said: “His aura was not limited to the uniform. It was not like when he would wear his uniform he would have this aura and when he’s not with this aura. He just had this aura and flamboyance spirit that heart which would cut across a room full of people irrespective of whether he is in a uniform or not to crack that … spirit was the focus on that a lot more than just his body language.” Did he take back some learning from Manekshaw? The 35-year-old star said: “What happens to me after the process of filming is that the body language rubbing off takes time the way he sat, became my normal way of sitting, the way he stood up became my normal posture and that took time to come off because I was doing that for seven months…and literally shooting for 12 hours becoming that man… You just go home to sleep…. That takes time to go off.”

(With inputs from IANS)