Sam Bahadur

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Sam Bahadur

Released Dec 1, 2023

2h 20m

Biography

Drama

War

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Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Net net, Sam Bahadur pans out like a series of snapshots where information is handed out to us, much more tell than show. The writing is flat even when it tries to amp up the excitement.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 4, 2023

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

Whether he’s standing up to politicians, boxing a rival or charming his future wife, the guy can do no wrong, and the charming Vicky Kaushal is well-cast in the role.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 4, 2023

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

Moves from one incident to another without giving us enough context or the time to soak in the enormity and emotion of what just happened.

Dec 1, 2023

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

It’s the least interesting way to make a biopic, and no amount of showboating by Kaushal is able to elevate the movie into something more engaging.

Feb 3, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Sam Bahadur is nothing but a 'checklist' biopic that ultimately does a disservice to Sam Manekshaw. By making him look too good to be true, this erratically edited movie robs him of his humanity and depicts him as an unrealistically perfect hero.

Dec 27, 2023

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Ishita Sengupta

OTTplay

Sam Bahadur is a sprawling biopic on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw that traverses four decades of his life (from the 1930s to the ‘70s, when he retired from the services) but can be distilled to an uncritical portrait of his persona.

Dec 5, 2023

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Vivek

Sam Bahadur is one of the best Indian movies I have watched in a really long time. Loved how Vicky Kaushal transformed into Sam Manekshaw by immidating his body posture and his style of speaking. I would watch this movie again and again in the years to come.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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HRISHIKESH T

History of India coupled with life and times of Sam Manekshaw. wonderful movie 👌

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Ramanan

A tribute to the great Sam Manekshaw ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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rutul d

To the point illustration of one of the greatest generals of the Indian army.. great portrayal by Vicky Kaushal. must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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A.S

Very well made by Director Meghna Gulzar! Congratulations to the entire cast for their individual brilliant performances, most of all Vicky Kaushal for doing a fantastic job! So fresh in its treatment with flashbacks and still used from real historic events! We need more of these kinds of films. Everyone especially today's generation needs to watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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Shaswat S

Good movie but little boring for my friends

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.

Director: Meghna Gulzar
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala
Screenwriter: Meghna Gulzar, Bhavani Iyer, Shantanu Srivastava
Production Co: RSVP
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)