What: Vicky Kaushal takes charge as war hero Sam Manekshaw in upcoming film Sam Bahadur. Meghna Gulzar’s biopic is based on the life of the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army. The film’s teaser dropped on Friday, and many praised it. One of the them was actor Alia Bhatt, who worked with both Vicky and Meghna on their 2018 film Raazi.
Furthermore: Sharing the film’s teaser, Alia recalled how Meghna had told her and Vicky about Sam Bahadur as they filmed for Raazi. Alia also shared that since then, Vicky had wanted to play the Sam.
We say: Alia wrote, “I still remember the day Meghna Gulzar told us the story of Sam on the sets of Raazi… Vicky sat there… a twinkle in his eye… hoping to one day be Sam. And wow… just wow Vicky Kaushal! Can’t wait to see this one (heart hands emoji).”