Sam Bahadur first reactions: Abhishek Bachchan pens a note for “Veerey” Vicky Kaushal; Subhash Ghai, Aanand L Rai laud Meghna Gulzar

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, Sam Bahadur is slated to release on December 1.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

November 30, 2023 - 5:14 PM IST

Vicky Kaushal's upcoming film Sam Bahadur, a biopic on India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, has garnered rave reviews from celebrities who attended a special screening in Mumbai on Wednesday night. Abhishek Bachchan, who was present at the screening, took to Twitter to express his admiration for the film and Vicky's performance.

Sam Bahadur first reactions: Abhishek Bachchan pens a note for “Veerey” Vicky Kaushal; Subhash Ghai, Aanand L Rai laud Meghna Gulzar

"Saw Sam Bahadur last night. The enormity of all that Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw did and achieved is overwhelming! And so beautifully told on celluloid by my favourite @meghnagulzar," he wrote. "It’s a huge responsibility to portray one of India’s greatest sons and she does it wonderfully. To the entire cast and crew, you should be very proud and thank you for telling this story.”

Junior Bachchan further added, “My veerey (brother) @vickykaushal09, what do I even say about you… you continue to set the bar so high for all of us and then so effortlessly jump over it as only Sam can. All I can say is “Well done, sweety!!!"

Saw #SamBahadur last night. The enormity of all that #FieldMarshalSamManekshaw did and achieved is overwhelming! And so beautifully told on celluloid by my favourite @meghnagulzar. It’s a huge responsibility to portray one of India’s greatest sons and she does it wonderfully. To…
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In addition to this, filmmaker Subhash Ghai also took to Twitter to praise Vicky's performance. "When a star actor makes you believe that he is not a star, but a compelling character on screen... Vicky Kaushal made me believe I'm meeting Sam Manekshaw through his face, eyes, voice and body language in film Sam Bahadur I watched at premiere last evening," he wrote.

when a star actor makes you believe that he is not a star but a compelling character on screen “ #VICKY KAUSHAL made me believe I m meeting gen maneckshaw thru his face eyes voice n body language in film #SAM BAHADUR i watched at premiere last eve.
https://t.co/E3CVoLQRQs
— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) November 30, 2023

Meanwhile, director-producer Aanand L Rai took to Instagram Stories and wrote, “I have seen actor working on the body language, voice and look of the character but how did you get the soul of Sam Bahadur in it Vicky Kaushal? Thank you for making it an experience Meghna Gulzar... Sam is definitely here. Sanya and Fatima, you were so real.”

The film is set to be released in theatres on December 1. It will be clashing with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal.

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