Sam Bahadur
A determined army officer battles political intrigue and relentless enemy forces to unite a nation and secure victory in the decisive 1971 Indo‑Pakistani War.
“His Life. Our History.”
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Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
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Principal cast & crew: 27
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Edited by Nitin BaidShot by Jay I PatelScored by Shankar MahadevanDesigned by Subrata Chakraborty
Box Office
2023 · Box office
Produced on a $6.9M budget
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$6.9M
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Cast & Crew
27 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Vicky Kaushal
as Sam Manekshaw
Sanya Malhotra
as Silloo Manekshaw
Fatima Sana Shaikh
as Indira Gandhi
Neeraj Kabi
as Jawaharlal Nehru
Sammy Jonas Heaney
as Captain McLaren
Govind Namdeo
as Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Edward Sonnenblick
as Lord Mountbatten
Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub
as Yahya Khan
Rajiv Kachroo
as Hormusji Manekshaw
Prajesh Kashyap
as Haji Iftikhar
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
13Karan Mally
Casting Director
Kashish Arora
Casting Director
Nandini Shrikent
Casting Director
Ravi Ahuja
Casting Director
Jay I Patel
Cinematographer
Ehsaan Noorani
Composer
Loy Mendonsa
Composer
Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Composer
Shankar Mahadevan
Composer
Nitin Baid
Editor
Amit Ray
Production Designer
Subrata Chakraborty
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