Sam Bahadur

“Without the fine balance that Meghna Gulzar strikes between ambition and restraint, neither the spirited central performance nor its emotional (and cinematic) payoff would have been quite as remarkable.”

“Vicky Kaushal wins you over by being spot on, eyes a-twinkle, moustache a-bristle. It's hard to play a character so closely without becoming a caricature, but he becomes Sam Bahadur.”

“Vicky Kaushal has delivered a commendable effort, but 'Sam Bahadur' falls short of being a cinematic masterpiece.”

“While Sam Bahadur is not the best work of Meghna Gulzar, Vicky Kaushal's impeccable act makes it a decent watch. The narrative failed to find a connect as it looked scattered with the slow-paced progress of the story, with no high points or wow moments expected when making a movie on a great soldier.”

“SAM BAHADUR is a well-intentioned biopic and showcases Vicky Kaushal like never before. But it suffers due to the docudrama treatment. The director should have added some sort of cinematic high, without compromising on other aspects.”

“Meghna Gulzar takes the routine route to depict the story of a man who was anything but routine, and that's where the major loophole is. The execution falls into the trap of being this routine army inspiration story, checking every stereotype you could name for such films. Vicky had everything going for being the best version of Manekshaw the movies could ever see; the writing lets him down.”