Sam Bahadir clashed with Animal at the box office

Sam Bahadur was not the quintessential masala film: Vicky

I would play jazz and just look in the mirror for 15 to 30 minutes: Vicky

With Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal performing exceedingly well at the box office, Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal-starrer Sam Bahadur went into the sidelines. Vicky Kaushal reflected on this in an interaction with The Week. “With Sam, we always knew it was a Test match; we knew it was not the quintessential masala film that Animal was―it had the shock value and one knew it would create waves at the box office. We knew we needed that much time, that word of mouth, for the film to resonate with the masses. Because if it would not click with people, it would not do well no matter when it was released. People started talking about it more and more as the weeks went by. We saw that through January, Sam’s shows kept going on, and that gives me tremendous happiness,” Vicky said. 

Vicky Kaushal also threw light on the process he followed to bring the character of Sam Manekshaw to life. “My daily ritual for Sam used to be―go into the van, get ready and before coming on the set, I used to need anywhere between 15 to 30 minutes where I would play jazz and just look in the mirror to be convinced that this guy is Sam Manekshaw. Once you believe this, whatever you do is Sam,” Vicky highlighted.