Vicky Kaushal in a still from the film. (courtesy: vickykaushal09)
Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur, which brings to life the story of war hero and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, released in theatres on Friday. The film features Vicky Kaushal in the lead role. Sam Bahadur earned Rs 6.25 crore India net on its first day, reported Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Taran Adarsh mentioned in his X post that the film's business gained momentum during the evening shows. "Sam Bahadur gathered momentum towards evening shows on Day 1... Biz needs to multiply on Sat-Sun for a respectable weekend total... Fri Rs 6.25 cr. India biz," wrote Taran Adarsh. The film clashed with Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal at the box office.
This is what Taran Adarsh posted:
The film opened to stellar reviews on Friday. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee, in his review for NDTV, gave Sam Bahadur a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and he wrote, "It would be easy to describe Sam Bahadur as a Vicky Kaushal show because it is who dominates every major scene in the film. But 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."
Sam Bahadur has been directed by Meghna Gulzar and it also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. This is Vicky Kaushal's second project with Meghna Gulzar. The duo have earlier worked together in the 2018 critically acclaimed Raazi, which was also a box office hit. The film clashes with Ranbir Kapoor's Animal at the box office.