Vicky reveals he has 275 pics of Sam Manekshaw
NEW DELHI: Actor Vicky Kaushal revealed he has over 200 footage of the primary discipline marshal Sam Manekshaw in each posture and that until now he hasn’t come throughout any picture of him anyplace which isn’t on his cellphone.
Speaking about prepping for the character, which he has aced fully, Vicky instructed the media: “I’ve an album in my cellphone, which says ‘Sam’, which has about 275 footage of him in each posture of him — sitting and standing, and until now I have not come throughout any image of him on Google or anyplace which isn’t on my cellphone.”
“However that was the enjoyable of it that we have been simply obsessed to create him because it was as soon as in a lifetime alternative for me to play a person like him. I needed to offer all the pieces that I may,” he stated.
The actor shared extra anecdotes concerning the movie and his preparation to nail the look.
“If you end up within the thick of the storm of getting ready for a personality, typically you do not realise all of the issues that you’re doing however the issues I keep in mind are in fact how would I stroll, speak, how a lot he would bend and sit, in all the pieces and each scene.”
“Three months earlier than we began taking pictures, Meghna and I’d sit not less than 5-7 hours collectively, and simply learn the script time and again, watch his movies, examine him, and simply talk about Sam on a regular basis for 5-6 hours. There have been no Sundays and off days. In my bed room I’d stroll like Sam, and Meghna Gulzar used to take a look at me by way of the zoom name.”
Vicky shared that “there was a relentless prep in order that by the point we reached the ground.”
The 35-year-old actor, who’s married to actress Katrina Kaif, added: “It is like my second nature, it is an impulse to me on how Sam would stroll and speak however that was simply the floor which was numerous enjoyable. It was at all times about catching the spirit of this man, his mindset — that got here with numerous studying about him, assembly the relations, who have been actually useful and candy.”
The Nationwide Award-winning actor revealed that his dad and mom are each from Punjab and have seen the 1971 struggle.
“I did not know the way Sam Manekshaw seemed. So in the course of the dialog with Meghna. I silently googled him and stated he’s so good-looking, and I will not get his function. It is an honour for me, and I believe it’s the hardest function until date due to simply the person he was. It is actually an enormous staff effort, and Meghna’s analysis.”
Vicky was within the capital for the trailer launch of ‘Sam Bahadur’. He was joined by Common Manoj Pande (Chief of Indian Military), Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Meghna Gulzar.
Earlier than the trailer was dropped, Vicky was on the Sarvadharmasthal of the sixth Battalion Sikh Regiment and sought blessings.
The actor took to Instagram, the place he shared a video of him being blessed.
For the caption, he wrote: “In search of blessings earlier than the Sam Bahadur trailer launch at the moment on the Sarvadharmasthal of sixth Battalion Sikh Regiment. Rabb meher bakshe!”
The movie is scheduled to launch on December 1.
