Meghna Gulzar-directorial war-biopic Sam Bahadur was released on Zee5 on January 25, 2024, after a moderate yet successful performance at the box office. Interestingly, just like theaters, Sam Bahadur and Animal made their way to different OTT platforms on the same date. While Animal was released on Netflix, Sam Bahadur was released on Zee5. Sam Bahadur is the true story of India's first-ever Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who drove India to victory and played a crucial role in the independence of Bangladesh. Sam Bahadur features Bollywood actors like Vicky Kaushal who plays Manekshaw, Fatima Sana Sheikh as Indira Gandhi, Sanya Malhotra as Siloo, Manekshaw's wife, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Gen. Yahya Khan, the 3rd President of Pakistan and more in the leading roles. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assumes that you have already watched Sam Bahadur on Zee5 and are wondering about India's first Field Marshal's slang 'Sweety'. Below is everything you need to know that why Sam Manekshaw used to call then India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as 'Sweety'-
When Sam Bahadur called Indira Gandhi 'Sweety'
Since Meghna Gulzar's directorial is a war biopic, the movie has showcased Sam Bahadur's habit of calling people sweety. Sam Bahadur's movie has showcased that Manekshaw had a habit of calling everyone 'sweety'. For instance, when Sam Manekshaw was appointed Chief of Army Staff, he called a female interviewer 'Sweety'. Listening to this, the female journalist had asked Manekshaw whether he was flirting with her. Sam Manekshaw had clarified that he was not flirting. If he had the intention to flirt with her then the interview would have stretched for a long time. Notably, due to his Parsi,-background and jovial nature, Sam Bahadur often many informal adjectives including Sweety. And this is the reason why he once called Indira Gandhi as Sweety.
To be precise, Manekshaw reportedly told Indira Gandhi 'I am always ready sweety' after she asked him if he was ready to go to war with Pakistan over Bangladesh in 1971.
Who was Sam Manekshaw?
Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. Sam Manekshaw's full name was Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, however, he was respectfully called Sam Bahadur," which means "Sam the Brave" in Hindi. Sam Manekshaw is known as one of the greatest military personnel or leaders the Indian Army ever had.