Meghna Gulzar to helm Sam Manekshaw biopic - Page 2

Originally posted by: raj80

sarcasm...

When Indira Gandhi asked Sam Manekshaw if the Indian Army was ready for a war against Pakistan in April 1971, he told her about the inevitable defeat if India attacked East Pakistan untimely. He offered to resign seeing Indira Gandhi angry saying:

3. Mankeshaw did not want Indian Army to get into the brutal trend of dishonoring and raping women in a defeated land. So he advised his army

4. Manekshaw's message to Pakistani troops on 9th December 1971 asking them to Surrender

5. Sam Manekshaw guaranteed Indira Gandhi's victory in the 1971 War if she allowed him to handle the conflict on his own terms, and set a date for it; Mrs. Gandhi agreed. He prepared the Army for war from April to December 1971. On the eve of the war, Indira Gandhi again asked General Maneksaw if he was ready for the war. He replied:

6. Yahya Khan (president of Pakistan during 1971 War) and Sam Manekshaw served in the British Indian Army together before Indo-Pak separation in 1947. Sam had sold his bike to Yahya for Rs.1000 during partition and Khan promised to send him money from Pakistan. The amount was never received. After winning the 1971 War and creation of Bangladesh from East Pakistan, Sam Manekshaw quoted:

7. Few months after the War Indira Gandhi signed the Shimla Agreement where India released over 93,000 Pakistani POWs and got almost nothing in return except a verbal assurance from Pakistani PM, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. This is still considered as a wasted opportunity for India. Replying to Indira Gandhi about his view on the Shimla Agreement, he said:

Originally posted by: -Goldendew-

Weird.

Ronnie is the producer n not KJo so there is hope 😆

Originally posted by: raj80

KJo can co-produce...

Originally posted by: dharamnaina

Will they show his entire life or wartime stage only?

this is young Manekshaw

They should focus on the wartime story and take some talented character actor for it. Maybe irrfan. Or Vicky kaushal if they want to show his entire life story.