Sam Bahadur : This Biopic will never get made…..or will it ?

A sultry July evening.

Major General Surinder Pal Singh stands outside the Military cemetery in Delhi cantonment.  A car pulls over, the young man driving it opens the front door.  Gen. Singh quickly gets in, relieved to get away from the oppressive heat.

” Hi, Dad. You look awfully exhausted. What made you venture out in such weather?” 

“Mandy, I’ve experienced worse conditions during my Army days. O.K, I know I was younger then. But this was one prayer meeting I couldn’t miss. I hope you remember Sam Bahudar?”

“Ofcourse, I do. Fauji ka beta hoon, yaar. Who hasn’t heard of Sam Bahadur, otherwise known as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the General who led the nation to victory in the 1971 war”

Mandy glances at his Father. ” I know he passed away recently”

” Mandy, Old soldiers don’t pass away, they just fade away. He was my boss once upon a time. We served in the same regiment, the …


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