It
was
announced
on
December
13
last
year
on
the
occasion
of
director
Meghna
Gulzar's
birthday
that
her
film
Sam
Bahadur
starring
Vicky
Kaushal
in
the
lead
role,
will
also
be
starring
Dangal
girls,
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
and
Sanya
Malhotra.
The
movie
is
based
on
the
life
of
Field
Marshall
Sam
Manekshaw
and
Vicky
will
be
playing
the
titular
role
in
the
same.
Fatima
will
be
playing
former
Prime
Minister
of
India,
Indira
Gandhi
in
the
film
and
the
latest
development
suggests
that
the
actress
is
prepping
hard
for
the
role.
According
to
a
news
report
in
India
Today,
a
source
close
to
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
revealed
that
the
actress
has
been
reading
many
books
on
the
former
Prime
Minister
of
India
to
get
into
the
skin
of
her
character
in
Sam
Bahadur.
The
report
quoted
the
source
to
state,
"Fatima
has
been
reading
a
number
of
books
on
Indira
Gandhi
to
understand
her
better
and
get
an
idea
of
her
regime
as
the
Prime
Minister.
She
also
has
got
her
hands
on
various
documentaries
to
get
the
nuances
and
mannerisms
of
her
character
right.
It
is
a
responsible
role
and
Fatima
wants
to
do
full
justice
to
it."
In
an
earlier
interview
with
PTI
in
December
last
year,
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
had
expressed
her
joy
in
collaborating
with
Meghna
Gulzar
for
the
movie.
The
Ajeeb
Daastans
actress
had
said,
"She
is
a
maverick
director,
whose
work
I
have
admired
and
followed
for
a
very
long
time.
I
consider
working
with
her
a
personal
milestone.
I'm
super
pumped
to
start
shooting
with
her
and
I
hope
we
have
a
blast
on
the
sets
of
Sam
Bahadur."
An
earlier
news
report
in
Mid-Day
had
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh's
Dangal
co-star
Sanya
Malhotra
express
her
excitement
on
teaming
up
with
Fatima
again
in
the
movie.
The
Badhaai
Ho
actress
had
said,
"First
co-stars
are
always
special.
Dangal
completed
five
years
recently,
and
this
film
is
a
reminder
that
life
has
come
a
long
way.
Five
years
ago,
we
were
kids.
I
am
so
proud
and
happy
for
us,
and
so
excited
to
work
with
her
again.
It
warms
my
heart." Sanya
will
be
playing
Sam
Manekshaw's
wife
Silloo
Bode
in
the
movie.