vicky kaushal to be seen soon in meghna gulzars sam bahadur attended the durand cup 2023 derby match between mohun bagan super giant and east bengal fc in kolkataorganised by the indian army this iconic football tournament holds the distinction of being the oldest in asia vicky will be seen playing the role of the legendary field marshal sam manekshaw in the upcoming biopic sam bahadurread alsodurand cup gets off to an actionfilled startthe 132nd edition of the durand cup football tournament got off to an actionpacked start at the yuba bharati krirangan saltlake stadium with an action packed opening ceremony where various indian army regiments showed off their skills indigenous sports like keralas kalarippayattu by the madrasinterestingly sam manekshaw had also visited the durand cup decades ago and was closely involved with the tournament the actor showed his love and support for the biggest football tournament in indiahe took to the social media and shared some glimpses from the stadium in kolkata he tagged the geo location of salt lake stadiumin the string of photos vicky can be seen in a black jacket black pant and a white shirt he is flaunting a smile with a heavy bearded look he is also seen having a happy conversation with the players and the organisersvicky captioned the post what a great experience to watch the iconic derby match east bengal fc vs mohun bagan sg at the 132nd durand cup in kolkata its the oldest tournament in asia and 3rd oldest in the world conducted by the indian army fm sam manekshaw himself has graced the event in the past for multiple years to hand over the trophies to the winning teams honoured to have associated with such a great legacythe durand cup is the oldest existing club football tournament in asia and is named after its founder sir henry mortimer durand an angloindian civil servant and diplomatthe movie sam bahadur revolves around indias greatest war hero field marshal sam manekshaw alongside vicky the flick also stars sanya malhotra and fatima sana shaikh directed by meghna gulzar and produced by ronnie screwvala rsvp it will hit theatres on december 1