2014, a granite statue was erected in his honour at Wellington, in the Nilgiris district, close to the Manekshaw Bridge on the Ooty–Coonoor road, which had been named after him in 2009. His statue is also on Menckji Mehta Road in Pune Cantonment. In popular culture On his life, Meghna Gulzar is directing a movie, Sam Bahadur, starring Vicky Kaushal, which is expected to release in 2023. Aaj Tak's show Vande Matram narrated an episode on Manekshaw. He's mentioned in Book 3 of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children in the chapter entitled "Sam and the Tiger". Awards Dates of rank See also Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Notes Footnotes Citations References External links 1914 births 2008 deaths Military personnel from Amritsar Parsi people Indian Zoroastrians Gujarati people Chiefs of Army Staff (India) Field marshals Indian marshals Indian generals British Indian Army officers Frontier Force Regiment officers Indian Army personnel of World War II People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 People of the 1947 Kashmir conflict Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Generals of the Bangladesh Liberation War Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in civil service Indian recipients of the Military Cross Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, First Class Recipients of the Military Cross Sherwood College alumni Indian Military Academy alumni Pakistan Command and Staff College alumni Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Deaths from pneumonia in India Commandants of Defence Services Staff College