Sardar Udham; a blood curdling tale that revives memories of horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre


By Rajesh Ahuja


A 20 year old boy rummages through a sea of corpses lying in the Jallianwala Bagh on the night of April 13, 1919 desperately looking for any survivors amidst the bodies felled by the bullets of the British troops, blinded by their determination to crush any signs of rebellion among the Indians .

The scene of this 20 year old Udham Singh carrying the wounded people -the elderly,  the women and children - on his shoulders and on his cart to a nearby hospita in the  film Sardar Udham,  being streamed on Amazon Prime Video, - makes for a blood curdling sight.

 The scene from the Shoojit Sarcar directed film brings back ghe horrific memories of April 13, 1919 when a British regiment led by General Dyer opened fire on a gathering of people carrying out a peaceful protest inside the precincts of Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.

The memories of that horrific night turned the happy go lucky Udham Singh into a revolutionary who grew up with the single minded aim to avenge the excesses of the British troops at Jallianwala Bagh. His resolve took him to London,  the capital of Britain and the home to Michael O Dwyer, the person responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. After a wait for six years,  Udham Singh managed to extract his revenge by pumping six bullets into Michael O Dwyer at a public function in London. 

Shoojit Sircar's Sardar Udham is the story of how Udham Singh survived the massacre on day of Baisakhi which killed around 400 people and injured around 1000 and avenges those who died. It takes us through the poignant and inspirational story of Udham Singh's efforts to avenge the death of innocent people killed in the horrific incident, which continues to be a blot in the history of British imperialism in India.


Sardar Udham is a blood curdling tale that revives memories of horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre 





The film begins with Udham Singh planning his entry into  London to fulfil his objective.  The story constantly moves in a flashback mode, taking us through Udham Singh's meetings with revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh who sowed in him the seeds of revolution . It also takes us through his days as a happy go lucky teenager  who is happy to just work in a steel factory and spend time with his girlfriend (Banita Sandhu).

A major portion of the film has been shot in London where Sardar Udham Singh carried out planning for his act of revenge. 

The film boasts of excellent production values. The London of the 1940s comes across as authentic with careful attention to detail.  The highlight of the film is, however,  the depiction of the incident of firing at Jallianwala Bagh by the British troops and the sight of sea of bodies lying there which presents a  blood curdling sight and instantly brings back memories of the horrific incident.  

As Sardar Udham Singh,  Vicky Kaushal gives a soul stirring performance.  He puts his heart and soul into the role. Though he does not speak much in the film, he emotes with his eyes, which bring out the searing intensity of the character of Udham Singh.  The performance is sure to win him another National Award after Uri The Surgical Strike.

Another hero of the film is Shoojit Sircar who has managed to bring back the sordid memories of the horrific massacre of Jallianwala Bagh . Definitely a National award winning effort.

Sardar Udham is a blood curdling tale that revives memories of the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre . It boasts of a soul stirring performance by Vicky Kaushal.

My rating;4/5


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