Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI): Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal paid tribute to Shaheed Sardar Udham Singh on his 122nd birth anniversary.
New Delhi Oct 29 PTI Director Shoojit Sircar says it is overwhelming to see viewers connect with the ideas of equality and unity presented in his film Sardar Udham a period drama that takes audiences back to the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre through the eyes of Udham SinghSardar Udham based on the life of the titular revolutionary who later assassinated the then former Punjab governor Michael ODwyer in London has been garnering critical acclaim from critics and viewers alike since its release on Prime Video earlier this monthAs someone who has always looked up to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his writings the filmmaker said he did not want to make the Vicky Kaushal-starrer into a revenge story and instead wanted to delve deep into what motivated him and other young revolutionaries to take the path they eventually didI wanted to say that its not just a revenge story Udham Singh was not in London just for revenge He assassinated ODwyer in 1940 maybe because he did not have any other option thats what I felt Sircar saidThe line between a terrorist and a revolutionary is very thin For them the British he was possibly a criminal or a terrorist but for us he was revolutionary So I left that judgment for people to make on their own he addedKnown for films such as Vicky Donor Piku October and Gulabo Sitabo Sircar said the team went through extensive research to craft some of the key moments in the film which has been praised for its restrained portrayalThe kind of reactions and connections the film lovers are able to make is overwhelming Its more satisfying that the film is connecting with people If this film can unite a lot of people to think similarly I think thats the most important thing that there are many people who think like that Sircar told PTI in an interviewThe director said the sequence where both Bhagat Singh played by Amol Parashar and Kaushals Udham Singh discuss their ideas about freedom equality and revolution was instrumental to the filmSo the argument that What were you doing when you were 23 and that youth is a gift of God it is universal and not just limited to our freedom struggle or something which is in the present context This was a very important and relatable fact which is what connected me to the story as a human being What are your expressions Are you thinking right or not All these factors and especially the talk about equality that this film actually proposes We still are not equal and we are much more divided now Im not talking about just money or economics Im saying otherwise also there are many things which are dividing And now also we can relate to it he said adding that Udham Singh identifying himself as Ram Mohammad Singh Azad to the British was the revolutionarys way of talking about Indias unity in diversitySircar has often spoken about how he waited for almost two decades to make the film on Udham Singh but he revealed he wanted to make his directorial debut with a movie on Bhagat SinghI have been a huge follower of Bhagat Singhs work and life I was a Bhagat Singh fanboy when I was in college the director who went to Delhis Shaheed Bhagat Singh College for higher studies saidThe first film that I wanted to make was Bhagat Singh but at that time there was a surge of films on him So I took a step back because my Bhagat Singh was a normal romantic guy like the one in this film Of course he was far ahead of his time Talking about his trips to Amritsars Jallianwala Bagh the filmmaker said in the film he tried to capture the feeling the historical site evokes in himThe films back-and-forth screenplay structure was also informed by the way Sircar discovered Udham Singh first reading about his assassination of ODwyer the Punjab governor who condoned Brigadier-General Dyers action of firing on peaceful protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh on the fateful day of April 13 1919 that killed hundreds of people including children and womenThe director said he did not want to create the massacre scene in a Mumbai studio and found a place similar to the Jallianwala Bagh to shoot the sequenceThe most difficult decision was to keep the continuity for that aftermath of the massacre sequence because it kept on happening the entire night but we shot for some 18-19 days for that particular sequenceTo keep it absolutely organic in terms of the survivors statement which are all there in the archives We wanted the sequence just the way it is mentioned in those accounts That was a big task for us Another creative decision that the director took was to keep the Jallianwala Bagh sequence in the end and showcase ODwyers assassination in the beginningThe film does not spell out everything completely Ive left it to people to contemplate it themselves he saidAsked about the delicate balance of making a patriotic film without overstating facts or dialogues as is the norm in many Bollywood movies today Sircar said he is someone who finds beauty in the ordinaryWhen October was released many found the story to be slow but for me that was the most fascinating thing I have lived that life in a hospital So I know how you spend time with a coma patientFor me its actually more poetic than just being slow and boring Its the same thing here I think there is a sense of beauty in being ordinary and there is a sense of mysticism PTI BK RDS RB RB
New Delhi Oct 28 PTI Director Shoojit Sircar says it is overwhelming to see viewers connect with the ideas of equality and unity presented in his film Sardar Udham a period drama that takes audiences back to the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre through the eyes of Udham SinghSardar Udham based on the life of the titular revolutionary who later assassinated the then former Punjab governor Michael ODwyer in London has been garnering critical acclaim from critics and viewers alike since its release on Prime Video earlier this monthAs someone who has always looked up to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his writings the filmmaker said he did not want to make the Vicky Kaushal-starrer into a revenge story and instead wanted to delve deep into what motivated him and other young revolutionaries to take the path they eventually didI wanted to say that its not just a revenge story Udham Singh was not in London just for revenge He assassinated ODwyer in 1940 maybe because he did not have any other option thats what I felt Sircar saidThe line between a terrorist and a revolutionary is very thin For them the British he was possibly a criminal or a terrorist but for us he was revolutionary So I left that judgment for people to make on their own he addedKnown for films such as Vicky Donor Piku October and Gulabo Sitabo Sircar said the team went through extensive research to craft some of the key moments in the film which has been praised for its restrained portrayalThe kind of reactions and connections the film lovers are able to make is overwhelming Its more satisfying that the film is connecting with people If this film can unite a lot of people to think similarly I think thats the most important thing that there are many people who think like that Sircar told PTI in an interviewThe director said the sequence where both Bhagat Singh played by Amol Parashar and Kaushals Udham Singh discuss their ideas about freedom equality and revolution was instrumental to the filmSo the argument that What were you doing when you were 23 and that youth is a gift of God it is universal and not just limited to our freedom struggle or something which is in the present context This was a very important and relatable fact which is what connected me to the story as a human being What are your expressions Are you thinking right or not All these factors and especially the talk about equality that this film actually proposes We still are not equal and we are much more divided now Im not talking about just money or economics Im saying otherwise also there are many things which are dividing And now also we can relate to it he said adding that Udham Singh identifying himself as Ram Mohammad Singh Azad to the British was the revolutionarys way of talking about Indias unity in diversitySircar has often spoken about how he waited for almost two decades to make the film on Udham Singh but he revealed he wanted to make his directorial debut with a movie on Bhagat SinghI have been a huge follower of Bhagat Singhs work and life I was a Bhagat Singh fanboy when I was in college the director who went to Delhis Shaheed Bhagat Singh College for higher studies saidThe first film that I wanted to make was Bhagat Singh but at that time there was a surge of films on him So I took a step back because my Bhagat Singh was a normal romantic guy like the one in this film Of course he was far ahead of his time Talking about his trips to Amritsars Jallianwala Bagh the filmmaker said in the film he tried to capture the feeling the historical site evokes in himThe films back-and-forth screenplay structure was also informed by the way Sircar discovered Udham Singh first reading about his assassination of ODwyer the Punjab governor who condoned Brigadier-General Dyers action of firing on peaceful protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh on the fateful day of April 13 1919 that killed hundreds of people including children and womenThe director said he did not want to create the massacre scene in a Mumbai studio and found a place similar to the Jallianwala Bagh to shoot the sequenceThe most difficult decision was to keep the continuity for that aftermath of the massacre sequence because it kept on happening the entire night but we shot for some 18-19 days for that particular sequenceTo keep it absolutely organic in terms of the survivors statement which are all there in the archives We wanted the sequence just the way it is mentioned in those accounts That was a big task for us Another creative decision that the director took was to keep the Jallianwala Bagh sequence in the end and showcase ODwyers assassination in the beginningThe film does not spell out everything completely Ive left it to people to contemplate it themselves he saidAsked about the delicate balance of making a patriotic film without overstating facts or dialogues as is the norm in many Bollywood movies today Sircar said he is someone who finds beauty in the ordinaryWhen October was released many found the story to be slow but for me that was the most fascinating thing I have lived that life in a hospital So I know how you spend time with a coma patientFor me its actually more poetic than just being slow and boring Its the same thing here I think there is a sense of beauty in being ordinary and there is a sense of mysticism PTI BK RDS RDS
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 17 (ANI): A day after the release of his film 'Sardar Udham', actor Vicky Kaushal penned a thank you note to filmmaker Shoojit Sircar for casting him in the film and giving him an experience that "took a lot out of him and gave a lot more in return."
Mumbai Sep 30 PTI Actor Vicky Kaushal on Thursday said playing the titular role in Sardar Udham was a tough nut to crack but growing up listening to the stories about the patriot he felt a deep connection with his on-screen characterHelmed by Shoojit Sircar the upcoming film is a biopic on the lesser-known story of freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh who assassinated Michael ODwyer the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India in 1940 to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacreDuring the trailer launch of the film Kaushal said Sardar Udham Singh was one of those freedom fighters of the country who got lost in the history booksWhen you go back to our history books they get lost in a line paragraph or a page in the book Sardar Udham Singh was probably that one line paragraph or a page in the bookBut because I had heard his stories from my grandparents and parents there was always this connect straight from my core where I related to that man I related to his angst Kaushal told reporters hereThe Uri star said the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a shocking episode which hit home in the most brutal wayCalling Sardar Udham a story of courage Kaushal said he wanted to challenge himself with this roleA person who had taken a note to avenge that bloodshed not in India but by crossing borders 100 years ago went to the heart of the British empire For me it is a story of resilience bravery patience and a passionate personThrough this film I wanted to explore that factor in me also Its not the most easy role to touch Its also a character that isnt widely documented in our history books the 33-year-old actor saidWritten by Ritesh Shah and Shubhendu Bhattacharya the film is scheduled to be released on Amazon Prime Video on October 16Kaushal said there was such dearth of published material on the freedom fighter that his only approach to build the character was to rely completely on SircarThe actor said if one attempts to read books on Sardar Udham Singh they would find different stories about the same personYoull find different names identities and faces How do you tap into what was the core of the person The only way to play this part was to completely surrender to Shoojits visionThe more I heard him I realised that the way he understands that era the way he studied the freedom struggle Sardar Udham Singh Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ive never met anyone like him he addedProduced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar the film also stars Banita Sandhu and Amol Parashar PTI JUR RDS RDS
Mumbai Sep 30 PTI Director Shoojit Sircar on Thursday said he does not view opting for a digital release for his upcoming feature Sardar Udham as a mistake because the decision was taken keeping in mind the best interest of the filmHeadlined by Vicky Kaushal the film is gearing up to be released on Amazon Prime Video on October 16Sardar Udham which was completed in 2019 was earlier expected to release theatricallyDuring the trailer launch of the film Sircar was asked if he feels he could have waited longer for cinema halls to reopen so that the movie could have had a big screen releaseIts a tricky question Theres a destiny for every film and Sardar Udham landed on Amazon Prime When I shot the film this wasnt the situation We shot the film for cinemasI do not feel guilty that its releasing on a digital platform We decided that this will go on the digital platform I didnt feel that this was a mistake I was making the filmmaker told reportersThe Maharashtra government recently allowed cinema halls in the state a prime market for Bollywood films to resume operations from October 22Last year during the coronavirus pandemic-induced nationwide lockdown which resulted in cinema halls being shut across the country Sircars Gulabo Sitabo was one of the first films to head to the OTT platformStarring Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana the film also premiered on Amazon Prime Video in JuneThe filmmaker said he is impatient and wants to showcase his work to the audience as quickly as possible which is why both Gulabo Sitabo and Sardar Udham didnt wait for the reopening of cinema hallsWhat I also experienced after Gulabo Sitabo was the reach the film got I thought this film Sardar Udham also needs a huge global platform apart from our Indian territories That was also a good reason for me to go aheadYes the cinematic experience of a theatre will be surely missed but it is not a compromise on the cinematic narrative Itll be as cinematic on a big screen as it is on a small screen Sircar addedThe film is a biopic on freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh who assassinated Michael ODwyer the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India in 1940 to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacreThe Amazon original movie penned by Ritesh Shah and Shubhendu Bhattacharya is produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar PTI JUR RDS RDS
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 30 (ANI): Makers of the Vicky Kaushal-starrer 'Sardar Udham' have dropped the powerful first trailer of the patriotic film on Thursday.
Mumbai Sep 27 PTI Streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on Monday announced that Shoojit Sircars upcoming directorial Sardar Udham starring Vicky Kaushal in the titular role will premiere on October 16Chronicling the lesser-known story of the legendary Indian revolutionary Sardar Udham Singh the upcoming film delves deep into his boundless courage to avenge the death of his countrymen in an event that shook the British EmpireThe makers revealed the release date in the teaser of the movie produced by Rising Sun Films in collaboration with Kino WorksThe film is a biopic on freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh who assassinated Michael ODwyer the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India in 1940 to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacreKaushal shared the teaser of the film on his Instagram pageOn the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Im proud to bring to you the story of his ally- Sardar Udham Singh- one man many aliases one mission the actor wrote in the captionBilled as an intriguing and engrossing tale of a patriot with many aliases but with a single mission in life - to avenge Indias most gruesome tragedy Sardar Udham also stars Banita Sandhu and Amol ParasharThe Amazon original movie is produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar PTI RDS SHD
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