Sardar Udham (2021)
An assassination which shook the British Empire
Director: Shoojit Sircar · Writers: Shubendu Bhattacharya, Ritesh Shah
A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to avenge the lost lives of his beloved brethren.
Where to watch
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Trailer
Director
Shoojit Sircar
Cast
Vicky Kaushal
Udham Singh 
Shaun Scott
Michael O'Dwyer 
Stephen Hogan
Detective Inspector John Swain 
Amol Parashar
Shaheed Bhagat Singh 
Kirsty Averton
Eileen Palmer 
Banita Sandhu
Reshma 
Andrew Havill
General Reginald Dyer 
Sam Redford
Detective Deighton 
Albrekht Tsander
Junior Detective 
Tim Berrington
John Hutchison 
Mark Lingwood
Superintendent Sands 
Simon Weir
King George VI User Reviews (3)
It is interesting to watch this film now, in a week where a British MP has been brutally stabbed to death doing his job, and to maybe ask ourselves a question. What has the killing of a man ever actually achieved? It never makes anything any better. It serves to galvanise both sides and retrench enmities and bitterness that can take many years to wain. This film depicts one such story. That of a man who also passionately believed it was acceptable to take a life. His motives appear demonstrably justifiable as we watch this beautifully shot, frequently harrowing, depiction of the lead up to the atrocity of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919. It is told through the eyes of the assassin - Udham Singh (Vicky Kaushal) and over the course of the next two hours, we are exposed to the events that drove a decent man to commit the ultimate sin, and to pay the ultimate penalty. Whilst it does ta…
It's quite the captivating story. Sadly, humanity seems to learn nothing from history, and so we are doomed to the fatal repetition of the past. This is one story that should have taught us a lesson, yet governments all over the world suppress and repress the truth. The non-linear film seems a little scattered in organization but picks up all the dangling pieces by the final reel.
My title is meant to be twofold. The atrocities of the British are unreal and this is an extremely important film. The massacre in particular is brought to live vividly and that scene in itself is classic. It'a a very powerful film indeed. My only criticism are the parts where Udham interacts with O'Dwyer. Udham Singh has indeed had multiple opportunities to kill O'Dwyer throughout the years but as far as we know he's never even had a conversation with him. So why add this air of unrealism to an otherwise almost perfect depiction? Don't let that deter anyone from watching though.
