Vicky Kaushal courageously gets into the skin of a 'revolutionary' in the trailer of Shoojit Sircar's 'Sardar Udham'

By Rashita Sahni

on September 30, 2021 12:57:49 PM

The much-anticipated film of 2020, the biopic Sardar Udham starring National Award winner Vicky Kaushal is the rare and untold story of one of the bravest freedom fighters of India. The film went on floors in April 2019 and wrapped its final shoot schedule in Europe in December 2019. However, slated to release earlier this year, the film was pushed due to the ongoing pandemic. Recently, Amazon Prime Video and Vicky confirmed that the film was taking the web route and will be releasing on the OTT platform. The Shoojit Sircar directorial will have a digital release on October 16 on Amazon Prime Video and the makers have now released the trailer of the film.

The 2 minutes 29 seconds long trailer shows how Vicky flawlessly and courageously gets into the skin of a 'revolutionary' to play the role of Sardar Udham Singh. In the trailer, Vicky as Sardar Udham Singh flies to London to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by shooting Michael O’Dwyer in March, 1940. This is the story behind this fact – a tale of carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, of unrelenting resolve and resilience, the distinct journey of Sardar Udham.

The official synopsis of the film reads, "On the fateful day of April 13th, over 20,000 unarmed people assembled in Jallianwala Bagh. General Dyer reached the bagh with armed troops. Approximately 1650 rounds were fired in 10 minutes. It was a bloodbath! Only 20-years-old at the time, Udham Singh, was deeply scarred by this massacre. In 1931, Udham escaped from India and made his way into the mountains of Afghanistan, eventually reaching London via the sea in 1933-34. In London, he spent the most decisive 6 years of his life, to re-ignite the revolution begun by his guru, Bhagat Singh, waiting patiently, to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, to kill the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, Michael O’Dwyer. And in that single minded pursuit, gladly sacrificed his life."

Sardar Udham stars Vicky in the titular role. The film is based on Udham Singh, who assassinated Michael O' Dwyer, former lieutenant governor of Punjab, in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. Singh was tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940.