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'''''Sardar Udham''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Hindi
The film was officially announced in March 2019, with principal photography began on April. In a marathon schedule of 7 months, the makers completed the shooting of the film in December 2019. Set in India and England, principal photography took place in [[Russia]] and [[India]], with few sequences in [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2019 |title=Vicky Kaushal's look from Shoojit Sircar's film Udham Singh revealed |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/vicky-kaushals-look-from-shoojit-sircars-film-udham-singh-revealed/20842188 |access-date=2019-04-30 |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302070335/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/vicky-kaushals-look-from-shoojit-sircars-film-udham-singh-revealed-20842188 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Sardar Udham'' features [[Film score|musical score]] composed by [[Shantanu Moitra]], [[cinematography]] handled by [[Avik Mukhopadhyay]] and [[editing]] done by Chandrashekhar Prajapati.
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== Cast ==
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* [[Vicky Kaushal]] as [[Udham Singh|Sher "Udham" Singh]] aka Ram Mohammad Singh Azad
* [[Shaun Scott (actor)|Shaun Scott]] as [[Michael O'Dwyer]]
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* [[Amol Parashar]] as [[Bhagat Singh]]
* [[Banita Sandhu]] as Reshma
* [[Kirsty Averton]] as Eileen Palmer
* [[Andrew Havill]] as General [[Reginald Dyer]]
* [[Ritesh Shah]] as Koppikar
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=== Development ===
A film based on the life of the Indian revolutionary Udham Singh was announced in March 2019, with Shoojit Sircar directing the film and has [[Vicky Kaushal]] playing the lead character.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Vicky Kaushal to play freedom fighter Udham Singh in Shoojit Sircar's next |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vicky-kaushal-to-play-freedom-fighter-udham-singh-in-shoojit-sircar-s-next-1469766-2019-03-04 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020120618/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vicky-kaushal-to-play-freedom-fighter-udham-singh-in-shoojit-sircar-s-next-1469766-2019-03-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sircar decided to cast Kaushal in the lead, because he wanted an "actor who is ready to give his heart and soul to the film" and the latter, hailing from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], similar to Udham Singh, also a native of Punjab.<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web |first=Roshmila |last=Bhattacharya |date=2019 |title=Shoojit Sircar: Vicky Kaushal's intensity and anger convinced me he was Udham Singh |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shoojit-sircar-vicky-kaushals-intensity-and-anger-convinced-me-he-was-udham-singh/articleshow/69103798.cms |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011103206/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shoojit-sircar-vicky-kaushals-intensity-and-anger-convinced-me-he-was-udham-singh/articleshow/69103798.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaushal stated it as his dream project as he admired of Sircar's filmography, further saying "The way he is looking at the character (Udham Singh) and the world is extraordinary as well as beautiful. Plus, it's also a big honour for me that finally, I am going to be directed by him. Honestly, that's something that will take time to sink in".<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2019-03-04 |title=Vicky Kaushal to play Udham Singh in Shoojit Sircar's next |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vicky-kaushal-to-play-udham-singh-in-shoojit-sircar-s-next-119030400352_1.html |access-date=2021-10-30 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141249/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vicky-kaushal-to-play-udham-singh-in-shoojit-sircar-s-next-119030400352_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film marked the second Indian project to be based on the life of the Indian revolutionary after the [[Raj Babbar]]-starrer [[Shaheed Udham Singh (film)|''Shaheed Udham Singh'']] (2000).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vicky Kaushal to play freedom fighter Udham Singh in Shootjit Sircar's next |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/04/vicky-kaushal-to-play-freedom-fighter-udham-singh-in-shootjit-sircars-next-10365.html |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=4 March 2019 |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141251/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/04/vicky-kaushal-to-play-freedom-fighter-udham-singh-in-shootjit-sircars-next-10365.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The film's storyline traces from Singh's age of 20 to 40, showcasing the events of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, to the assassination of [[Michael O'Dwyer]], the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] who was responsible for the incident.<ref name="indiatimes"/> The idea was initially pitched to be presented in mid-1990s, after Sircar read about the events and life of Udham Singh, when he was a student at the [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh College]] in [[Delhi]], but had waited for two decades due to his extensive research about Udham Singh, with Sircar wanting to showcase Udham's life to the current generation of younger audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sudevan |first=Praveen |date=2021-10-13 |title=Why Shoojit Sircar had to wait for two decades to make 'Sardar Udham' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shoojit-sircar-sardar-udham-vicky-kaushal/article36979149.ece |access-date=2021-10-30 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204220137/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shoojit-sircar-sardar-udham-vicky-kaushal/article36979149.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="scroll"/> Initially, the role was offered to [[Irrfan Khan]],<ref name=":2" /> and his son [[Babil Khan]] was reported to play the younger version of Udham Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-10 |title=Babil was supposed to play Irrfan Khan's younger version in 'Sardar Udham', says producer |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/babil-was-supposed-to-play-irrfan-khans-younger-version-in-sardar-udham-says-producer-1039314.html |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141248/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/babil-was-supposed-to-play-irrfan-khans-younger-version-in-sardar-udham-says-producer-1039314.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, due to the former's health issues, he stepped out doing the role and insisted Kaushal to play the lead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Shoojit Sircar and Vicky Kaushal on Irrfan Khan and Sardar Udham: 'Moving on was difficult' |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusive-shoojit-sircar-and-vicky-kaushal-irrfan-khan-and-sardar-udham-moving-was-difficult-913115 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030142753/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusive-shoojit-sircar-and-vicky-kaushal-irrfan-khan-and-sardar-udham-moving-was-difficult-913115 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-09 |title=21 year wait to Irrfan Khan being the original choice, 5 revelations about Vicky Kaushal starrer Sardar Udham |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/21-year-wait-irrfan-khan-being-original-choice-5-revelations-about-vicky-kaushal-starrer-sardar-udham-914072 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030142752/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/21-year-wait-irrfan-khan-being-original-choice-5-revelations-about-vicky-kaushal-starrer-sardar-udham-914072 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kaushal had undergone physical transformation to represent the younger version of Singh, losing 15 kilograms within two months.<ref name="dnaindia">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |title=Vicky Kaushal's extreme transformation for 'Sardar Udham' will make your jaw drop |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vicky-kaushals-extreme-transformation-for-sardar-udham-singh-will-make-your-jaw-drop-2914723 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141249/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vicky-kaushals-extreme-transformation-for-sardar-udham-singh-will-make-your-jaw-drop-2914723 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2019, [[Banita Sandhu]] who worked with Sircar in ''[[October (2018 film)|October]]'' (2018), confirmed her presence, saying that she would play an important role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-19 |title="Yes I'm doing Sardar Udham Singh," October actress Banita Sandhu is back in Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh |website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/yes-im-sardar-udham-singh-october-actress-banita-sandhu-back-shoojit-sircars-udham-singh/ |access-date=2021-10-30 |language=en |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221114104/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/yes-im-sardar-udham-singh-october-actress-banita-sandhu-back-shoojit-sircars-udham-singh/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Television and theatre actor [[Amol Parashar]] was assigned to play the role of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.<ref name="indianexpress2">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-30 |title=Amol Parashar on playing Bhagat Singh in Sardar Udham: 'I didn't have to copy any other actor's interpretation' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amol-parashar-on-playing-bhagat-singh-in-sardar-udham-vicky-kaushal-shoojit-sircar-amazon-film-7595642/ |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141249/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amol-parashar-on-playing-bhagat-singh-in-sardar-udham-vicky-kaushal-shoojit-sircar-amazon-film-7595642/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Amol Parashar to play Bhagat Singh in Vicky Kaushal's 'Sardar Udham Singh' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amol-parashar-to-play-bhagat-singh-in-vicky-kaushals-sardar-udham-singh/articleshow/80439908.cms |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en |last1=Maheshwri |first1=Neha |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141250/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amol-parashar-to-play-bhagat-singh-in-vicky-kaushals-sardar-udham-singh/articleshow/80439908.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Parashar told in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]'', saying "I didn’t have to copy any other actor’s interpretation because nobody knows how tall he was, how he walked. It’s only through the written accounts, which mostly are about his ideas and thought process. Now we needed to create a person who’s believable. It was more about his energy."<ref name="indianexpress2"/> The film also has [[British actor]]s [[Shaun Scott (actor)|Shaun Scott]], Kirsty Averton and [[Stephen Hogan]] playing prominent roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-27 |title=Vicky Kaushal and Sardar Udham actor Shaun Scott's unseen BTS pic gives us a glimpse of their friendship |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/vicky-kaushal-and-sardar-udham-actor-shaun-scotts-unseen-bts-pic-gives-us-glimpse-their-friendship-927158 |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030142754/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/vicky-kaushal-and-sardar-udham-actor-shaun-scotts-unseen-bts-pic-gives-us-glimpse-their-friendship-927158 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Originally titled ''Sardar Udham Singh'', the title was later changed to ''Sardar Udham''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-30 |title=Sardar Udham Trailer: Vicky Kaushal and Shoojit Sircar FINALLY REVEAL the truth about the title change |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/web-series/sardar-udham-trailer-vicky-kaushal-and-director-shoojit-sircar-finally-reveal-the-truth-about-the-title-change-bollywood-news-1922790/ |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=Bollywood Life |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030141249/https://www.bollywoodlife.com/web-series/sardar-udham-trailer-vicky-kaushal-and-director-shoojit-sircar-finally-reveal-the-truth-about-the-title-change-bollywood-news-1922790/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Soumya Srivatsava of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "Sardar Udham, if there was ever any doubt, also proves once again that Shoojit Sircar is in top form and among the most dependable filmmakers in Hindi cinema right now. From slices of lives to biographies on historical heroes, he has been able to give his distinct stamp to any idea he has picked up. Hope the streak continues another 20 years."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-16 |title=Sardar Udham movie review: Vicky Kaushal is bewitching in one of the boldest, most traumatising Hindi films ever made |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sardar-udham-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-is-bewitching-in-one-of-the-boldest-most-traumatising-hindi-films-ever-made-101634317768344.html |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030171118/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sardar-udham-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-is-bewitching-in-one-of-the-boldest-most-traumatising-hindi-films-ever-made-101634317768344.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nandini Ramanath of Scroll.in stated "''Sardar Udham'' follows a handful of biopics about a historical figure whose colourful life readily lends itself to fictionalisation. The creators, bravely but also puzzlingly resist the temptation to include what might have been a shoo-in. The non-linear screenplay by Shubendu Bhattacharya (who also has a story credit) and Ritesh Shah is based on facts but takes creative licence with them."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Sardar Udham' review: A portrait of a man of history and mystery |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1007747/sardar-udham-review-a-portrait-of-a-man-of-history-and-mystery |access-date=2021-10-30 |website=Scroll.in |date=16 October 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307011626/https://scroll.in/reel/1007747/sardar-udham-review-a-portrait-of-a-man-of-history-and-mystery |url-status=live }}</ref> On the other hand, Syed Firdaus Ashraf of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave a mixed review saying "You neither get goosebumps nor the adrenaline rush of desh bhakti (patriotism), which a film like Sardar Udham should give every Indian. But a story of an unsung hero is needed to be told and hats off to Shoojit Sircar for doing that."<ref>{{Cite web |first=Syed Firdaus |last=Ashraf |date=October 18, 2021 |title=Sardar Udham Review |url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/sardar-udham-review/20211018.htm |access-date=2021-10-23 |website=Rediff |language=en |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019050318/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/sardar-udham-review/20211018.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Several publications listed ''Sardar Udham'' as one of the best Bollywood films of 2021, which includes: ''[[The Indian Express]]'' ([[Shubhra Gupta]] and Minnasa Shekhar),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-07|title=Shubhra Gupta's list of the best movies of 2021, and why no Bollywood biggie made the cut|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/best-and-worst-films-of-2021-no-bollywood-movie-made-the-cut-7681240/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227171643/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/best-and-worst-films-of-2021-no-bollywood-movie-made-the-cut-7681240/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-29|title=Best and worst Bollywood films of 2021: Sardar Udham, 83, Radhe on the list|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/best-and-worst-bollywood-films-of-2021-sardar-udham-83-radhe-sooryavanshi-on-the-list-7692184/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111044325/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/best-and-worst-bollywood-films-of-2021-sardar-udham-83-radhe-sooryavanshi-on-the-list-7692184/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Film Companion]]'' (Anupama Chopra),<ref>{{Citation|title=Best Hindi Films of 2021 {{!}} Anupama Chopra {{!}} Film Companion| date=28 December 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ZfRgMlIeY|language=en|access-date=2022-01-09|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109114142/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ZfRgMlIeY|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' (Devarsi Ghosh),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-31|title=Best Indian films of 2021: Karnan and Sherni to The Disciple and The Great Indian Kitchen|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/best-indian-films-of-2021-karnan-and-sherni-to-the-disciple-and-the-great-indian-kitchen-101640884238543.html|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108193352/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/best-indian-films-of-2021-karnan-and-sherni-to-the-disciple-and-the-great-indian-kitchen-101640884238543.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' (Anuj Kumar),<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2021-12-25|title=Hindi cinema in 2021: From '83' to 'Sardar Udham' and more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hindi-cinema-in-2021-from-83-to-sardar-udham-and-more/article38035835.ece|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109114142/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hindi-cinema-in-2021-from-83-to-sardar-udham-and-more/article38035835.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' (Anandita Mukherjee)<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 29, 2021|first=Anindita|last=Mukherjee|title=Year-ender 2021: 83 to Shershaah, best Bollywood films of the year|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/year-ender-2021-83-to-shershaah-best-bollywood-films-of-the-year-1893411-2021-12-29|access-date=2022-01-09|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230151527/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/year-ender-2021-83-to-shershaah-best-bollywood-films-of-the-year-1893411-2021-12-29|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Firstpost]]'' (Subhash K. Jha).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-09|title=First Take {{!}} Movies that made the year 2021 worth it|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/first-take-movies-that-made-the-year-2021-worth-it-10269681.html|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Firstpost|language=en|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109054031/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/first-take-movies-that-made-the-year-2021-worth-it-10269681.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' named it 2021's Best Hindi film with a social message.<ref>{{Cite news |title=''Sardar Udham'' 2021's Best Hindi Film With A Social Message |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/swetakaushal/2021/12/26/sardar-udham-is-2021s-best-hindi-film-with-a-social-message/?sh=3b9cc78948fd |access-date=2022-04-13 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013091328/https://www.forbes.com/sites/swetakaushal/2021/12/26/sardar-udham-is-2021s-best-hindi-film-with-a-social-message/?sh=3b9cc78948fd |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
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