
Sardar Udham(2021)
Hindi162 mins
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.
Director:Shoojit Sircar
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- MX Player, Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 16 October 2021
- Director
- Shoojit Sircar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Rating
- 7.1/10
Storyline
A young man is traumatized by a brutal massacre. For over twenty years, he carries this pain. He finally takes revenge by assassinating the British official he holds responsible.
“A wound that took twenty-one years to heal.”
Film Details
7.1Rating
162Minutes
HindiLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date16 October 2021
Also Known AsUdham Singh · ภารกิจสังหาร แค้นไม่มีวันลืม
Parental Guide
Violence
Moderate
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Moderate
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengejusticesurvivalidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence4
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1

Banita SandhuReshma
→#2
A
Andrew HavillGeneral Reginald Dyer
→#3
S
Sam RedfordDetective Deighton
→#4
A
Albrekht TsanderJunior Detective
→#5
T
Tim BerringtonJohn Hutchison
→#6
M
Mark LingwoodSuperintendent Sands
→#7
S
Simon WeirKing George VI
→#8
T
Tim HudsonWinston Churchill
→#9
R
Richard GloverProsecutor
→#10
#11N
Nicholas GecksJustice Atkinson
→S
Shoojit SircarDirector
→#12
R
Ronnie LahiriCrew
→#13
S
Shubendu BhattacharyaCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sardar Udham
Cast reunions in this film: Shoojit Sircar & Shantanu Moitra (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director Shoojit Sircar researched for over 20 years before making the movie.
- Vicky Kaushal lost 15 kilograms to portray the older, weaker Udham Singh in prison.
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre scene took over 45 days to shoot with more than 1000 junior artists.
- The film was shot in real locations including Russia, the UK, and parts of Northern India.
- It was initially planned to release in 2019 to mark the 100th year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
- The production team recreated 1940s London streets in Mumbai's Film City studios.
- Real archival footage and photographs were studied to design the period-accurate costumes.