Mumbai, The brave freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh is back to life in 2019. The martyr, who killed the butcher of Jallianwala- Gen Dyer, has been sighted on streets of St Petersburg.
Uri-fame actor Victor Kaushal has just shared the first look of his looks from Sardar Udham Singh, which is a biopic on the legendary martyr. The new ‘Udham’ is seen sporting a suave hairstyle with an overcoat to give a classy look of yesteryears. A wound mar can be noticed on his cheek.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Sardar Udham Singh has been written by Ritesh Shah and Shubendu Bhattacharya. Before he fell ill, Irrfan Khan was to play the title role.
Shoojit Sircar says the tale of freedom fighter Udham Singh’s struggle and sacrifice is a very important story for today’s audiences.
That’s his reason behind making the biopic “Sardar Udham Singh.
“I chose this event as it is one of the most pivotal revolutionary contributions to the freedom movement which has albeit gone unnoticed for generations,” Sircar said in a statement.
Vicky Kaushal will bring alive the story of Udham Singh, who assassinated Michael O’ Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab in pre-Independence India, in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940.
The makers have released the first look of the movie showing Vicky as Udham. Vicky is seen looking dapper in a suit and long overcoat, and is seen channeling an intense emotion.
