Vicky Kaushal's 'Sardar Udham' announces digital release on Amazon in October

After much wait, it seems another film has decided to take the digital route for a release owing to the uncertainty that lies surrounding the reopening theatres in multiple metro cities in India. Even though Bell Bottom saw a theatrical release recently, multiple big films are still choosing to have a release on digital platforms even now.

On that note, another film is all set to have a release on OTT which would have preferred a theatrical release. 

Shoojit Sircar’s Udham Singh biopic will be released on Amazon Prime Video in October, according to a press release from the streaming platform. The period drama Sardar Udham stars Vicky Kaushal as the revolutionary who assassinated British administrator Michael O’Dwyer as revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. O’Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab at the time of the massacre, which took place in Amritsar on April 13, 1919.

Udham Singh was a man of many parts – he was a motor mechanic and a bit-part actor before shooting O’Dwyer dead on March 30, 1940, in London. Singh was hanged on July 31, 1940. He was 40 years old.

“Two decades worth of research and understanding has been put by the team to present this untold story,” Sircar’s production partner Ronnie Lahiri said in a press release. “Vicky has worked tirelessly to bring out the real essence of Udham Singh’s myriad emotions throughout his life’s journey.”

Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video, India, added, “The untold heroic story of Udham Singh needed to be narrated to the world and we are certain that our viewers across the spectrum will be inspired by this film that honours the life of one of the greatest martyrs in Indian history, whose profound and heart-wrenching sacrifice avenged the death of many innocents.”

Interestingly, Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo was one of the first big films to be witnessing a digital release back in 2020 in June on the same platform.

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