Sardar Udham ‘Projects Our Hatred Towards The British': Jury On Why Film Isn't India's Oscar Entry
India's official entry for the Oscars as the Tamil film Koozhangal. However, Bollywood fans have been wondering why the recent critically acclaimed release Sardar Udham was not selected.
Earlier
this
week,
India's
official
entry
for
the
Oscars
as
the
Tamil
film
Koozhangal.
However,
Bollywood
fans
have
been
wondering
why
the
recent
critically
acclaimed
release
Sardar
Udham
was
not
selected.
Talking
about
the
selection
process
jury
members
of
The
Film
Federation
of
India,
revealed
that
Shoojit
Sircar's
film
'portrays
our
hatred
towards
the
British'.
The
15-member
jury
was
headed
by
filmmaker
Shaji
N
Karun.
Indraadip
Dasgupta,
a
member
of
the
jury
that
decided
upon
the
official
entry
for
Oscars
this
year,
lauded
the
cinematography
of
the
film
and
said
the
production
lives
up
to
international
standards
however,
he
added,
"Sardar
Udham
is
a
little
lengthy
and
harps
on
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
incident.
It
is
an
honest
effort
to
make
a
lavish
film
on
an
unsung
hero
of
the
Indian
freedom
struggle.
But
in
the
process,
it
again
projects
our
hatred
towards
the
British.
In
this
era
of
globalization,
it
is
not
fair
to
hold
on
to
this
hatred."
Meanwhile,
Sumit
Basu,
revealed
that
the
biggest
issue
about
the
film
was
its
length.
"It
has
a
delayed
climax.
It
takes
a
lot
of
time
for
a
viewer
to
feel
the
real
pain
for
the
martyrs
of
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre," he
added.
Sardar
Udham
led
by
Vicky
Kaushal
follows
the
struggles
of
Sardar
Udham
Singh,
a
freedom
fighter
who
is
best
known
for
killing
Michael
O'Dwyer
in
retaliation
for
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre.
Notably,
this
year's
Oscar
2022
entry
from
India
is
Tamil
drama
Koozhangal
(Pebbles),
directed
by
filmmaker
Vinothraj
PS.
The
movie
featuring
newcomers
Chellapandi
and
Karuththadaiyaan
follows
a
young
boy
and
his
violent
and
alcoholic
father
who
are
on
a
quest
to
fetch
back
his
mother,
who
had
run
away
from
his
abuse.