Vicky
Kaushal-starrer
Sardar
Udham
was
one
of
the
contenders
amongst
the
films
which
had
been
shortlisted
for
India's
official
entry
to
Oscars
2022.
However
the
Shoojit
Sircar
directorial
failed
to
make
the
cut
and
lost
the
battle
to
the
Tamil
film
Koozhangal.
Later,
a
jury
member
Indraadip
Dasgupta
explained
the
reason
behind
the
same
and
said
that
Sardar
Udham
wasn't
selected
because
the
film
projects
Indians'
hatred
towards
the
British.
This
didn't
go
down
well
with
many
including
fans
of
Vicky
who
expressed
their
displeasure
on
various
social
media
platforms.
During
a
round
table
interaction
with
the
media
post
Sardar
Udham's
release,
Shoojit
Sircar
reacted
to
the
jury's
decision
of
not
sending
his
film
as
India's
Oscar
entry
and
called
it
'very
subjective'.
He
added
that
he
respects
the
jury
and
their
decision.
The
filmmaker
said,
"It
is
a
personal
opinion,
it
is
very
subjective,
I
have
no
comment
on
that.
I
respect
the
jury
and
their
decision.
The
film
that
was
finally
selected,
I
know
about
it,
and
I
am
glad
that
it
was
chosen.
I
go
by
the
jury's
decision."
Earlier,
Dasgupta
had
told
ETimes,
"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
globalisation,
it
is
not
fair
to
hold
on
to
this
hatred."
Another
jury
member
Sumit
Basu
had
also
opened
up
on
this
decision
and
said,
"Many
have
loved
Sardar
Udham
for
its
cinematic
quality
including
camerawork,
editing,
sound
design
and
depiction
of
the
period.
I
thought
the
length
of
the
film
was
an
issue.
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."
Helmed
by
Shoojit
Sircar,
Sardar
Udham
stars
Vicky
Kaushal
as
Udham
Singh,
a
revolutionary
freedom
fighter
who
assassinated
Michael
O'Dwyer
in
London
to
avenge
the
1919
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre
in
Amritsar.
The
film
is
currently
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime.