#sardar udham

[kundusaysthings]

Speculation about the Ghorman Massacre

I have been eagerly anticipating season 2 of Andor, and these are some guesses based on the trailer and films I have been watching - specifically, Sardar Udham.

I think the Ghorman Massacre will be reminiscent of the Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre.

For those who are not aware - this happened in Colonial India in 1919, after the passing of the Black Act that allowed the colonial government to arrest anyone without needing to provide a reason. About 20,000 people gathered to protest this - unarmed men, women and children in a circular park. General Reginald Dyer, under the command of Governor Michael O'Dwyer, gathered a bunch of troops, blocked off all the exits, surrounded the amassed civilians and opened fire. The colonial government admitted to a death toll of 379, which is analogous to the Soviet death toll of the Chernobyl incident being at 31. This was revised upwards after the Hunter Comission - the initial estimate was around 200. Indian sources from around the time put the toll over 1000.

This was a major turning point in the Indian independence movement - it made clear that the British would not leave unless their hand was forced.

When interviewed by the Hunter Comission, Dyer said that he would have used tanks if the streets leading to Jallianwalla Bagh had been wide enough. I think Tarkin will end up doing what Dyer could only dream of.

[timetravellingkitty]

I just have a soft spot for historical dramas idk why

[cordelia-street]

Bollywood Movie Recommendations!

1.Sardar Udham

Length: 2h 42minute

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Biographical

Plot: Indian Revolutionary Udham Singh wants to avenge those lost in Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. 

Starring: Vicky Kaushal, Banita Sandhu, Amol Parashar, Kristy Averton, Shaun Scott.

Notes from me: The acting done by Vicky Kaushal as the titular character is absolutely phenomenal and just tugs at your heartstrings, also the last 40 minutes are absolutely tear jerking.

2. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Length: 2h 35 minutes 

Genre: Rom-Com, Slice-of-life

Plot: BEST FRIENDS TO LOVERS!!! Two bestfriends Jai and Aditi are obliviously in love with each other until they start dating other people.

Starring: Genelia D’Souza, Imran Khan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Prateik Babbar

Note: COMFORT MOVIE!!!! I love absolutely everything, the connection between the friends, THE SOUNDTRACK!! 

3. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Length: 2h 30 minutes

Genre: Road trip, Comedy

Plot: Three friends Imran, Arjun and Kabir go on a road trip across Spain, before Kabir’s wedding and find imperfect flaws in their life, make decisions with the help of these friends and guide their way through life

Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Hritik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Katrina Kaif

Note: love!! once again a comfort movie, leaves you feeling refreshed and wanting to go on a cross country road trip with yout friends!

3. Haider

Length: 2h 40 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Action

Plot:  An adaptation of the Shakespearean play Hamlet set in modern day Jammu & Kashmir. Haider returns to Jammu & Kashmir to find closure for his father’s death, but the states’ politics situation overpower him.

Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan 

Note: A great movie which does not just portray Kashmir as this “beautiful picturesque scenery” but the harsh political reality of this fractured state, which is not easy to portray. This, in my opinion is one of the best acting performance of Shahid Kapoor’s career. Tabu as always SHINES (she should be stored in a gold vault istg), Kay Kay Menon steals the show with his perfectly sinister portrayal of Haider’s Uncle.    

4. Kapoor & Sons

Length: 2h 12 minutes

Genre: Drama, Slice-Of-Life

Plot: Two brothers Arjun and Rahul return home to Conoor to visit their ailing Grandfather. During this stay the entire family discovers just how dysfunctional and fractured their relationships are. 

Starring: Fawad Khan, Sidarth Malhotra, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor

Note: Albeit a slow 20 minutes in the start, the movie really engages you and makes you uncover the aspects of the Kapoor family with them and makes you realise just how broken and tired of the façade of happiness they truly are.

6. Guzaarish

Length: 2 hours

Genre: Drama, Romance 

Plot: Former renowned magician Ethan Mascarenhas is quadriplegic and expresses his guzaarish (request) for euthanasia.  

Starring: Hritik Roshan, Aishwariya Rai, Aditya Roy Kapur

7. Andhadhun

Length: 2h 18 minutes

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Comedy

Plot: Akash, a piano player pretending to be visually-impaired, unwittingly becomes entangled in a number of problems as he witnesses the murder of a former film actor

Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte, Manav Vij

Note: TABU!!! Her portrayal of Simi, the wife of the film actor is so good and entrancing. Ayushmann in the film’s climax shines. The plot twists are chefs kiss.

[ginazmemeoir]

i watched Sardar Udham Singh yesterday

and i very much get why people don't want it go for the oscars.

a) An Indian film, with an Indian cast. duh. had this film been made in the US it would've gotten at least 3 oscars, for costumes and acting alone.

b) It shows the true face of the British empire. Demons. Shows the demented thinking of Churchill and O'Dwyer and Dyer. So obviously they can't have that released or appreciated globally cause these guys are war heroes. and so they give an absurd excuse like "hatred against the British." and that too given by an Indian Bengali, Indraadip Dasgupta

the only reason i can think of this film's disqualification is the length, which is 150 minutes, but such a lengthy time period is required to capture the intensity and brutality of the British Imperialistic regime.

please watch this film. it might not have made it to the oscars cause of a shitty reason, but at least we can all live the horror that was British colonialism.

[janetsnakehole02]

So Sardar Udham isn’t being submitted to the Oscars. And this is the reason.

“Sardar Udham….harps on the Jallianwala Bagh incident.”

Harps? HARPS??? This was a massacre of thousands of Indians committed by the British, and they have yet to properly apologize for it. The closest they’ve ever come is saying it was a “sad, regretful incident.” But never an actual apology. And you think the movie harps on it?? I didn’t watch it but I think it’s great that it finally brings more attention to Jallianwala Bagh. Mainstream media is finally bringing back both the rightful anger the massacre caused and the fact that the British still haven’t acknowledged their fault, but sure, taking the time to actually address the incident is just “harping on it” right? What is with the internalized colonialism god

“….it again projects our hatred towards the British. In this era of globalization, it is not fair to hold onto this hatred.”

It absolutely is fair when this was caused by British hatred AND they still refuse to accept full accountability for it. This hatred and rage is absolutely valid. British colonialism fucking chewed up India and spit it out like a piece of gum. Jallianwala Bagh was such a traumatic incident and acknowledging the role the British played in it - fuck it’s not even a role, they did the WHOLE DAMN THING, the British literally opened fire unprovoked on Indians who were minding their own business and celebrating Baisakhi - is NOT “spewing hatred,” it is RIGHTFULLY CALLING OUT THE BRITISH FOR THE ATROCITIES THEY COMMITTED. Again with the internalized colonialism. Idk who made this guy feel like they owed the British anything but you don’t. Sardar Udham deserves so much better

[sc4rhaez]

everyone should take a look at the new film sardar udham. it is such a raw and groundbreaking story. his name should be written in the history books, our history, should be in the history books.

[lapassantjuriste]

Sardar Udham

I am disturbed.

By the Jallianwala Baug scene and also by the fact this is the story of a person who gave up his life for our freedom, a freedom that was hard earned, but which we are willing to throw away today by our indifference who a government that is no different from our former oppressors.

Was this on par with Gandhi as far as films depicting the freedom struggle goes? No. There were some pretty random plotlines thay made no sense and the non linear narrative was confusing at times.

But I am glad this film exists especially in a time with the government has been actively trying to erase ans rewrite our history to suit their own communalist narrative.

Ram Mohammad Singh Azad (or Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh) fought not only for Freedom and self rule, but also for equality. Which is one of the cornerstones of our constitution.

It is something we all need to remember

[i-am-kind-of-lost]

The Jallianwala Bagh scene made me cry.