While a film like Sardar Udham also relies upon such disclaimers, the extent of its reliance is far less than what we have seen before it. Therefore, the Film should not be construed to represent a true and accurate depiction of historical or actual events that transpired.”Īmong the lines that anyone rarely ever reads, lies an element that always ought to be scrutinized– the “creative liberties” taken for cinematic “expression” in our movies that represent our history. “The Film has been created by the makers of this Film by taking creative liberties and dramatizing the events for cinematic expression. It is almost natural that I’m left wondering: how many films in India have made such attempts in recent years?Īlso read: Do We Recognize Bollywood’s Affair With Islamophobia? Of ‘Creative Liberties’įilms about India’s past are often preceded with a disclaimer: It doesn’t dwell on hatred towards individuals or groups but the system of oppression that exists. It tries to build a nuanced view of India’s colonial past from the perspective of one changemaker. Sardar Udham attempts to live up to the expectations arising from the responsibility. While it does make a hero out of one man, it doesn’t fall into the same old tirade of vilification of communities.Ī lot of responsibility comes with trying to create a period film that resonates with individuals on the levels of their innate humanity and their national identity. The assassination of Sir O’Dwyer is his symbolic act, against an oppressive regime to whose actions, it isn’t just he who has lost and he knows that. The lead character in the film isn’t shown to be out for revenge or glory.
In doing so, it shows the revolutionary business to be quite a lonely struggle, afflicted with self-doubt. Along the way, it depicts the transformation of a 20-year-old in the middle of his most carefree years into a man with a single, life-consuming purpose.
It allows those feelings to come to oneself, not from a place of hatred for someone or something but from a place of compassion for fellow individuals. It doesn’t carry its patriotic sentiments the way other films have before. Sardar Udham brilliantly regulates its nationalism. No waving of the flag, no anthems playing in the background and no vigilant and violent sons of the soil– just the depiction of the sacrifice of one man, among millions of others. The most important thing is equality- treating everyone equal and believing in humanity) You can’t be biased, communal or casteist. (Being a revolutionary comes with its rules. Har insaan ko barabar samajhna, aur humanity mein vishwaas hona chahiye.”
Aap biased nahi ho sakte, communal nahi ho sakte, casteist nahi ho sakte. “Revolutionary kehlaane ki bhi shartein hain. It tells a story of an individual, his ideologies and his view of the world that rely almost solely on his experiences. It doesn’t reduce individuals to generalities or distil their complexities. The film is as interested in the freedom fighter as an individual as it is in the revolution he strived to move towards. The film brings to us a revolutionary a revolutionary due to his experiences. No Anthem, No Flags: How Sardar Udham Regulates Its Nationalism A period film that revolves around freedom, patriotism and nationalism, Sardar Udham, before all else, speaks to us on a level of humanity itself.
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