''Shaheed Uddham Singh'' is a
1999
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Indian Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
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language biographical film
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
based on the life of
Udham Singh, an
Indian Indian revolutionary who had witnessed the
1919 Amritsar massacre and wanted to avenge the mass killing of his countrymen. He was desperate to punish
Michael O'Dwyer, the
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
of the
Punjab for his involvement with the massacre. The film was theatrically released in
India on 24 December 1999, just two days before Singh's
birth centenary. The film was screened retrospective on 13 August 2016 at the ''Independence Day Film Festival'' jointly presented by the Indian
Directorate of Film Festivals and
Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th
Indian Independence Day.
Summary
Udham Singh Kamboj was born and brought up in a Sikh family in
Punjab,
British India. Enraged over
Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
in April 1919 during the day of
Baisakhi festival, Singh swears vengeance. He sets about creating obstacles for the British colonial government, and is soon on wanted lists by the authorities. On one occasion he is shielded by a courtesan, Noor Jehan (
Juhi Chawla). In order to achieve his vengeance, he travels to the
United Kingdom, befriends some local Indians, as well as
Irish nationalist, Irene Rose Palmer (Charleen Carswell). He kills
Michael O'Dwyer (
Dave Anderson), the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, who in 1919, who had authorised Dyer's use of force, during a program at
Caxton Hall
Caxton Hall is a building on the corner of Caxton Street and Palmer Street, in Westminster, London, England. It is a Grade II listed building primarily noted for its historical associations. It hosted many mainstream and fringe political and art ...
in
London. He is quickly apprehended, and jailed. He refuses to cooperate with the authorities, nor is he willing to accept that he is mentally incapable. During his trial, he is offered the opportunity to state his case for acquittal but his remarks were deemed incendiary by the judge, who forbade the press from publishing them. He was hanged on 31 July 1940 at
Pentonville Prison in north London.
Cast
*
Raj Babbar as
Sardar Udham Singh Kamboj
*
Gurdas Maan as
Bhagat Singh
* Harsharan Singh as
Sukhdev Thapar
Sukhdev Thapar (15 May 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian revolutionary who worked to make India independent from the British Raj along with his best friends and partners Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru. A senior member of the Hindustan S ...
*
Shatrughan Sinha as Muhammad Khan
*
Amrish Puri as The Sufi Saint
*
Juhi Chawla as Noor Jehan
*
Ranjeet as Giani Ji
*
Tom Alter as
Brig. Gen. Edward Harry Dyer
* Joseph Lamb as
Lord of Adm. Winston Churchill
*
Dave Anderson as
Michael O'Dwyer
*
Barry John as
Lord Keeper Clement Attlee
* Barry John as Michael Atlee
* David McLennan as
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasemen ...
*
Ranjeet as Gyaniji
* Charleen Carswell as Irene Rose Palmer
*
Chetana Das
Chetana Das (born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India is an Indian actress from Assam. She is popular face in Assamese cinema for comic roles. She is the comedy queen of Assamese film industry.
Early life
Chetana Das was born in Shillong. She comple ...
as Udham Singh's mother
* Raman Dhillon as Udham Singh's aunt
* Kimi Verma as Meeto
Music
The film's music was composed by
Jagjit Singh.
[.]
* Song - "Zaat" sung by
Durga Rangila
* Some songs sung by
Gurdas Mann
References
1999 films
Punjabi-language Indian films
Indian biographical films
Films set in the Indian independence movement
Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners
Cultural depictions of Bhagat Singh
Films set in the British Raj
Films set in the United Kingdom
Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
Films set in Amritsar
Cultural depictions of Neville Chamberlain
1990s Punjabi-language films
External links
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