Sardar Udham | Not A Movie Review by

Sucharita Tyagi breaks down Sardar Udham, with special mentions to the cinematography, production design and. costume design. Watch Not A Movie Review of Shoojit Sircar's Sardar Udham, starring Vicky Kaushal, streaming on ‪@PrimeVideoIN‬.
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[@moe00711]

@filmcompanion Why an annoying background score needed here🙄😡 who's taking these amateur edit calls& ruining a supposedly sensible review, rare on KZbin.

[@mrjackoldman]

2:33 Do you have to commend the artists such as the cinematographer, costume design et al, by saying that their work matches up to Hollywood? Can't you just say that it's the best possible in the contemporary times? Are you still mentally colonized Sucharita? Think about it please.

[@macdeep8523]

Sucharita , How you able to Get US Visa ? When are you leaving , as here it's tough to survive under current regime !

[@ItsMe_Sam]

I watched this movie last night. Didn’t read a single review beforehand so went in completely blind. This is the best film every made in India based on a freedom fighter. I’m usually fidgety when watching movies but despite the length this had me hooked from start to finish. The Jallianwallan Bagh portion will be remembered for decades to come. This made be believe that India is capable of producing truly international content. Absolutely superb.

[@danielsharma3044]

Not for a second i felt confused or not engaged. Two and a half hours flew away like it was nothing, with me crying so many times.

[@swatisingh2066]

Exactly!

[@syedasultana4451]

Same.. cried and prayed… what gave me goosebumps was when he sighed saying ‘Waheguru’! Coz I said ‘Ya Allah’ exactly the same time! Its like on screen and in real life we were praying to the Almighty seeing the horror of injustice! This is a masterpiece. An asset to Indian cinema! It probably be in movie making text book for future!

[@rhythm2238]

@@syedasultana4451 wow ur comment should be liked by film conpanion.❤️

[@wthsolutions3453]

I am a Pakistani, i consider Sardar Udham Singh our hero also!

[@jotika9784]

The awesomeness of the movie is unparalleled and it is so difficult to pinpoint certain scenes and moments that win. But the scene where Investigating Officer asks about Bhagat Singh and Udham’s response to it is such a low key but powerful scene

[@Monkeytheluffy56]

"What we're you doing when you were 23", "Then don't talk about BHAGAT SINGH."

[@redrevolver11]

Hope people call out sir jungle book kipling, a open supporter of jallianwala bagh massacre Even racist Churchill condemned this act

[@theawantikamishra]

Churchill ke chalte Bengal me million log mare the, kya condemn karega vo

[@mukutgupta4088]

That bit about Rudyard Kipling reminded me of what Shashi Tharoor called him once 'the flatulent voice of imperial England'.

[@tusharsingh9790]

The recreation of that massacre was put at the last solely because the director wanted us to remember it, and feel it the way Shaheed Udham Singh ji felt his whole life. If the scene had been put at the start, we would have forgotten it by the end of the movie or it wouldn't have had the same impact

[@saketnayal1842]

The movie is wholly on another level, and for a person who is even slightly intrested with pre independence and free dom struggle era, it's a treat to watch. You won't forget this movie easily. Every part of this movie is a gem and so perfectly made. Believe it you won't be able to complain even at a single scene during whole movie. My fav dialogue : "Jawani ek toofa hai veere"

[@Krieky]

Yours are the closest to what could be called literary reviews of our films. Please continue to enrich us with insights that ordinary viewers like me are sometimes bound to miss despite the filmmaker’s best efforts!

[@reysh8040]

Watch her review of shitty film Toofan, you will realise how close she is to enrich us with insights 😂

[@thecriticalcitizenofindia6648]

Well analysed and credited to the whole team for a hard hitting movie. But, still the script conveys way more. Like, in the first half it tries to establish a question b/w revolution and an act of terror. Remember before he shoots, the speech given by Dwyer. It was intentional. Intentionally, he kept the masscare in last scene. That shoot was not just revenge it was the a symbolic act of ending the idea which Dwyer was making in his speech. Later , in mid of movie , Amol I guess the actor name, tries to establish the difference b/w revolution and an act of terror. But the most epic was when Vicky explains why killing him was a symbol of revolution. The scriptplay may seem technically sound for other reasons as you explain in the review, but it also tries to establish a fact especially by the hard hitting long scene of masscare , the clear demarcation b/ w a revolution and an act of terror . Nothing is above humanity nothing is above human life. Thanks.

[@imimehra]

Thankyou for this review! The movie actually moves you. Thankyou to Shoojit and team! Vicky kaushal I'm a fan now.

[@nikefreak6257]

Vicky and this movie deserves an Oscar for this amazing performance but gorre log apan ko denge nai.

[@sumitverma5296]

This Movie is not just cinema to be watched but it comprises of all the emotions and brings back those pain in you! Such well shot and strategically made n written that the inner you cries lot at the last scene. Vicky Kaushal has done the role brilliantly portraying the thought of udham singh which directly hits your heart. Such movie should always be encouraged which shows us how we have fought for this freedom and we should live this freedom with dignity rather belittling its real meaning to life.

[@shameemakhtar1375]

I am so happy that it worked. There should have been good number of historical films by Indians, their perspective, their suffering need more telling. If Attenborough could make Gandhi, there should have been more and more on the freedom movement of India. How can one forget the discrimination they faced, showing it doesn’t mean it is jingoistic.

[@theultimateshield5133]

Sure but people making it jingoistic on purpose just to fill seats is what makes some movies just not a perfect legacy to our freedom fighters.

[@manishakartik274]

Vicky Kaushal , You're the Man ... Stupendous work by Shoojit Sir ,FANTABULOUS ....👏👏

[@nayanjyotikalita7535]

Vicky will receive his 2nd National Award for Sardar Udham

[@rhythm2238]

And this one he truly deserves. He was on fire since massan. What a performer.🙌

[@vastavratra8511]

She co-opted the non-linear narrative style for her review too...wooohooo

[@heeya5948]

Moral of the story: When Sucharita appreciates a movie you better go watch it coz it is always a treat

[@TShay92]

Excuse me, I am capable enough to watch a movie by myself, without being told by anyone.

[@versatileliz]

As a huge fan Indian movie but a foreigner, I actually couldn't fully understand what the movie tries to tell the audience. But your 'not a movie review' helps me a lot to get it. Many thanx.

[@swagatikadasmohapatra4524]

What you said in the beginning, I wish someone taught us history like THIS. Knew how brutal all the atrocities were but never actually understood the impact. Could be my very own naivety or ignorance but this movie actually made me cry and feel so much, I can't even explain the range of emotions that I went through.

[@nmpai]

5:44 glimpse of kelly Kapoor

[@namanbansal3921]

Just a correction,you used the phrase 'avenged the people' but this was wrong as a larger part of film was dedicated to make people understand he was a revolutionary.

[@vidyeshwarprasad6895]

Thanks Sucharita for a very good , elaborate n objective review after a long long time. After all it is Soojit Sircar's creation..one of the finest in the business!

[@pradipti]

The outfit looks great on you. Also, great review. I don't like watching historical dramas churned out by the Hindi film industry but maybe I'd make an exception with this one.

[@aniketchatterjee6308]

Thou shalt not regret!

[@anirudhsinghrawat5659]

Aap log sirf kapde hi dekho.😂😂 Aapse na ho paayega

[@theawantikamishra]

Hindi film industry nahi directors pe focus kare devi,

[@cynical6785]

Even Rudyard was the one to make a huge fund in the Morning Post made for Colonel Dyer (after he was expelled from his post in India)

[@imranahmadkhan1746]

wow... very nuanced review ....Shoojit Sircar is aan awesome director and add to that Vicky ...we have a definitely good film ....

[@fazluljubaid206]

Thanks for the review. Will definitely watch today 👍❤️

[@ANIRUDHRAVI1993]

I liked the detailed review but it would be good to avoid details on where certain scenes were placed in a movie. It should be possible to keep this details out of a review without getting into spoiler territory, and still providing sufficient depth as to why you enjoyed the film. Not knowing when to expect what scenes in a movie are some of the joys of watching the movie unfold.

[@DhruvMalikk]

Will watch it today

[@sravanthimopati8837]

Loved your review !! Thank you

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

It is not UDDHHAM ...it is just simply Udham

[@fahadjawaid3569]

Loved the review Sucharita :)

[@kanikamalik501]

I was waiting for your review before watching the movie 😘 love your style and command over the language, you make movie review larger than life.

[@rinkysen999]

I was worried if this film will work in today's India. Im very glad it did.

[@sahirbansal7027]

Tie-dye girl!!❤️❤️

[@Amro_spective]

"By going a little Greta gerwig on his screenplay"...haha good one !

[@manjitbajwa7726]

last few days i was little complainant towards you that you still has not reviewed this movie. but now i am satisfied.thanks

[@nightwing8275]

great cinematography and acting

[@topvideo44]

Next Level movie One of best Bollywood movie ever

[@rajubhaskar4001]

It's a new take over all the patriotic movies made in India till date... Shoojit Sircar Respect!

[@sandhyasuresh3088]

Suchitra tyagi, your review is an effortless flow of nuances and comparisons. . Like it very much. .

[@shadabahmed579]

just like in the movie pink, shujit likes to show the 'trigger points' at the very last

[@tusharp399]

🌼Tie Dye looks Good on you 😘👌

[@vibhajha3701]

It always feels so great to listen to you Sucharita .... Right now I am so much in awe of your work that I cannot express it fully .... Good work 👏.... I am watching the movie.

[@charunanda7285]

Excellent movie! Vicky Kaushal brought back life to the martyr Sardar Udham Singh! However, did not like one of the last few comments at the end of the movie especially the one that mentions that ‘we’ still haven’t had an official apology from the British Government for the Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre. Not undermining the sacrifice of the victims at all, but we are forgetting that despite being an Independent Democracy since 1947, we are still being exploited by our very own non-British non-Imperial Indian Governments for all this time. Journalists and loyal citizens who try to unravel the reality do it at the risk of their own lives and sure enough, are lynched under the name of sedition! There’s no point living in the past when our very own people are betraying us all the time. In an ideal world, the appointed government authorities should be highly educated with genuine degrees in their respective fields powered by years of worthwhile experience under their belt to justify their status as the assigned official prove it consistently that they are worth their job. Sustained bullying & hooliganism is promising not only nepotism but also assuring unqualified officials who of course will carry on their rancid legacy. As far as I can see, The Government, should be apologizing to the masses for not caring for the country. They have been flushing money into their personal accounts for the longest otherwise what else can explain that the country is still not at par with the West after 73 years of independence! We are worse than any 1st & 2nd world if you pick any area i.e., tourism, travel, education, good job opportunities, physical quality of the life of a common man, water, gas, electricity, housing & slums, traffic & road quality, corruption status, law and order including police and defense, need I say more! Yet, we have the audacity to promote that we still haven’t heard for an apology from what happened way back in the past by a bunch of foreign officials who followed the orders from their top officials whereas our own dear government, even today, is focusing on fleecing the common man!

[@suvnan09]

Film Companion's favourite word - "jingoism". 🤡🤡

[@shruticomingalive]

Yessss..i had heard it a few years ago as well...kipling was very imperialist

[@prateekkumar4831]

Yes, I also came out enriched. Ty

[@meetagill4242]

legend💚💜❤️

[@amanr9180]

Attention to detail itna tha bas yun samajh lijiye, ki 20 second ke scene ke liye, when Churchill meets King George VI , he stammers ,as he had speech impediment.. Jyada jaankari ke liye and for the academy winning brilliant performance of Colin Firth watch The King's Speech

[@tejgill8367]

I love the name he gives to the British representing the faiths of India and uniting India. The files on him will be released in 2040 by the British government.

[@suhanikgoghar365]

For the 1st time u gv a sensible & serious review of a well-made educational film of r unsung hero, JaiHind🕉🇮🇳📿

[@zaakia12]

I haven’t seen you in a while. Kahan thi aap?

[@annanyasharma60]

Shantanu moitra adds magic to shoojit's creativity everytime. Be it piku or october

[@sangamsingh1563]

Piku's music was composed by anupam roy not shantanu moitra

[@subrajotipaul3471]

World of Saheed Udam had not only India's freedom struggle but also many elements of 1920's-40's from Hitler's rise to communist movement in London to Irish Revolutionary Army etc. This made the movie even more authentic. Many freedom struggle movies shy away from proper logic behind a revolution but this movie kept it at the centre

[@val-schaeffer1117]

Sorry for an off topic comment. IS this dress from last Holi?

[@animalsare2018]

JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT YOU LEFT FC 😆

[@sakshiramnani517]

Omg same!

[@swashbuckler2319]

How unfortunate she didnt

[@biswajitsharma4382]

Matlab Current political scenario aur jingoism word use karna compulsory hai FC ke liye

[@sarthakparashar3695]

Kyun naa karein kya galat hai usme

[@rushabhshah6489]

English used in Sucharita's review is at next level and also she is so expressive. Kaha se itni Hifi English late ho ?

[@elva136]

Zyada padhne se. Books wahan decoration ke liye nahi rakha hua hai

[@cr9842]

5:45 KELLY KAPOOR🤣

[@dbasu1983]

Good review . She is always good

[@anupsemwal5643]

Great review, Sucharita.

[@TheSuperKashish]

Welcome back mohtarma 🙏... Looking forward to venom and bond review 😃

[@prasadsep25]

These kind of movies brings the best out of you Sucharita... Great review

[@dnaiob320]

Best review Sucharita.....I can always trust your recommendations......aisa lagta hai hum to soul sisters hai.

[@calvinandhobbesation]

Loved it... Felt it.

[@arijitdey2574]

Yes it's international standards movie!👌..great movie!

[@olfruits]

I am gonna take the recommendation, well I like detailed movies, unlike the one those are just the extended version of their official trailers😏

[@tilotommaa]

💛

[@snehabhalerao8017]

Really nice dress. Looking really pretty 👍

[@charanjitsingh1223]

where filmmakers try to repurpose or deny saheed uddam singh his faith the film shows udam singh on a hunger strike the reason was demand of gutka of sikh prays Before assassination he went to Guruduara for ardas (pray}for his mission and he took money for wepon from khalsa jatha to use for his nation and he was a regular member ofGuruduara and he was supported by mr shiv singh johal and instead of showing he was visiting Guruduara its shown a PUNJAB resturent which was existed after 1947 why are film maker afraid to show the truth

[@sajida6100]

Please review Maid streaming in Netflix

[@medicoom]

U can stop reviewing. For what u try to become OVERSMART 😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@hardikjaimini]

Mila kya last speech kisi ko?

[@vinaylala3671]

Wasn't expecting you to tell us how Shoojit ends the movie and at what moment the assassination takes place. Please try to avoid such pivotal details and let us experience Shoojit sarcar's work in ignorance.

[@pthegreat1104]

I guess everyone knows about the history, so no point in not telling

[@theawantikamishra]

@@pthegreat1104 exactly like history books are spoiler

[@chandanjha1654]

matlb iss mahila ko film achchi lagi ??????

[@anvithanag7338]

So much u r saying abt writing a movie ..any plans t write that movie n get reviewed by other intelligent reviewers 😃

[@jattdachannel6652]

english mei kyu hai review,

[@taravashishtha5338]

Maybe don't 'assume' that shoojit Sircar went "Greta Gerwig" on this film? Can he not just go Shoojit Sircar on it? We don't necessarily need western referential terms and identities to understand what Indian directors want to do with their storytelling. Only a suggestion that this might be an intellectual blindspot that needs fixing- if you're open to it. Lovely Analysis, thanks!

[@meeram6080]

I am a huge Vicky Kaushal fan and still stopped watching after the first 10 minutes.

[@desiluxuryvlogs6499]

Sardar Udham Singh

[@MrSaishashank]

2:20 is a spoiler! You really need to be aware of revealing certain key details. You often casually drop many spoilers in your videos and that’s super annoying as everything else in your videos is enjoyable and I want to watch them before watching the movie. Please be aware of it!

[@yrashid6108]

If you know his it story anyone would know.

[@MrSaishashank]

@@yrashid6108 I mean, I don’t want to know that the assassination happens in the first half hour. I was expecting it to be the climax.

[@samapan420]

If this back and forth screenplay was hard to follow for you ..then I don’t know how do you review movies 😂😂

[@oreoo.7]

Thanks for not a review where nobody asked your opinion/. Lady-child saving actor?? Yes.. Lady saving! You didn't saw the massacre but the aftermath are still now on the roads of Amritsar. And you can't see a 2.5+ hour movie patiently? First try to understand the emotions! It can't be felt within a hours where everyone is ready with there points to notice in a flim rather than the emotions. Ok. Maybe Udham didn't saved the victims of the massacre. Maybe it's here for the story demand. But many other people did help. So the aftermath scences of the massacre can be a portrayal of those noble man and women. "What were you doing at the age of 27? You know nothing about him." - This line is for you. 🎈

[@friendspictures3361]

who made her a movie reviewer. she doesn’t know how to appreciate a movie.😢

[@9694218247]

I think your reviews are more jingoistic then the movies that you are talking about. In the end I just want to say one thing Shakal achi Na Ho To kam se kam Baat acchi Kiya karo.

[@DoveSharma]

Truly not a movie review this was, couldnt understand if the movie is going to be good, bad or average,

[@albatross5907]

Watch it not because it's good but because it's important. We read history but would never be able to imagine the magnanimity of the massacre. This movie gives you an idea of what the freedom we have today has costed us.

[@DoveSharma]

@@albatross5907 I went to visit the spot, saw bullet holes on the walls, felt the terror in my spine. I watch movies for all sorts of reasons but I cant prioritise historical importance over objectively critiquing the movie. Sardar udham is a well made movie but the non linearity gimmick ruined the experience for me

[@deepakraturi8235]

Family movie ♥️

[@20poppet]

Why do Indian reviewers give away too much of the plot in the movie? I like Sucharita's reviews but please draw the line between review and synopsis.

[@theawantikamishra]

Babe it's history not plot so everything is already in public domain,

[@20poppet]

@@theawantikamishra Yea I don't need a scene-by-scene description of the entire screenplay. Now that I know General Dwyer is going to die in the very first 30 mins, I will be expecting it around that mark. Especially since the plot is known, it becomes all the more important for reviewers to not spoil the sequence of events.

[@Rowrow2]

Where’s Thalaivii’s review? No guts huh?

[@debarghyasenguptaphotoandfilms]

Yaar company ek hi hai to alaag alaag review video.. ek hi common bana lete 😝

[@daggerdrake3065]

One of the rare Film Companion Ws. So yeah, Bollywoodwallah still remains THE worst Indian reviewer on this platform

[@vipulchauhan6562]

Why not same treatment to mughals? Instead, we have aurangzeb roads, aurangabad, tughlag road, n in fact ppl naming kids taimur. Forget all this, same bollywood reviewers go ga ga over show "empire" wherr tyrant babar is praised and showed hero

[@anirudh6386]

Bollywood is always behind remakes or biopics, there is nothing creativity

[@_psychopath_5623]

Do you even understand movie as a genre? A movie doesn't only have plot but also have presentation, cinematography, chronology, direction, dialogues etc which require creativity. A biopic can be extremely creative as well, just watch Gandhi by attenborugh or my father is gandhi.

[@dericisama8037]

A good movie requires great creativity So shut up Go watch stupid masala telugu originald

[@anirudh6386]

@@_psychopath_5623 yes buddy biopic r also has creativity, but bollywood is always behind biopic or remakes nothing new in bollywood, m not talking about biopic creativity but extremely different topic which is new 👍

[@anirudh6386]

@@dericisama8037 y should i watch same masala movied, i watches every language movies let it b malayalam, hindi, telugu, tamil, kannada,hollywood, korean, spanish................ But there should b new content

[@manukrishna2845]

@@anirudh6386 yes true 👍👍

[@GChaudhrySahab]

your one click can change my whole life 🙏😭😭🙏.

[@TheSarfraz36]

1st comment ❤️❤️

[@chinmaychoudhari5218]

Hope you get an award for the same

[@Dark-tk9xu]

No patriarchy, once again! Disappointing.

[@Lazymath007_]

Hahahah 🤣

[@anirudhsinghrawat5659]

Is movie ko toh baksh do madamji THODI TOH SHARAM RAKHO. ATLEAST SHOW SOME PATRIOTISM.This is masterpiece for INDIAN CINEMA. IT HAS REVOLUTIONISED THE MAKING OF PATRIOTIC FILMS

[@zenken5007]

Was expecting a review with wokeism,leftism embellishments but positively surprised at the "but the Britishers gave us trains" nudge,looking for more such non leftist,non woke and "as it is" neutral reviews👍🏻.

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

?????? lol what ? I mean you do understand that she is mocking the people who trivialize debates with "but the Britishers gave us trains"