![]() Even as molestations across the country continue to grab headlines and news hour debates reiterate the ‘No means no’ catchphrase from his last release, the courtroom-drama, Pink; Shoojit Sircar has quietly started work on his next film. It revolves around our Independence struggle and a long-forgotten martyr, Udham Singh. The filmmaker reveals that he has been researching the subject for years and when he came to Mumbai, this was the first film he wanted to make. “During my theatre days in Delhi, back in 1995 when I was still studying, I would go with a group to Punjab which was just coming out of a period of turmoil, and sing songs of communal harmony. I visited Amritsar and the Jallianwala Bagh then and was greatly inspired by the story of this fiery revolutionary who shot dead Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India, in London to avenge the massacre of 1919,” informs Shoojit. He admits he's been toying with the idea of making this film for years but every time he planned something, a pre-Independence film would come up and he'd push his film to later. Shaheed Udham Singh Songs Download - Listen to punjabi songs from Shaheed Udham Singh MP3 songs online free. Play Shaheed Udham Singh songs MP3. Singh, Har V. Download Shaheed Udham Singh songs from Raaga.com. Shaheed Udham Singh is a 2000 revolutionary movie based on the life of the son of Hindustani soil, Shaheed Udham Singh who spent his whole life to punish Michael O'Dwyer, the British Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab who ordered the massacre of a thousand people at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. “I guess every film has its own destiny. But now the time has come to remind the people of our country about those behind the freedom we are enjoying today. Udham Singh's name doesn't find a mention in our textbooks, he was one of our silent heroes, but his daring and sacrifice marked a turning point in India's history. After Bhagat Singh, he was one of our greatest martyrs and his vision for the country was very contemporary and relevant even today,” asserts the filmmaker who's scouting for a leading man who can play this heroic role which spans 30-40 years and will bring the Shaheed to life. He has already started with some of the background scenes. The main shooting will begin post-monsoon and he'll be filming in Delhi, parts of Punjab and Kashmir, Kolkata and London where the assassination took place. He plans to release it by year-end or early next year. He is also collaborating on another screenplay with his writer, Juhi Chaturvedi, which he describes as a simple, young love story revolving around an issue which he is reluctant to divulge. This film will be shot alongside the Udham Singh biopic and Shoojit will be directing both films. Who was Udham Singh? Indian freedom fighter Udham Singh Born Sher Singh on December 26, 1899, in Sunam in the Sangrur district of Punjab, he lost his father, Sardar Tehal Singh Jammu, early and grew up in an orphanage in Amritsar. There he was administered the Sikh initiatory rites and rechristened Udham Singh.
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