Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000)

Name: Shaheed Uddham Singh
Director: Chitraarth
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Released: 2000-10-15
Duration: 2 h 45 min
Cast: Raj Babbar, Gurdas Mann, Shatrughan Sinha, Amrish Puri

Drama History Music

Director: Chitraarth

Cast: Raj Babbar, Gurdas Mann, Shatrughan Sinha, Amrish Puri

Runtime165 min

Rating15

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Based on Udham Singh, Indian revolutionary best known for assassinating Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab in British India, on 13th March 1940

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Fans of historical dramas and biopics will appreciate the gripping portrayal of Indian revolutionary Udham Singh and his quest for justice in Chitraarth's 2000 film 'Shaheed Uddham Singh', featuring a powerful performance by veteran actor Raj Babbar.

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Shaheed Uddham Singh is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language biographical film based on the life of Udham Singh, an 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 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.