The trailer of Vicky Kaushal’s much-awaited film Sardar Udham , based on the life of the freedom fighter Udham Singh, has been well-appreciated by the viewers and people are really looking forward to watching it. The trailer has piqued the curiosity of the viewers as it has shown enough without revealing much about the character. It will be interesting to see how Sardar Udham Singh contributed to the freedom struggle.

As we all know that Vicky gives his blood and sweat to his characters, and this film is no exception as he looks very convincing on the screen as Udham Singh. At the trailer launch, he revealed that he had got 13 stitches on his face due to an injury before he started shooting for the film. There were rumours that Vicky was injured on Sardar Udham’s set. The actor has now clarified that he was actually injured during another shoot and that's why he is sporting the scar in the film.

Here’s the first look where you can spot those stitches:

He said, “I did not get injured on this film. I got injured on another film, which was four days before we could start shooting for Sardar Udham. I had 13 stitches on my cheek. The first picture that I sent was to Shoojit da and he said, ‘Don’t worry, you come with the stitches, Sardar Udham Singh will have stitches’.”

Vicky went on to add, “So, the scar that you see on my face as Sardar Udham Singh is a real scar. There are many different looks in the film. As you saw in the trailer, he kept changing his identity and his passports to reach London. I had to lose and gain weight several times for Sardar Udham Singh. I had to look 19 to 40 convincingly too.”

Vicky also said how the stories about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre made him relate to his character at a deeper level. He said, “Jallianwala Bagh massacre hit home in the most brutal way. A person who promised to avenge that bloodshed, not in India but in the heart of the British empire. For me, it is a story of resilience, bravery, patience, and a passionate person.”

Talking about challenges in playing Sardar Udham Singh, he said, “Through this film, I wanted to explore that factor in me also. It’s not the easiest role to touch. It’s also a character that isn’t widely documented in our history books.”

He added, “If you go about reading books on him or the Jallianwala Bagh episode or even the Indian freedom struggle, you’ll find different stories about the same person. You’ll find different names, identities, and faces. How do you tap into what was at the core of the person?”

Well, the trailer has got us excited and we are looking forward to watching it on Amazon Prime Video on October 16. What about you?  

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