Why Sardar Udham was not sent to Oscars?
Why wasn't Sardar Uttam nominated for an Academy Award? Members of the Official Entry Selection Committee in india have explained. The film was completed last week and will be sent from india to the competition for Best Picture in the Overseas category at the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles in march of next year. The Film Federation of india formed a 15-member jury. The organisation has announced that the tamil film 'Koozhangal' would be nominated for an Academy Award this year.
The Best Foreign language Film award did not include some of the most anticipated films. The most important of these is Shujit Sirkar's 'Sardar Uttam.' The film Sardar Uttam narrates the story of Uttam Singh, who shot General Dyer at the Jallianwala Bagh massacre during India's freedom war. While presenting at a combined conference of the east india Company and the Central Asian Association, Uttam Singh kills him at Coxton Hall in London. The picture is both entertaining and educational.
Members of the panel have since claimed that the reason for not being picked for the competition was because highly anticipated films such as 'Sardar Uttam' were not sent to the competition, much to the dismay of many. Indiradeep Dasgupta, a member, thinks 'Sardar Uttam' is a nice film. However, the video mostly emphasises our animosity for the British, and the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy is a little too long. I don't disagree that filming at considerable expenditure about a fighter who has received little attention in the history of India's independence struggle is a sincere effort.