The 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday evening at the National Media Centre here. And guess what? Shoojit Sircar's directorial Sardar Udham won the best feature film award in Hindi. The film was released in 2021 on Prime Video and starred Vicky Kaushal in the lead role. 69th National Film Awards 2023 Winners: Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon Take Home Best Actors Honours; Rocketry The Nambi Effect and Sadar Udham Win Big - Check Out Full List!
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National Film Awards: Shoojit Sircar, Vicky Kaushal's 'Sardar Udham' declared Best Hindi Film
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Sardar Udham is a biopic of freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh, who killed Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India in 1940, to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film had an amazing run at the IIFA Awards and Filmfare Awards previously. Vicky received the Best Actor award for Sardar Udham at IIFA 2022. Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif Cuddle in New Romantic Pics From Their Sea-Facing Balcony!
The film also bagged awards in Cinematography, Editing and Special Effects (Visuals) categories. Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar, Sardar Udham also starred Shaun Scott, Stephen Hogan, Banita Sandhu, Kirsty Averton and Amol Parashar.