'I used to have sleepless nights thinking some person actually lived the life I was portraying', Vicky Kaushal on playing Sardar Udham
At the trailer launch of the film, Vicky spoke to News Helpline about how he trained himself for a character about whom very little information is out there. The actor said,"Sardar Udham Singh and many other people who gave their lives for our freedom struggle get lost in a line, paragraph or a page in our history books. Sardar Udham Singh was probably that one line, paragraph or a page in the book.But because I had heard his stories from my grandparents and parents, there was always this connection straight from my core where I related to his angst.”
He further added, “He was a person who promised to avenge the bloodshed of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, 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. Through this story, I really wanted to explore that factor in me also. "
Talking about how he surrendered himself completely to the director, he said,"Throughout the process of the film, I understood that the only way was to surrender myself completely to Shoojit Sircar. I have never met a person who has studied so much about him in detail. So I surrendered myself to his vision."
Sharing about the toughest part of playing this character on screen, the actor said,"Through the process of the film, I used to have sleepless nights thinking some person actually lived the life I was portraying. It was so difficult to fathom the fact that a person can keep angst in him for 21 years. "
There were rumours that Vicky Kaushal was injured on Sardar Udham’s set. Giving clarifications on the same, the actor 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’.”
