Unexpected trilogy: How Bollywood is revision of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Jalianwala Bagh The massacre of April 13, 1919 is one of the most dark and most defined moments in India’s struggle for freedom. Cruelty to the incident-where Brigadier-General Resinald dyer Ordered their soldiers to set fire to an unarmed crowd, killing hundreds of people on the collective memory of the nation. A century later, Bollywood has taken important steps in portraying various aspects of this atrocities through three projects, which can be called a ‘unexpected trilogy’ simultaneously.
Start with shoojit sircar Sardar Udam , saffron 2-Based on the case of Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat, which shook the empire-these efforts detect various aspects of the massacre, after, and its far-reaching consequences. While not intentionally designed as a trilogy, they simultaneously provide a fine and layered examination of an event that shaped the history of India.

Sardar Udam (2021): The killer’s revenge

Sardar Udham of Shujit Sirkar introduced Vicky Kaushal in a tissue role, setting the foundation for this cinematic exploration of Jaliyanwala Bagh. The film focused on Udham Singh, an Indian revolutionary who killed Michael O’Dwire- former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab who defended General Dyer’s works during the massacre.
The film mastered Udham Singh’s visit, detecting his change from a young man and sought justice to a firm revolutionary revolutionary from the horrors. Unlike traditional biopics, Sardar Udham was not just a revenge story, but a painful psychological study of a painful event -shaped man. Shujit Sirkar took a non-educational story approach, which is only amidst the life of Udham in revolutionary circles abroad, his last murder of O’Dwire in London, and the magnitude of the genocide.
The film was widely praised for its realistic depiction, especially in the rigid sequence where the entire measure of the Jalianwala Bagh massacre has come to light. Unlike other Bollywood films, who glorify revenge, Sardar Udham focused on the emotional and psychological toll of colonial oppression. This did not portray Udham Singh as a conservative action hero, but as a deeply affected person inspired by sorrow and strong belief.
While Sardar Udham focused on individual vengeance against the British authorities responsible for the massacre, the next film in this unexpected trilogy – the awakening of a nation – expands the lens, not only as a separate event, but also to suppress the Indian freedom movement as a part of a large conspiracy by the British.

The Wacking of a Nation: exposing the conspiracy

Ram Madhavani’s The Wacking of a Nation is ready to take a different view for the Jalianwala Bagh tragedy by discovering the systemic and prefabricated nature of massacre. Unlike Sardar Udham, who focused on the discovery of a person for vengeance, the wake of a nation awakens in political and strategic motivations, due to which the British ordered such cruel action.
The web show released on Soni Liv spoke about the complex incidents around the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the subsequent Hunter Commission investigation. The series believes that the massacre was not only the result of General Dyer’s actions, but part of a large, predetermined plan, which highlighted the subjects of colonialism, racism and systemic prejudice. And the presence of a co-scriptant Hans Raj who helped the British to execute his plan.
The story comes out through the approach of four friends – a lawyer, a journalist, an ordinary person, and his wife – how the 1919 monumental events affected personal life. This individual lens offers the audience an intimate relationship for the event. By highlighting the systemic nature of broad conspiracies and atrocities committed during the British Raj, the show offered a fine exploration of an important moment in India’s struggle for freedom.

Kesari: Chapter 2 – Legal Battle that shook the empire

The third and final piece in this unexpected trilogy is Kesari: Chapter 2, starring Akshay Kumar and Ananya Pandey, who brings the story to life behind one of the most important legal battles against British rule. Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, the film is based on the book The case of Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat, which shook the empire and focused on the fight against British authorities after the massacre of Sir Chettur Shankaran Nair.
Sir Chettur Shankaran Nair, a reputed lawyer and former president of the Indian National Congress, was one of the few Indians who openly challenged British rule from within the system. Angered by Jalianwala Bagh massacre, he accused the British officials – including Michael O’Divar – ended the complexity in the massacre and the policies that enable such cruelty.
Nair’s allegations tested a historical defamation in London, where O’Dwire sued him for the complaint. The case became a global spectacle, which exposes efforts to calm the discontent of the British government and control the story around colonial atrocities. Although the verdict eventually favored O’Dwire, the test had a permanent impact – it exposed the hypocrisy of the British legal system and further enhanced India’s independence movement.
Kesari 2 promises to be a riveting courtroom drama, which combines historical accuracy with compelling story stories. While its predecessor, Kesari (2019), focuses on the battle of Sargari, this sequel turns into a different kind of fight – fought in court rather than a battlefields, but is important in India’s struggle for freedom.

Collective effect of trilogy

While all three were not planned as a trilogy, they offer a comprehensive discovery of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and its consequences. Each each deal with a different dimension of atrocities:

This cinematic exploration is important, as for many years, Bollywood saved stories about Jaliyanwala Bagh on a large scale. While the references for the massacre have appeared in films like Gandhi (1982) and Rang de Basanti (2006), they were often brief and not central focus. These recent films finally give the massacre fine, elaborate and emotionally powerful, which deserve it.
The revival of interest in Jalianwala Bagh-related stories also reflects a widespread change in Bollywood’s historical narratives. More than ever, filmmakers are barely ready to deal with, often with depth and authenticity to politically charged. With these three films, Bollywood has not only revived the public memory of an important historical event, but has also provided a layered, multi -faceted perspective on its importance.