Guess the leading lady opposite Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Udham Singh?

makers of Vicky Kaushal starrer Sardar Udham Singh have found leing ly for film. And it is ne or than 'October' fame Banita Sandhu. actress will reunite with 'October' director Shoojit Sircar. Confirming news to an entertainment portal, Banita said: “Yes I am in Sardar Udham Singh. We shot for it in Punjab. Vicky Kaushal is amazing and it was great to be back working with  October team again.”

Vicky Kaushal: All about actor's character, Sardar Udham Singh

Shoojit Sircar's Udham Singh biopic locks Oct 2020 release date

Shoojit Sircar-directed Udham Singh biopic, starring Vicky Kaushal, will hit atres on October 2, 2020. Titled "Sardar Udham Singh", film is written by Ritesh Shah and Shubendu Bhattacharya. Shah previously worked with Sircar in 2016's "Pink" and Bhattacharya collaborated with filmmaker on "Mras Cafe" (2013).

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film is a biopic on Singhm, revolutionary who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, former Lieutenant Goverr of Punjab in British India in 1940, to avenge 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Sircar said Kaushal was "obvious choice" for film, which was earlier set to feature Irrfan Khan. "If you look at Vicky's track record, he is taking brave steps and making some really fabulous choices. I wanted an actor who is rey to give his heart and soul to film. Plus, he is a Punjabi boy and my film is a story of a Punjabi man," filmmaker said in a statement.

Celebrities and netizens find an uncanny resemblance between Vicky Kaushal and this popular detective as he shares his first look from 'Sardar Udham Singh'

film is a Rising Sun Films Production, backed by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar. Sircar's next release is "Gulabo Sitaabo" with Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, while Kaushal will next be seen in "Bhoot Part One: Haunted Ship".

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(WITH PTI INPUTS)