The Curse Of Empire Is A Cinematic Reflection Of The Horrific Jallianwala Massacre

Jyothi Venkaetsh

dueA dreadful massacre, a stain on civilization, and the day of sacrifice which still echoes back in the minds of Indians. 13^th April 1919 is marked as one of the darkest chapters of India’s freedom struggle movement  to the grim massacre that took place at Jallianwala Bagh in the city of Amritsar. Writers and poets have always taken note of this historic incident and now it’s time for a cinematic move. TJ Gill is all set to depict the true story of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in his upcoming movie ‘The Curse of Empire’ which will release in the year 2021. The movie campaign is massively liked by the audiences in UK which is in cognizance of the latest response of the UK Govt on the Jallianwala Bagh incident. And now the Director TJ Gill, Producer Jacqui Miller and the Writer of the film Kent Walwin are here in India in wake of exploring the viewpoints of the Indian public. They also visited the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in the morning to pay homage to those killed in the incident.

While expressing his thoughts TJ Gill said, “I am so ashamed and sorry for the impact of the crime committed. I mourn the tragedy and my visit aroused a sense of profound embarrassment at what happened in this place. It is one of several deep spots on the British history. The pain and grief that has transcended the generations since must never be dismissed or denied”. Jacqui Miller, Producer, The Curse of Empire, described this incident as shameful scar. She said, “I deeply regretted the incident that took place hundred years ago and feel extremely bad for the loss of innocent lives in the deadliest massacre.” The incident took place Colonel Reginald Dyer ordered to fire machine guns into a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar on the occasion of Baisakhi. The squad fired exactly 1,650 rounds, non-stop for six to 10 minutes making the entire crowd fled or fallen to death, where the walls still bear the highlighted bullet-holes.

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