Actor
Randeep
Hooda
will
play
freedom
fighter
and
Hindutva
ideologue
Veer
Savarkar
in
an
upcoming
biographical
film.
Titled
Swatantra
Veer
Savarkar,
the
movie
will
be
directed
by
filmmaker
Mahesh
V
Manjrekar
and
produced
by
Anand
Pandit
and
Sandeep
Singh.
Swatantra
Veer
Savarkar
will
highlight
India's
freedom
movement
from
a
different
spectrum,
the
makers
said
in
a
statement
on
Wednesday.
The
film
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
in
June
2022
and
will
be
shot
across
various
locations
in
London,
Maharashtra
and
Andaman
&
Nicobar
Islands.
Hooda,
who
previously
worked
with
Singh
for
2016
movie
Sarbjit,
said
portraying
Savarkar
will
be
"yet
another
challenging
role" for
him
as
an
actor.
"There
are
many
heroes
that
have
played
their
part
in
getting
us
our
independence.
However,
not
everyone
has
got
their
due.
Vinayak
Damodar
Savarkar
is
the
most
misunderstood,
debated
and
influential
of
these
unsung
heroes
and
his
story
must
be
told.
I
am
delighted
to
collaborate
with
Sandeep
after
'Sarabjit’,
for
'Swatantra
Veer
Savarkar'," he
said.
Manjrekar
said
it
is
important
to
tell
the
stories
that
have
been
ignored
in
the
past.
"Swatantra
Veer
Savarkar
will
be
an
edgy
cinematic
narrative
that
will
force
us
to
revisit
our
history.
I
have
been
wanting
to
collaborate
with
Sandeep
Singh,
and
I
am
glad
that
we
are
doing
this
film
together,"
the
filmmaker
said.
Swatantra
Veer
Savarkar
is
produced
by
Anand
Pandit
from
Anand
Pandit
Motion
Pictures
and
Sandeep
Singh
and
Sam
Khan
from
Legend
Studios.
It
is
co-produced
by
Roopa
Pandit
and
Jay
Pandya.