Today,
May
28th,
is
the
139th
birth
anniversary
of
the
great
freedom
fighter
Vinayak
Damodar
Savarkar.
On
this
joyous
occasion,
the
makers
of
SwatantraVeer
Savarkar
have
released
the
first
look
of
Randeep
Hooda
portraying
the
powerful
character
of
Vinayak
Damodar
Savarkar.
The
poster
reads,
'Hindutva
Dharm
Nahin,
Itihaas
Hai.'
The
film
is
going
on
floor
in
August
2022.
Filmmaker
Sandeep
Singh
Shared,
"At
a
time
when
films
of
Harshad
Mehta,
Vijay
Mallya,
and
Lalit
Modi
are
trending,
I
am
more
interested
in
telling
the
story
of
Veer
Savarkar's
life.
He
was
the
first
dynamic
hero
of
India
and
the
only
man
who
could
have
saved
the
Partition
in
1947.
Through
this
film,
I,
not
only
as
a
filmmaker,
but
most
importantly
as
an
Indian,
want
to
tell
the
world
the
facts
about
Savarkar's
struggle.
His
courageous
fight
for
freedom,
his
fearless
persona
which
scared
the
British,
and
his
commitment
for
Hindutva
till
his
last
breath
is
heavily
inspiring.
He
is
the
most
misunderstood
hero
and
it
is
high
time
that
we
understand
him,
and
moreover
celebrate
this
rebel.
He
never
got
what
he
deserved
and
hence,
I
plead
that
Savarkar
should
be
gracefully
awarded
with
the
Bharat
Ratan
and
Nobel
Prize."
Producer
Anand
Pandit,
shared,
"Randeep
has
time
and
again
showcased
his
skill
set
as
an
actor
and
moreover,
shown
that
he
can
transform
into
the
character
he
portrays.
But
in
case
of
Savarkar,
there
is
an
added
dynamic
because
of
his
uncanny
resemblance
to
the
freedom
fighter.
I
am
a
lover
of
history
and
excited
to
have
the
cinematic
privilege
to
bring
to
70
mm
the
story
of
a
leader
whose
story
must
be
told."
Director
Mahesh
Manjrekar
states,
"People
may
have
different
versions
in
their
mind
for
Savarkar
but
as
a
filmmaker,
I'm
trying
to
match
the
same
thought
which
Savarkar
had.
So,
the
character
of
Savarkar
in
the
film
will
not
have
any
difference
from
what
Savarkar
was
in
real
life.
He
was
the
iconic
freedom
fighter
and
we'll
ensure
that
he's
never
forgotten
ever
by
any
Indian."
Actor
Randeep
Hooda
shared,
"This
is
a
salute
to
one
of
the
tallest
unsung
heroes
of
India's
struggle
for
freedom
and
self-actualisation.
I
hope
I
can
live
up
to
the
challenge
of
filling
such
big
shoes
of
a
true
revolutionary
and
tell
his
real
story
which
had
been
brushed
under
the
carpet
for
so
long.."
SwatantraVeer
Savarkar
is
presented
by
Anand
Pandit
Motion
Pictures
and
Legend
Studios
and
produced
by
Anand
Pandit,
Sandeep
Singh
and
Sam
Khan,
Co-
Produced
by
Roopa
Pandit
&
Zafar
Mehdi.