Ankita Lokhande and Randeep Hooda will soon be seen sharing the screen space together for Swatantra Veer Savarkar.
Ankita Lokhande recently revealed that Randeep Hooda was quite skeptical about bringing her on board for his upcoming film Swatantra Veer Savarkar. Lokhande would soon be seen essaying the role of Veer Savarkar’s wife, Yamunabai, in the highly anticipated biopic.
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Recently, at an event, Ankita shared that Randeep felt she was ‘too pretty’ to be cast for the film. Swatantra Veer Savarkar will mark her first film after her stint in Bigg Boss 17.
At the event, Ankita said that Randeep had researched very well about her character. She then revealed, “He told me, ‘I don’t think I want you in the film’. I was like, why? He was like, ‘You are too pretty for the character (Yamunabai Savarkar)’. I was like, ‘Please don’t say that’.”
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Coming back to Swatantra Veer Sarkar, the film has been directed and co-written by Randeep himself along with Utkarsh Naithani.
For the uninitiated, Randeep Hooda will be essaying the role of controversial freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the movie ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’. While announcing the film in March 2022, Randeep Hooda mentioned that playing Savarkar’s role would be challenging. “There are many heroes that have played their part in getting us our independence. However, not everyone has gotten 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. It will be yet another challenging role to portray,” he said.
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The film will reportedly be shot across various locations in Maharashtra, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and even in London. Reportedly, the makers describe the film as a ‘compelling odyssey, bringing to life the legendary yet neglected tale of Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, a visionary and a firebrand’.
Besides Randeep and Ankita, the film also features Amit Sial. Swatantra Veer Savarkar is scheduled to be released in theatres on March 22 in Hindi and Marathi. The film has been produced by Zee Studios, Anand Pandit, Randeep Hooda, Sandeep Singh, and Yogesh Rahar.
