Actor Randeep Hooda on Monday said he has started shooting for SwatantryaVeer Savarkar, a biopic of Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. It also marks the directorial debut of Hooda, who plays the titular role in the film. Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar was previously attached to direct the film.
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The actor, known for movies such as Highway, Sarbjit and Sultan, took to Twitter to share the update and said working on the upcoming film is a “special moment” for him. “Lights, Camera HISTORY! Starting shoot for my next, @anandpandit & @officialsandipssingh’s #SwatantryaVeerSavarkar. The film is slated to release on 26th May, 2023 on the occasion of #VeerSavarkar’s 140th birth anniversary @directorsamkhan,” Hooda wrote alongside pictures from the set.
This is a special moment.
Lights, Camera HISTORY! 🎬
Starting shoot for my next, @anandpandit & @officialsandipssingh’s #SwatantryaVeerSavarkar- Advertisement -
The film is slated to release
on 26th May, 2023 on the occasion of #VeerSavarkar‘s 140th birth anniversary❤️
@directorsamkhan pic.twitter.com/GTlGWGF7CL— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) October 3, 2022
Produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Legend Studios, SwatantryaVeer Savarkar is co-written by Utkarsh Naithani and Hooda. Anand Pandit, Sandeep Singh and Sam Khan are credited as producers along with Roopa Pandit and Zafar Mehdi attached to co-produce.
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According to Pandit, Hooda is the perfect actor to play the title role in the film.
“Our film has Randeep as a director too and that makes me feel proud,” he said in a statement.
“I feel privileged and honoured to be making this film,” added Singh. The movie is slated to be released on May 26, 2023.
