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‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’: Hooda to play lead role

This is the second time that Randeep will be collaborating with Sandeep Singh, their earlier association being the 2016 biopic, ‘Sarabjit’…reports Asian Lite News

Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda will portray V.D. Savarkar in the upcoming biopic, ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’, which is set to go on floors in June 2022.

The film will be shot across various locations in London, Maharashtra and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. As per the makers, it will highlight India’s freedom movement from a different spectrum, and will be directed by Mahesh V. Manjrekar.

Randeep Hooda feels elated that he has been chosen to play the part. “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.”

This is the second time that Randeep will be collaborating with Sandeep Singh, their earlier association being the 2016 biopic, ‘Sarabjit’.

Commenting on the collaboration, Randeep shares, “I am delighted to collaborate with Sandeep after ‘Sarabjit’, for ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’. It will be yet another challenging role to portray.”

Director Mahesh V. Manjrekar, who has been working on the subject for almost a year adds by calling the film an edgy cinematic narrative, “This is the right time to tell the stories which we had ignored. ‘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.”

‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’ is produced by Anand Pandit from Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Sandeep Singh and Sam Khan from Legend Studios and is co-produced by Roopa Pandit and Jay Pandya.

Lauding the acting prowess of Randeep, producer Sandeep Singh says, “There are very few actors in India who can create magic with his talent, and Randeep is one amongst them. Considering Veer Savarkar as one of the most controversial characters from Indian history, I could only think of Randeep.”

He continues, “Veer Savarkar’s contribution cannot be ignored, I wonder why our history books never mentioned Veer Savarkar?”

Producer Anand Pandit from Anand Pandit Motion Pictures says, “Cinema is a creative medium that celebrates different thought processes. Films like ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’ will help create a far more engaging public dialogue.”

“With Mahesh and Randeep at the helm, I am sure, we will create something memorable for audiences”, the confident producer concludes.

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Proposal to rename junction after Savarkar stirs row in coastal K’taka

When the matter was recently taken up for discussion at a general body meeting, the proposal was opposed by the Congress and others…reports Asian Lite News.

A proposal moved by a ruling BJP MLA to name the Surathkal Junction in the coastal town of Mangaluru after Hindu icon Veer Savarkar has stirred a row in the communally sensitive region in the southern state.

The naming of the Hebbal flyover in Bengaluru after Savarkar was also opposed by the Congress, creating a controversy in the state capital. But in spite of all opposition, the BJP had successfully renamed the flyover.

The BJP MLA from Mangaluru North Assembly constituency, Y. Bhatath Shetty, has proposed to name the Surathkal Junction located in his constituency after Veer Savarkar. He has also demanded the installation of a bust of Veer Savarkar by the Mangaluru City Corporation.

When the matter was recently taken up for discussion at a general body meeting, the proposal was opposed by the Congress and others.

Former minister and Congress MLA from Ullal in Mangaluru city, U.T. Khader, said the BJP is trying to rename public places only after one person in different cities.

“I am not saying that Veer Savarkar did not take part in India’s freedom struggle. But he had written an apology letter to the British. Hence, it is not correct to name a major junction after him,” he said.

“Many freedom fighters were hanged; many had sacrificed their lives in the cellular jain in Andaman. Instead of naming the junction after Savarkar, it could be renamed after Srinivas Malya, Kudmul Rangarao, Karnad Sadashivrao and Janardhan Poojari, who had contributed to the growth of the district,” Khader added.

The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has said that the Mangaluru City Corporation should reject the proposal moved by the local MLA.

“If the BJP wants to bring the agenda of Uttar Pradesh in Dakshina Kannada district, SDPI won’t sit quiet. A legal battle as well protests will be launched then,” the party said.

Former Congress MLA Mohiuddin Bava said that the region is communally sensitive and many people have been killed in recent years, so the BJP should not provoke the public.

Meanwhile, Hindu organisations are vehemently demanding to rename the Surathkal Junction after Savarkar, with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajarang Dal welcoming the proposal moved by Bharath Shetty.

They are also demanding the installation of a bust of Savarkar at the earliest.

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