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'''''Swatantrya Veer Savarkar''''' is a 2024 Indian ]-language ] ] on the life of ]. It is directed, co-written, and co-produced by ], who also plays the titular role of Savarkar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Randeep Hooda says he locked himself up in jail to prepare for Savarkar biopic|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/randeep-hooda-says-he-locked-himself-up-in-jail-to-prepare-for-veer-savarkar-biopic-101708934279080.html|website=Hindustan Times |date=26 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Randeep Hooda pays tribute to freedom fighter Swatantryaveer Savarkar on death anniversary, shares experience from Kalapani visit |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/randeep-hooda-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighter-swatantryaveer-savarkar-on-death-anniversary-shares-experience-from-kalapani-visit-23337077 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref> It was theatrically released on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Swatantrya Veer Savarkar': Randeep Hooda announces release date of Savarkar biopic|url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/swatantrya-veer-savarkar-randeep-hooda-announces-release-date-of-savarkar-biopic/articleshow/107262663.cms|date=30 January 2024|work=The Economist Times|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Trailer Gives Glimpse of the Man Most Feared by British |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!entertainment/randeep-hoodas-swatantrya-veer-savarkar-trailer-gives-glimpse-of-the-man-most-feared-by-british-enn24030404930 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> '''''Swatantrya Veer Savarkar''''' is a 2024 Indian ]-language ] ] on the life of ]. It is directed, co-written, and co-produced by ], who also plays the titular role of Savarkar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Randeep Hooda says he locked himself up in jail to prepare for Savarkar biopic|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/randeep-hooda-says-he-locked-himself-up-in-jail-to-prepare-for-veer-savarkar-biopic-101708934279080.html|website=Hindustan Times |date=26 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Randeep Hooda pays tribute to freedom fighter Swatantryaveer Savarkar on death anniversary, shares experience from Kalapani visit |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/randeep-hooda-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighter-swatantryaveer-savarkar-on-death-anniversary-shares-experience-from-kalapani-visit-23337077 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref> It was theatrically released on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Swatantrya Veer Savarkar': Randeep Hooda announces release date of Savarkar biopic|url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/swatantrya-veer-savarkar-randeep-hooda-announces-release-date-of-savarkar-biopic/articleshow/107262663.cms|date=30 January 2024|work=The Economist Times|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Trailer Gives Glimpse of the Man Most Feared by British |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!entertainment/randeep-hoodas-swatantrya-veer-savarkar-trailer-gives-glimpse-of-the-man-most-feared-by-british-enn24030404930 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>


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Revision as of 09:45, 26 March 2024

2024 Indian film
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRandeep Hooda
Written byRandeep Hooda
Utkarsh Naithani
Produced by
StarringRandeep Hooda
Ankita Lokhande
Amit Sial
CinematographyArvind Krishna
Edited byKamesh Karna
Rajesh G. Pandey
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Vipin Patwa
Sambata
Score:
Mathias Duplessy
Sandesh Shandilya
Production
companies
  • Randeep Hooda Films
  • Legend Studios
  • Avak Films
  • Anand Pandit Motion Pictures
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)
Running time178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹20 crore
Box office₹10.67 crore

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language historical biographical film on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It is directed, co-written, and co-produced by Randeep Hooda, who also plays the titular role of Savarkar. It was theatrically released on 22 March 2024.

The film has been criticised for distorting history and for promoting one-sided agenda, but has received praises for its actors performances.

Plot

The life journey of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the creator of Hindutva ideology, who founded the secret society Abhinav Bharat Society and one of the disciples of Shyamji Krishna Varma who founded the India House.

Cast

Production

Randeep Hooda took over directing the film from Mahesh Manjrekar, who quit the project citing differences with Randeep over the script and inclusion of irrelevant historical figures and events.

Music

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
Soundtrack album by Anu Malik, Vipin Patwa and Sambata
Released14 March 2024
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length21:02
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar- Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Anu Malik, Vipin Patwa and Sambata while the background score is composed by Mathias Duplessy and Sandesh Shandilya.

Track lisitng
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Dharti Ka Abhimaan"TraditionalAnu MalikDivya Kumar, Vijay Prakash3:44
2."Dariya O Dariya"Prashant IngoleAnu MalikRaj Barman4:33
3."The Savarkar Rage"SambataSambataSambata2:10
4."Vande Mataram"Dr. SagarVipin PatwaVipin Patwa2:53
5."Dharti Ka Abhimaan" (Extended Version)TraditionalAnu MalikDivya Kumar, Vijay Prakash7:42
Total length:21:02

Release

The film was theatrically released on 22 March 2024 in Hindi, along with Marathi dubbed version.

Reception

Catherine Bray of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "It all adds up to a funny mixture of hagiography and limp film-making, albeit built around a fine central performance."

In the review for Indian Express, Shubhra Gupta gave a rating of 2/5 and described the movie as "stridently one-sided, and, ultimately, reductive".

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "This one’s a polarising but powerful biopic that attempts to vindicate Savarkar".

Dishya Sharma of News 18 rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "In a sea of patriotic films that Bollywood has been releasing in recent years, Swatantra Veer Savarkar is among the better ones. The production value of the film and the performances keep you seated through the three-hour watch. I wish it was edited well, for there were a few scenes that could have been done away with. This would have given the film a lasting impact."

The Koimoi gave it a rating of 2.5/5 and noted that the movie can be tagged as "propaganda for elections" by a section due to its grouse against historical facts that has been recently observed in other recently released movies.

Rohit Bhatnagar of Free Press Journal gave a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Randeep’s film is a slow burner and it drains you with facts and figures but it is a well-intended project that might strictly excite and appeal history lovers." The review finds the movie to be "bothersome" and to have distorted historical realities.

Sana Farzeen of India Today rated 2 out of 5 stars and added that "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar turned out to be a shallow attempt. It can be only passed off as a very long, often one-sided history lesson on the 'neglected' freedom fighter."

References

  1. "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. "Swatantra Veer Savarkar box office collection Day 2: Randeep Hooda starrer sees collections double on Saturday". The Times of India. 24 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. "Randeep Hooda says he locked himself up in jail to prepare for Savarkar biopic". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2024.
  5. "Randeep Hooda pays tribute to freedom fighter Swatantryaveer Savarkar on death anniversary, shares experience from Kalapani visit". Mid-day. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. "'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar': Randeep Hooda announces release date of Savarkar biopic". The Economist Times. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. "Randeep Hooda's Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Trailer Gives Glimpse of the Man Most Feared by British". ETV Bharat News. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ Vijayakar, Rajiv (22 March 2024). "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Movie Review: Lofty Aim, Tepid Result Mark This Biopic". Koimoi.
  9. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (22 March 2024). "Swantantrya Veer Savarkar movie review: Randeep Hooda is propulsive in a reductive, one-sided narrative". The Indian Express.
  10. ^ "Swatantra Veer Savarkar Review: Randeep Hooda's Film Fails to Leave an Impact Despite His Impressive Act". News 18. 22 March 2024.
  11. "Actor-Director Randeep Hooda takes on Hindutva ideologue's story in "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar"". The Times of India. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  12. "Mahesh Manjrekar lashes out at Randeep Hooda for taking over Veer Savarkar biopic: 'There's a difference between sincerity and obsession'". The Indian Express. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. "Mahesh Manjrekar on quitting Savarkar biopic: Randeep Hooda's obsession". India Today. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. PTI (30 January 2024). "Randeep Hooda's 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar' release date announced". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  15. "'वीर सावरकर' चित्रपट मराठीत येणार, 'हा' प्रसिद्ध मराठी अभिनेता बनला सावरकरांचा आवाज". Lokmat (in Marathi). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  16. Bray, Catherine (22 March 2024). "Swatantra Veer Savarkar review – biopic of Hindu nationalist is self-defeating call to arms". The Guardian.
  17. "Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Movie Review". The Times Of India. 22 March 2024.
  18. Bhatnagar, Rohit (22 March 2024). "Swantantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Randeep Hooda's Stellar Act Is The Highlight Of The Tiresome Film". Free Press Journal.
  19. Farzeen, Sana (22 March 2024). "'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar' Review: More hero worship than facts in Randeep Hooda film". India Today.

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