Mumbai: Filmmaker and producer Sandeep Singh has signed acclaimed director Mahesh V Manjrekar to tell the story of controversial freedom fig...
Mumbai: Filmmaker and producer Sandeep Singh has signed acclaimed director Mahesh V Manjrekar to tell the story of controversial freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar titled ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’.
Singh who
acquired the rights to tell the story of Savarkar, while making the
announcement on the freedom fighter's 138th birth anniversary said, "Veer
Savarkar is revered and criticized in equal measure. He has been made into a
polarising figure today but I feel that's because people don't know enough. No
one can deny that he was an important part of our freedom struggle and our
attempt is to present a peek into his life and journey."
While many
revere Veer Savarkar for his role in the freedom struggle there are others that
decry him for his role in the freedom struggle and the aftermath of that along
with the philosophy of Hindutva. But Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's story is one
that needs to be told and it is that very emotion that will drive the
narrative, says Sandeep as he announced the film.
Producer Amit
B Wadhwani says, "I am happy that we are making a film that highlights the
work of a freedom fighter. Veer Savarkar is an important part of India's
history that needs to be told. Unfortunately, the optics have prevented the man
from being understood, let alone from being celebrated. "
"I have
forever been fascinated by the life and times of Veer Savarkar. I believe he is
a man who didn't get his due in history. The fact that he evokes such strong
emotion points to a life that must have impacted so many. As a director, I know
it's going to be a challenge but one that I want to take on," said Mahesh
V Manjrekar.
Veer Savarkar
played a significant role in India's freedom struggle and was also a member of
the Hindu Mahasabha. Fifty-five years after his death he continues to evoke
strong reactions from both sides of the political spectrum. May 28 marks the
138th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter
To be shot
across London, the Andamans and Maharashtra, 'Swatantra Veer Savarkar' promises
to change the narrative of the Indian freedom struggle and history.
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