is riding high on the success of his latest film, ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ which just dropped digitally on the occasion of the freedom fighter’s 141 birth anniversary. Reason? The actor recently received ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Puruskar’ at a ceremony held at Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak in Dadar in the presence of the Governor of Bihar, Rajendra Arlekar and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s close family member, Ranjeet Savarkar. Randeep received this award for his efforts and dedication towards representing the revolutionary leader’s life authentically, honestly and earnestly.
ADVERTISEMENT Additionally, ahead of Veer Savarkar’s 141st birth anniversary and the movie’s world digital premiere, Randeep Hooda visited Port Blair, a city which is greatly associated with Savarkar’s life. Randeep visited the iconic Cellular Jail where the revolutionary leader was sentenced to life terms of imprisonment totaling fifty years and celebrated Savarkar’s life and legacy by cutting a cake with the officials and staff of the jail. This was a trip down memory lane for Randeep as he had previously visited Cellular Jail to shoot key scenes of the film.
Randeep even visited Ross Island where Savarkar was shot and Flag Point where the Indian flag was hoisted by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose for the first time on Indian soil on December 30, 1943. The celebration of the life and legacy of Veer Savarkar continued at the special screening of ‘ film which was attended by.