The film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar has been released today. The length of this film based on the life of Veer Savarkar is 2 hours 58 minutes. Eleven Eagle has given the film a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5.
What is the story of the film?
The story begins with the scenes of the end of the 18th century. Plague epidemic has spread in the country. People are dying. The country is in chains of slavery. Meanwhile, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is born in a small village in Maharashtra. Randeep Hooda has played the character of Savarkar. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has an anger against the British since childhood. He wants to drive the British out of his country. For this, he also forms an organization named Abhinav Bharat.
Savarkar always believed that the British cannot be defeated by non-violence. For this, he also calls upon people to take up arms. To fight the British, Savarkar goes to London, their country. From there he continues his revolution. There, some of his associates kill British officers. Then Savarkar is accused of conspiracy. He is illegally sent to India and sentenced to Kalapani. During his sentence of Kalapani, he is given unbearable pain.
After spending many years in jail, Savarkar files many mercy petitions one after the other. However, there is a well thought out strategy behind these petitions. Savarkar says that it is better to come out and do something for the country than to die in jail. After being released from jail, he comes in contact with Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi. After this, Savarkar fights his battle until the country gets independence.
How is the acting of the starcast?
Only Randeep Hooda will be seen in the entire film. Looking at Randeep, it seems that hardly anyone could have been cast better than him for the role of Savarkar. It felt like we are watching Savarkar on screen. Randeep Hooda has done extraordinary acting in the Kala Paani sequence. The hard work he has done for this role is clearly visible on screen.
Amit Sial in the role of Savarkar’s brother and Ankita Lokhande in the role of his wife have impressed. Apart from this, the casting could have been a little better, like a better actor could have been taken for the role of Gandhiji. The actor playing the role of Dr. Ambedkar also did not look good.
How is the direction?
The director, producer and writer of this film is Randeep Hooda. There is no hesitation in saying that he has done a wonderful job in his first directorial film. The 19th century sequences look absolutely real. The prison sequences will send chills down your spine. The story moves a little slow in the first half, but picks up speed in the second half.
The one-liners and dialogues of the film will force you to clap. The dialogues between Mahatma Gandhi and Savarkar are quite funny. Amazing ideological differences have been shown between the two. There are some scenes that can make you emotional.
The cinematography also deserves praise. Cinematographer Arvind Krishna has tried to show in a very good way what India would have been like before independence. The color tone of the film has been kept dark.
How is the music of the film?
The songs are kept according to the topic of the film. If you are thinking that there will be some danceable patriotic songs in the film, then it is not so. There is definitely a song at the end of the film which is a little different and has a Marathi flavour.
Final Verdict, should we watch it or not?
There have been many freedom fighters in India, about whom there is still very little information. Veer Savarkar’s name was always discussed, but the general public did not know much about him. Through this film, you will get a chance to know everything about him. Everyone should know about the suffering and torture he faced for the independence of the country.
If you want to know the sacrifice and dedication of Savarkar, then you can definitely go for this film. There is an election atmosphere in the country, there are many such dialogues in this film, which can irritate many political parties, so some people can also consider it a propaganda film, but we suggest to see atleast once.
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