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Veer Savarkar (2001)

Veer Savarkar poster
Directed by
Ved Rahi
Genre
biographical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 45m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film tells the life story of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, an Indian independence activist and politician. It covers his involvement in the freedom struggle, his imprisonment, and his subsequent political career. The movie was produced by a trust dedicated to Savarkar and premiered in multiple Indian cities.

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What happens

Veer Savarkar is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language biopic film based on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. This version was released on DVD format. This film was produced by Savarkar Darshan Prathisthan, with the help of Sudhir Phadke. It was premiered on 16 November 2001, in Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagpur and six other Indian cities. On 28 May 2012 its Gujarati language version was released by then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. The film was screened retrospective on 13 August 2016, at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day. Produced by Sudhir Phadke who also composed music for this, it has been directed by Ved Rahi. Prabhakar Mone has been its chief production controller. The film reported a collection of 8.1 million at box-office against a budget of 4 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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