Updated On: 16 October, 2022 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Hiren Kotwani
Sharing details of the making of Randeep Hooda’s next, SwatantryaVeer Savarkar producer Anand Pandit on why they will have to create a set of the Andaman and Nicobar prison

Anand Pandit, Randeep Hooda and Sandeep Ssingh
Earlier this month, Randeep Hooda began filming SwatantryaVeer Savarkar, near Wai, Maharashtra. While he plays the freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in front of the camera, he’s also making his debut behind the camera, as director of the biopic.
While Mahesh Manjrekar was to initially direct the film, he had to opt out due to his other work commitments. Producer Anand Pandit confirms that the scheduling issues cropped up due to the weightloss process that Hooda had to undergo. “Randeep had lost 18 kilos, but he wanted to shed a few more to look the part. We discussed the idea of making him look leaner in the post-production, but eventually decided to go with his decision.”