Ankita Lokhande To Star In ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ As Lead, Randeep Hooda Turns Director

If you know anything about the famous bahus of the Indian TV industry, then there is no chance that you have not heard about Ankita Lokhande aka Archana of Pavitra Rishta. The television’s favourite bahu made her Bollywood debut alongside Kangana Ranaut in her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. And now, Ankita has announced her first film as lead actress, she will star in Randeep Hooda’s highly-anticipated film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. We are so excited for her!
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On Wednesday, actress Ankita Lokhande shared a black-and-white picture of herself on her social media account to announce that she has been roped in to play the lead role in Randeep Hooda’s upcoming film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. The film is a biopic on the late freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and it also marks the debut of Randeep Hooda as a director, who will also be seen in the titular role.
In the picture, Ankita Lokhande has donned a retro look and we have to admit that she is looking so pretty. Sharing the picture, she wrote, “This news which I have been waiting to announce! My first film as a lead #Swatantryaveersavarkar & I cannot wait to start this beautiful journey!”
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As soon as she announced this good news on her social media account, her industry friends including Monalisa, Amruta Khanvilkar, Arjun Bijlani, Kushal Tandon, and others flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages.
Take a look at the comments here:
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Meanwhile, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is going to release on May 26, 2023, on the occasion of Veer Savarkar’s 140th birth anniversary.
First Published: October 12, 2022 7:15 PM