Ankita Lokhande Did NOT Charge Any Fee For Randeep Hooda’s Swatantrya Veer Savarkar; Know Why – News18

After her successful stint in Bigg Boss 17, Ankita Lokhande was recently seen in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. In the film which also starred Randeep Hooda in the lead, Ankita played the role of Savarkar’s wife Yamuna Bai. However, do you know Ankita Lokhande did not charge any fee for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar?

In a recent interview, the producer of the movie Sandeep Ssingh talked about getting Ankita onboard when he made a massive revelation and shared that the actress did not charge anything for the film.

“At the time I got Savarkar, nobody wanted to work with me because I had gone through a lot of media trial. I never told her that nobody wanted to work with me. I wanted her to play Yamunabai in Savarkar. She said ‘I have one condition that I am not going to charge for this film. I can never charge any money from you for any role’. I said then you are in all my films,” Ssingh told India Today.

Released on March 22, Swatantra Veer Savarkar also stars Amit Sial, Apinderdeep Singh and Mark Bennington among others. The film is based on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his contribution during the Indian Independence struggle.

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar opened to mostly positive reviews. The film has earned Rs 8.25 crore in India as of now. News18 Showsha gave the film a three-star rating and wrote, “Randeep Hooda has shouldered the film with ease. He proves that his performances in films like Sarabjit and Highway were not just flukes. Randeep gets under the skin and bones of the freedom fighter. You are spellbound with the conviction of his performance.”

“While Randeep was a treat for the eyes as an actor, he needs to polish his directorial skills. In an attempt to pack everything about the freedom fighter’s life, Randeep loses track in the second half of the film. As a result, several scenes were high on dialogues and performance but lacked depth,” the review added.