On September 28, Randeep Hooda kicked off his maiden directorial venture, SwatantryaVeer Savarkar, in a town near Nashik. While the actor-director has taken the responsibility of stepping into the shoes of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, he will need dependable co-actors to bring to screen an authentic retelling of the national hero’s contribution to India’s freedom struggle. His search has ended with Ankita Lokhande and Amit Sial. Sources say that Lokhande has been brought on board to play Savarkar’s wife Yamunabai. She was a member of the Atmanishtha Yuvati Samaj, a body that aimed to make women politically aware.

The actor’s first look from the film