Actor-director Randeep Hooda remembered freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary. The `Highway` actor took to his Instagram account on Wednesday to share a series of pictures as he remembered the revolutionary leader. Hooda, who directed and played the lead role in `Swatantrya Veer Savarkar,` spoke about the influential figure`s role in India`s independence and also mentioned how the leader`s contributions shaped India`s freedom movement.

Calling him a "pioneering figure", the actor wrote, "On his death anniversary, we remember Veer Savarkar, a pioneering figure in India`s struggle for independence. His work, The History of the First War of Indian Independence, redefined the 1857 uprising as a nationwide fight for freedom, inspiring generations of revolutionaries."