Randeep Hooda’s Extreme Transformation: Shedding 32 kg for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Biopic Could Have Cost Him His Life

Randeep Hooda’s Extreme Transformation: Shedding 32 kg for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Biopic Could Have Cost Him His Life

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is played by Randeep Hooda as the main character in the biography Swatantra Veer Savarkar. In addition, he directs the film. March 22, 2024, was the film’s release date. Randeep discussed his dramatic body makeover for the part, which nearly cost him his life, in a recent interview with Mid-Day.

‘I could not even walk’

“This time around, I was underweight for one and a half years,” Randeep remarked, drawing comparisons between his weight loss journey for Sarbjit (2016) and the current Savarkar biopic. I was completely devoid of muscle when the film was shelved by the previous producers. I remember passing out on my  horse and falling off. My thigh and calf were twisted at a straight angle, indicating how weak I may have been—that’s what happens when you go without food for an extended period of time. Even walking was beyond me.

Randeep on losing weight, twice over

That actor had to ‘fast drop weight’ when filming on the movie resumed following the production delay. In an apparent reference to his Inspector Avinash part, Randeep remarked that before starting Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, he was a “92 kilo khata peeta (healthy) cop with a paunch” and that he had to lose weight to 60 kg.

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For a specific number of days, Randeep stated, “I had to be shedding [a] kilogram every day… That was really difficult. Frequently, I would feel so weak that I would pass out. For an actor, it’s a horrible experience. However, I think that every actor should be able to play the role. As a minimum, it needs to be the action taken. Things didn’t go as planned, despite my best efforts. Thus, my frustration increased with the length of time I had to follow the diet. Due to my disorganization, I was forced to endure and repeat the process twice. There’s no doubt that I could have died. I was in such terrible shape. If I try something like that, I will try to bind them contractually.