Ankita Lokhande says Randeep Hooda initially ‘didn’t want’ her in Swatantra Veer Savarkar. The actor said Randeep thought she was ‘too pretty’ to play Yamunabai Savarkar, the wife of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) in the upcoming film. It will be Ankita’s first project after Bigg Boss 17; she was one of the top 5 finalists on Bigg Boss 17.
Ankita on Randeep’s first reaction to her
At a recent event to promote Swatantra Veer Savarkar, Ankita Lokhande praised Randeep, who is starring in as well as directing the film. She said in Marathi that he had researched very well about her character and added, “He told me, ‘I don’t think I want you in the film’. I was like, why? He was like, ‘You are too pretty for the character (Yamunabai Savarkar)’. I was like, ‘Please don’t say that’.”
Ankita added, “He (Randeep) had done so much research, he was so sure about what he wanted in the film, he knew everything about what she (Yamunabai Savarkar) was like. She was the successful woman behind a successful man (Veer Savarkar).”