Randeep Hooda has recovered the money he invested in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar by selling his properties, credits father for allowing him to do so

Randeep Hooda has recovered the money he invested in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar by selling his properties, credits father for allowing him to do so

Actor Randeep Hooda’s recent film, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, with which he also made his directorial debut, opened to muted response from critics and audiences, although it performed well in the state of Maharashtra. Randeep has spoken about the financial challenges he faced while filming the biopic, revealing that he sold his Mumbai flats to fund the project.

While speaking with Bollywood Bubble, the actor revealed that the film’s box office figures have helped him recover the money he invested in the film by selling his properties. “Thankfully, we have been able to make enough money. We’ve made it back and some more. We are in plus and have managed to break even. I now joke with my dad asking him to buy more properties so that I could sell them for my next film. Agli picture mein kaam ayega (We will mortgage it when I am making my next film).”

While everyone warned him against putting his own money into the film, the lack of funds pushed him to seek his father’s help to complete the film. “My father has been trying to save all the money for me because I’m a bit open-handed. He was scared that I would lose all my money on fast women and slow horses. So, he started saving on my behalf and bought a couple of flats in Mumbai,” said Randeep, adding that it took him two years to complete the film, which meant he couldn’t take up any other projects.

The actor recalled reaching out to his father when he felt “stuck” and “helpless”. “I spoke to him and said, ‘Look this is something which I’ve taken on and it’s going to get stuck because people are not putting the money in anymore, what do I do?’ He was quick to offer a solution and told me, ‘You will make more money and make properties’. He was very supportive. Most middle-class parents would never allow this but he did not think much about it and he said, ‘Okay, let’s do it’ And we did it.”

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, which opened at Rs 11.37 crore in its first week, has managed to earn Rs 23.99 crore as of Tuesday, according to sacnilk.com.  Randeep is happy that the film is still being screened in theatres, however, he also highlighted that elections and IPL may have impacted the box office numbers.

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