In a conversation with the Times Of India, Randeep Hooda spoke about his physical transformation for his upcoming project Swatantra Veer Savarkar directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, “I am 18 kilos down already,” he said.
Hooda will be seen playing freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his upcoming biopic. The actor underwent a similar transformation for Sarabjit (2016), in which he starred alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Richa Chadda.
Hooda is a sports enthusiast and attributed being able to change his body shape to his interest in sports. “Yes, I am able to do these fluctuations with my body because I am inherently a sportsperson. I feel your body should be in an active space because that is what you are. Your body is the only instrument you own,” he said.