Shrikant Kanadey (Bala)

Seeing the scope of Savarkar's entire life, his works, his thoughts, it is Shivdhanushya to do justice to him in three hours... which this film weighs. First of all, 100 out of 100 marks to Randeep Hooda for portraying the hero Savarkar, Hooda has been extremely successful in portraying Savarkar in transitions and every scene in between, from the youthful Rubabdar Savarkar to the tough yet tough old Savarkar. It takes 10-15 minutes to adjust to the film as it has a different cut, but for the next 3 hours the film keeps you hooked. From there Savarkar goes to London, the movie has become progressively better. This movie does not touch Savarkar's poetic mind...yet it is so attractive. Even at the end, without taking any of Savarkar's poetry, a Marathi rap song is inserted. But that's why we can't help but remember how beautiful that side of Savarkar is too. The topic is big enough to draw a separate artwork based on it. The man himself is so big that it is not possible to capture him in any single work of art. Still, this movie is as good as it can be.