Mumbai, Feb. 26 -- Actor-director Randeep Hooda remembered freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on his death anniversary.

The 'Highway' actor took to his Instagram account on Wednesday to share a series of pictures as he remembered the revolutionary leader. Hooda, who directed and played the lead role in 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar,' spoke about the influential figure's role in India's independence and also mentioned how the leader's contributions shaped India's freedom movement.

Calling him a "pioneering figure", the actor wrote, "On his death anniversary, we remember Veer Savarkar, a pioneering figure in India's struggle for independence. His work, The History of the First War of Indian Independence, redefined the 1857 uprising as a...