Waarrior Savitri is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Param Gill. The film stars Niharica Raizada, Rajat Barmecha, Om Puri, Karmveer Choudhary and Gulshan Grover. Upender Maheshwari and Bobby Kanda produced Waarrior Savitri under the banner of Dr Bob’s Production. It is a modern-day adaptation of the Indian fable – Satyavan Savitri.
Waarrior Savitri has been filmed in Chandelao Garh, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Las Vegas. British model Lucy Pinder made her Bollywood debut with the film. The film was released on 25 August 2016.
The film was banned in many parts of India for portraying goddess Savitri as a modern 21st century woman. Director Param Gill received death threats, and the film received a very low key release.
Plot
Cast
Niharica Raizada as Savitri
Lucy Pinder as Candy
Rajat Barmecha as Satya
Om Puri as Yamraj
Gulshan Grover as Satya's father
Karmveer Choudhary as Pandit ji
Tim Man as The Monk
Ron Smoorenburg as Mani John
Sheetal Sharma as Savitri's friend
Aditya Raj Kapoor as Thakur - Savitri's father
Palak J. Jhaveri as Baby Savitri
Music
All songs were written and composed by Param Gill.
Controversy
The film received opposition at some places for its depiction of the Hindu goddess Savitri as a 21st-century woman.