Veer Savarkar is a Hindi language1 2001 Indian film based on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar This version was released on DVD format This film was produced by Savarkar Darshan Prathisthan2 under the presidentship of Sudhir Phadke3 It premiered on 16 November 2001 in Mumbai New Delhi Nagpur and six other Indian cities4 Rediffcom reports a claim that it is the first movie in the world financed by public donations5 On 28 May 2012 its Gujarati language version was released by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi2