Waarrior Savitri – movie review

Niharica Raizada’s action scenes are the highlights of this film which is a modern-day adaption of the fable in the Mahabharata about Satyavan Savitri.

The fable says that Savitri is cursed since her childhood that whoever she marries, her husband would die. Defying destiny, Savitri undertakes various tough ‘vrats’ and emerges successful in dodging Yamraj (Lord of Death) eventually managing to evade her husband’s death and the couple lead a happy mortal life thereafter.

Waarrior Savitri is written and directed by Param Gill. The film stars the debutante Niharica Raizada, grand daughter of legendary music composer O P Nayyar and Rajat Barmecha of ‘Udaan’ fame who plays Satya (Satyavan) supported by veteran actors Om Puri who plays Yamraj and Gulshan Grover.

Since her childhood, this girl Savitri is cursed that she won’t have a happy married life with her husband who would die after her marriage.

This girl learns various forms of self defense and lethal martial arts which could prevent her from any harm.

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Waarrior Savitri actors Om Puri & Niharica Raizada perform some real life action stunts

Om Puri: ‘I have never been kicked on-screen by a lady’

Niharica Raizada who plays the Central role of a Contemperory Savitri in the upcoming film ‘Waarrior Savitri’ speaks to FILMY TOWN:

What is Waarrior Savitri, the film about?

Savitri is the same character from the old Satyavan-Savitri where the Princess Savitri goes all out to protect her husband from the clutches of death. Satyavan is the penniless Rajkumar, yet Savitri is bent on marrying him. And she does.

The Royal Pundit says that if this girl marries him, Satyavan would die in one year. But she is determined.

This is the modern adaptation of the Satyavan-Savitri saga of Mahabharata.

Is it the old legend of Satyavan-Savitri retold?

Savitri is a modern day girl well versed with Judo-Karate and she is fighting with Yamraj (Lord of Death).
She is a martial art artiste with excellence in Kung Fu- Karate, Taekwondo and Shotokan Karate.

She confronts everybody who tries to bring harm to her husband in the film. Though she is aware that her husband has been cursed and bound to die.

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