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{{Infobox film
| name = Veer Hamirji — Somnath ni Sakhate
| image = Veer Hamirji - Somnath ni Sakhate.jpg
| alt = 
| director = Nilesh Indu Maruti Mohite
| producer = Bhagirath Joshi, Chintan, Maulik
| writer = Devn Shah
| starring = Maulik Pathak
| music = Samir Raval
| screenplay = Maulik Pathak and Nilesh Mohite
| editing = Maulik Pathak
| studio = Mahee Studio
| distributor = Mahee Productions
| runtime = 150 minutes
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|5|25}}
| country = India
| language = Gujarati
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Veer Hamirji - Somnath ni Sakhate''''' is a [[Gujarati film]] released on 25 May 2012. The film did not perform well at the Gujarati box office as it stayed in the cinema for just one week. However, it was shortlisted for [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]]<ref name=wow /><ref name="not this time" />(but lost to [[Barfi!]]), making it the first ever Gujarati film to do so. Following the shortlisting, the movie was rescheduled for a release in India, as well as in the United States in December 2012.

==Plot==
[[File:Warrior (16060625644).jpg|thumb|left|Monument of Hamirji in front of Somnath temple]]
The story revolves around compositions of the poets [[Zaverchand Meghani]], [[Kalapi]], Jaymal Parmar and Dipakkumar Vyas. The movie is based on the historical story of the warrior [[Hammir Ji Gohil]]. The movie shows the life of Gohil: fights, personal life, love and death. The movie centres on Rajput warrior Gohil, who fought and sacrificed his life to save the [[Somnath Temple]]. There is a monument to his memory in front of the temple of Somanath in [[Veraval]], Gujarat, which is shown at the end of the movie.

==Voice cast==
Most of the cast are alumni of [[M.S. University]], [[Vadodra]].<ref name="wow" /> The cast includes: Maulik Pathak (lead actor), Shivalika Kataria, Pramthes Mehta, Linesh Phanse, Sonya Shah and Chetan Doshi, Darshan Purohit & Dipakkumar Vyas.

==Production and release==
The film was a maiden production by Vadodara-based Mahee Productions.<ref name=wow /> It was produced by Bhagirath Joshi and the lead actor, Maulik Pathak.<ref name=wow /> The film was released on 25 May 2012 in Gujarati cinemas.<ref name=wow /><ref name="not this time" /> The movie ran for one week and was pulled off. However, it will be released again in December 2012 in the United States and [[India]].<ref name=wow /><ref name="not this time" />

==Recognition==
The movie became the first ever [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] film to have been shortlisted for the official [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]].<ref name=wow /><ref name="not this time" /> Along with the movie, there are also 17 other nominations from India, of which 11 are [[Hindi]] films. The nominations for the category along with the movie, include ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]], [[Barfi!]], [[Kahaani]], [[The Dirty Picture]], [[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]], [[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1]], [[Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2]],'' etc.<ref name=wow /><ref name="not this time">{{cite news|last=Pathak Dave|first=Dhwani|title=Will Veer Hamirji be India's entry to the Oscars?|url=http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/201209222012092202375971110555014/Will-Veer-Hamirji-be-India%E2%80%99s-entry-to-the-Oscars.html|access-date=22 September 2012|newspaper=Ahmedabad Mirror|date=22 September 2012}}</ref> Maulik Pathak, talking about the nomination said that, "[T]his is a historical event for Gujarati cinema and a matter of great pride. This is the first time that a Gujarati film has been shortlisted for Oscar nomination. It's a proud moment for the industry. We hope that the film gets nominated and gives a new beginning to the Gujarati film industry. Till now, people thought it was just another historical film but the shortlisting has generated the perception. The impression that every Gujarati film is just another movie disturbed us. But the Oscar shortlisting will give a boost to the film. We also have a dubbed version of the film ready in Hindi for the national audience".<ref name=wow />

==Box office==
Upon its release on 25 May in Gujarati cinemas, the movie did not do well at the box office in another part of Gujarat, but it completed 100 days in Bhavnagar and other regions of Saurashtra. Because of its historical values, The education minister of Gujarat signed a letter for showing the movie to children of Gujarat.<ref name="wow">{{cite news|title=Gujarati film shortlisted for Oscar nomination|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarati-film-shortlisted-for-Oscar-nomination/articleshow/16498971.cms|access-date=22 September 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="not this time" />

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2497612}}
*[https://www.jairajputana.com/hamirji-gohil-legendary-warrior-somnath-defender/ About Veer Hamirji Gohil]

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