Vivek Agnihotri

Director

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The Vaccine War

(28 Sep 2023)

Dialogue, Director, Writer

The Kashmir Files

(11 Mar 2022)

Director, Writer

The Tashkent Files

(12 Apr 2019)

Dialogue, Director, Producer, Writer

Mohammad and Urvashi

(1 Apr 2017)

Director, Writer

Junooniyat

(24 Jun 2016)

Dialogue, Director, Writer

Director, Producer, Writer

Zid

(28 Nov 2014)

Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Writer

Hate Story

(20 Apr 2012)

Director

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

(23 Nov 2007)

Director

Chocolate

(16 Sep 2005)

Director, Editor, Writer

Awards

2020

ETC Bollywood Business Awards
(Surprise Hit Of The Year)

News

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami holds meeting with artists from film Industry

7 Nov 2023

film industry on the second day of the roadshow organized in Mumbai on Tuesday. Chief Minister also invited people associated with the cinema world to the Global Investor Summit to be held in Dehradun on December 8-9. Many actors, producers and directors including actor Jeetendra, director Vivek AgnihotriArchana Puran Singh, Himani Shivpuri, Ramesh Taurani, Raj Shandilya, Rahul Rawail, Deepak Dobriyal were present.He discussed the possibilities of the film industry in Uttarakhand and many suggestions were also given by people associated with the film industry.Welcoming all the film personalities, Pushkar Singh Dhami said that apart from Dehradun, Haridwar, and Rishikesh, Uttarakhand has evergreen rivers like Badri Kedar and Ganga-Yamuna. The Chief Minister said that the country is the most beautiful and best destination in the world for shooting in the state. Beautiful places like Nainital, Mussoorie, Auli, Chakrata, Pithoragarh, Munsiyari Chopta-Harsil, and Valley of Flowers are also available in Uttarakhand.He added, "In the last few years many new shooting destinations have also developed in the state. Now good connectivity and better housing arrangements are available in the state."Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Adi Kailash Yatra, Pushkar Singh Dhami said that after the Prime Minister's visit, the number of tourists is increasing rapidly at high Himalayan places like Jyolikang, Adi Kailash in Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Dhami said that the state government is running many schemes in the state for filmmakers, producers and directors making web series.He said that the state government is continuously making efforts to create a better environment for film shooting in Uttarakhand. He said that under the Film Policy and the new Service Sector Policy, the establishment of film cities, film institutes, new shooting studios, new production houses, new post-production houses, and new cinemas were included for the promotion of film and media.Filmmakers also expressed gratitude for the support received by the Uttarakhand government during film shooting and also showed enthusiasm for film shooting in Uttarakhand.Director Vivek Agnihotri said that during film shooting in Uttarakhand, there is better support from the government, police and administration.He said that during the shooting of the film "The Kashmir Files", he received unprecedented support from the Uttarakhand government

Vivek Agnihotri announces his new project 'Parva' inspired from Mahabharata

21 Oct 2023

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:Is Mahabharat HISTORY or MYTHOLOGY?We, at @i_ambuddha are grateful to the almighty to be presenting Padma Bhushan Dr. SL Bhyrappas modern classic:PARVA - AN EPIC TALE OF DHARMA.There is a reason why PARVA is called Masterpiece of masterpieces. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) October 21, 2023The film will be a three-part franchise.Announcing his next project, Agnihotri expressed his gratitude for the opportunity. "We, at I am Buddha Production are grateful to the almighty to be presenting Padma Bhushan Dr. SL Bhyrappa's 'modern classic'," he said in a statement. Actor and producer of the film, Pallavi Joshi, said it is a great honour to be sitting next to living legend, S. L. Bhyrappa."I never dreamt of this day, and happy as I am to be making 'Parva' into a film. I want to understand the mammoth responsibility that we have on our shoulders. It is not easy handling a subject like Parva, handling the vision of the author. Do you know a trip of self-exploration to our films? Parva is a film that will be made in 3 parts, but will also be making this film in two languages, Kannada and English. It is great to have our friend, Prakash Belawadi as co-writer for our project."'Parva' will be based on S. L. Bhyrappa's Kannada-language novel of the same name.It is a retelling of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata told through the main characters' personal perspectives.

"Great honour and tribute to voice of Kashmiri pandits": Vivek Agnihotri on winning National Film Award for 'The Kashmir Files'

17 Oct 2023

Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday received the prestigious Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 69th National Film Awards.Talking to ANI, Vivek Agnihotri said, "We worked very hard for four or five, now five years on this film, and getting this award is really a recognition of the efforts and the struggle and sacrifice the entire team of 'The Kashmir Files' made."He added, "I think, above all, it's a tribute to all the victims of genocide, victims of religious terrorism and victims of persecution all over the world. We are going through very turbulent times where half of the world is fighting and is at war, especially with Israel and Palestine. This film is a great message for the world to understand what happens when you let religious terrorism succeed.""So I think it's a great tribute to but above all, I think it's a great honour and tribute to the voice of Kashmiri pandits who were persecuted and for 32 years who were silenced and nobody heard their voice," he further added.He also talked about his new film, saying, "Now we are making a film called 'The Delhi Files', which will tell you the history of Bharat right from Partition till date."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.Recently, Vivek shared a screenshot of an email in which he received a request from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library for the script of 'The Vaccine War.''The Vaccine War' opened certain chapters about Indian bio-scientists and indigenous vaccines. The film also pays tribute to the dedication of the medical fraternity and scientists during the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic.The film narrated the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore people who fought the battle in the COVID-19 era.Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles and hit the screens on September 28.

"I am proud": Vivek Agnihotri as 'The Vaccine War' accepted in 'Academy Collections' by Oscars library

12 Oct 2023

I am proud that the script of #TheVaccineWar#ATrueStory has been invited and accepted in the Academy Collections by the library of.I am happy that for hundreds of years more and more serious people will read this great story of Indian superheroes. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) October 12, 2023In the email read, "We here in the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences are interested in acquiring a copy of the screenplay THE VACCINE WAR for the permanent Core Collection. Materials in our Core Collection are made available for study only in our reading room; scripts never circulate from the building and all copying is strictly forbidden. We are a research library freely open to all -- students, filmmakers and writers as well as those with general interests make up our user profile.""Might you be able to provide a PDF of the shooting script for the collection? We make such files digitally accessible only in our reading room, behind our firewall."On September 5, 'The Vaccine War' created history by becoming the first Indian movie to have a song launch at Times Square. 'The Vaccine War' opened certain chapters about Indian bio-scientists and indigenous vaccines. The film also pays tribute to the dedication of the medical fraternity and scientists during the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic.The film narrated the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore people who fought the battle in the COVID-19 era.Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the makers of the recently released film 'The Vaccine War' for highlighting the importance of scientists and science.PM Modi, who addressed a rally after unveiling the development projects in Jodhpur said, "I have heard that a film called 'The Vaccine War' has been released, which depicts the relentless efforts of our country's scientists who worked day and night, dedicating themselves to the cause of fighting COVID in their labs, like sages. In this film, all these aspects have been portrayed. I congratulate the makers of this film for highlighting the importance of scientists and science."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles.

Vivek Agnihotri meets with Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath, requests 'The Vaccine War' screening for students

9 Oct 2023

Vivek Agnihotri shared details about his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the promotion of the film 'The Vaccine War.'"We had a great meeting with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. He said that science is the future. We even requested him to screen the movie for students in the state," Agnihotri told ANI.In a recent interview with ANI, Agnihotri spoke about his film and said that there was a big gang of people who believed that India couldn't survive the COVID-19 pandemic."Amidst the Covid pandemic, there was a fight whether we will survive or not. There was a big gang of people who were trying to sell their own country. They were saying to bring foreign vaccine and they believed that India can't do this," said Agnihotri.He added, "But in such a terrible situation some of our scientists risked their lives and believed that they can do it. They not only saved the lives of 130 crore people but also saved the lives of needy people by sending their vaccines to 101 countries. The person behind this was mostly our women scientists, our mothers."He said that his film described how India became self-reliant on vaccines and became the 'pharmacy of the world'. "I have focused mostly on India's victory, how India is becoming a great nation, how India has become self-reliant and how India's science is ready to show direction to the world. More than that, I also wanted people to understand who your enemies are. If you want to know who are the enemies of India, who is trying to sell India, then now you will get the answer in the vaccine war."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film stars Nana PatekarAnupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles.'The Vaccine War' narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens who fought the battle against COVID-19. It gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.

Vivek Agnihotri offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain

7 Oct 2023

(Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 7 : 'The Vaccine War' Director Vivek Agnihotri on Saturday offered prayers at the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.The director was seen at the temple donning a black t-shirt and matching pants.Several videos and pictures of the director from the temple went viral on social media.His recently released film 'The Vaccine War' which starred Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi and Anupam Kher in the lead roles was praised by PM Narendra Modi in his recent speech.PM Modi had said, "I have heard that a film 'The Vaccine War' has come. The scientists of our country worked hard day and night to fight COVID-19 in India. All these things have been shown in that film. I congratulate the makers of this film for giving importance to scientists and science by making this film."Vivek Agnihotri expressed his gratitude towards PM Modi for praising his directorial project.He told ANI, "PM Modi should also be appreciated for this because the vaccine was made under the leadership of PM Modi. He empowered the scientists and the scientific field and therefore India today is achieving great success. The sky is not the limit is turning out to be true. I want to extend my greetings to PM Modi. "'The Vaccine War' narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens who fought the battle against COVID-19. It gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.Nana Patekar delivered a few inspiring dialogues in the film. One of them is, "This is a war and we are all soldiers. From today, we should see only the fish's eye just like Arjun." Earlier in August, special screenings of 'The Vaccine War' were conducted in the US under the India for Humanity Tour.

"He empowered scientists, scientific field": Vivek Agnihotri on PM Modi's contributions

5 Oct 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the filmmakers of 'The Vaccine War' for coming up with a film that shows the contribution of the scientists in the development of the vaccine. Now, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has expressed his gratitude towards PM Modi for praising his directorial project.He told ANI, "PM Modi should also be appreciated for this because the vaccine was made under the leadership of PM Modi. He empowered the scientists and the scientific field and therefore India today is achieving great success. The sky is not the limit is turning out to be true. I want to extend my greetings to PM Modi. "PM Modi said in his speech about the film, "I have heard that a film 'The Vaccine War' has come. The scientists of our country worked hard day and night to fight Covid-19 in India. All these things have been shown in that film. I congratulate the makers of this film for giving importance to scientists and science by making this film."Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Nana PatekarAnupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi in the lead roles.'The Vaccine War' narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens who fought the battle against COVID-19. It gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.Nana Patekar delivered a few inspiring dialogues in the film. One of them is, "This is a war and we are all soldiers. From today, we should see only the fish's eye just like Arjun." Earlier in August, special screenings of 'The Vaccine War' were conducted in the US under the India for Humanity Tour.

"There was a big gang of people...India can't do this": Vivek Agnihotri about his movie The Vaccine War'

15 Sep 2023

Vivek Agnihotri, whose upcoming film The Vaccine War' is set to hit the theatres on September 28.Speaking with ANI about his film, he said that there was a big gang of people who believed that India couldn't survive the COVID-19 pandemic.Amidst the Covid pandemic, there was a fight whether we will survive or not. There was a big gang of people who were trying to sell their own country. They were saying to bring foreign vaccine and they believed that India can't do this, said Agnihotri.He added, But in such a terrible situation some of our scientists risked their lives and believed that they can do it. They not only saved the lives of 130 crore people but also saved the lives of needy people by sending their vaccines to 101 countries. The person behind this was mostly our women scientists, our mothers.Talking about his movie, he said that his film described how India became self-reliant on vaccines and became the 'pharmacy of the world'.I have focused mostly on India's victory, how India is becoming a great nation, how India has become self-reliant and how India's science is ready to show direction to the world. More than that, I also wanted people to understand who your enemies are. If you want to know who are the enemies of India, who is trying to sell India, then now you will get the answer in the vaccine war.Talking about the film, 'The Vaccine War' will narrate the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore people who fought the battle in the Covid-19 era. Agnihotri unveiled the film's teaser on social media earlier this month.The brief teaser gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research National Institute of Virology.Actors like Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher and Pallavi Joshi also star in the film.

Nana Patekar shares his experience with Vivek Agnihotri in The Vaccine War

13 Sep 2023

Nana Patekar, who will be seen playing the role of Former ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava in the upcoming film The Vaccine War, talked about his role and shared his working experience with the director Vivek Agnihotri. He told ANI, I am playing the role of Dr Balram Bhargava and this entire movie is about the Covaxin vaccine that we made. It is all about what we went through while making this vaccine. During Covid-19, we all were scared and sab kuch andhere mein teer marne jaisa tha. Sharing his working experience with the director, Patekar added that he left everything to him and said, An artist should be like a general store. The director is like the customer. You should possess whatever he or she demands.On Tuesday, the makers of the film unveiled the trailer of the film. While talking about casting Nana Patekar in the lead role, director Vivek Agnihotri told ANI, We wanted to cast someone who has always put his heart and soul into the making of films. Suddenly, Nana Patekar struck my mind. He is one actor in our industry who has never played a bad role in his career. He is the one actor who has always been dedicated to his craft. I approached him for the film with great fear considering his stature but he agreed."The trailer narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens who fought the battle against COVID-19. It gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research National Institute of Virology.Nana Patekar delivered a few inspiring dialogues in the film. One of them is, "This is a war and we are all soldiers. From today, we should see only the fishs eye just like Arjun.Earlier in August, special screenings of The Vaccine War were conducted in the US under the India for Humanity Tour.The Vaccine War features Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi, Raima Sen, Anupam Kher, Girija Oak, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Sapthami Gowda, and Mohan KapurHelmed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri the film is all set to hit the theatres on September 28.

Moment of pride: Director Vivek Agnihotri on The Kashmir Filles winning National Film Award

13 Sep 2023

Vivek Agnihotris film The Kashmir Files recently won the prestigious Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 69th National Film Awards.Reacting to the news, Vivek told ANI, This is a moment of pride. I am happy that the pain of the Kashmiri Pandit community is being recognized by the country.Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film starred Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mithun Chakraborty and Darshan Kumaar in the lead roles.Apart from this, actor Pallavi Joshi also bagged the Best Supporting Actress at the 69th National Awards for her performance in the film.'The Kashmir Files,' on the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency, is based on first-generation video interviews of victims of the Kashmiri massacre, making an account of their pain, suffering, struggle and trauma.The movie, which was originally released on March 11, 2022, made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released the list of 301 feature films eligible for this year's Oscars.Meanwhile, Vivek recently unveiled the trailer of his next film The Vaccine War which stars Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi and Anupam Kher in the lead roles.The trailer narrates the tale of the triumph of scientists and 130 crore Indian citizens who fought the battle against COVID-19. It gave a glimpse of the activities of scientists involved with the BBV152 vaccine, also known as Covaxin, developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research National Institute of Virology.The film is all set to hit the theatres on September 28.