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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
Vivek Agnihotri has been called out three times in 2018-19 for sharing content on twitter that turned out to be unreliable or outright incorrect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/|title=2018’s top 10 fake news: From ‘Pak zindabad’ to post claiming Congress most ‘corrupt party’|last=Rampal|first=Nikhil|date=25 December 2018|website=The Print|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/|title=Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war|last=Sidharth|first=Arjun|date=2019-03-11|website=Alt News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/|title=Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam {{!}} BOOM|last=Team|first=BOOM FACT Check|date=2018-11-12|website=boomlive.in|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> His twitter account was locked after abusing [[Swara Bhaskar]] in relation to the [[Me Too movement (India)|Me Too movement in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vivek-agnihotri-calls-swara-bhasker-a-prostitute-she-single-handedly-gets-his-twitter-account-locked-2661761|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Swara Bhasker a 'prostitute', she single-handedly gets his Twitter account locked|date=2018-09-11|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-forced-to-delete-abusive-tweet-against-swara-bhasker/articleshow/65762164.cms|title=Vivek Agnihotri forced to delete abusive tweet against Swara Bhasker - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/after-deletion-of-his-tweet-vivek-agnihotri-thanks-swara-bhasker-for-curbing-his-freedom-of-expression-352880.html|title=After Deletion Of His Tweet, Vivek 'Thanks' Swara Bhasker For Curbing His Freedom Of Expression|date=2018-09-12|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> Vivek had to take down this tweet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/120918/standing-up-against-abuse.html|title=Standing up against abuse|last=Srivastava|first=Namrata|date=2018-09-12|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>
Vivek Agnihotri has been called out three times in 2018-19 for sharing content on twitter that turned out to be unreliable or outright incorrect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/|title=2018’s top 10 fake news: From ‘Pak zindabad’ to post claiming Congress most ‘corrupt party’|last=Rampal|first=Nikhil|date=25 December 2018|website=The Print|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/|title=Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war|last=Sidharth|first=Arjun|date=2019-03-11|website=Alt News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/|title=Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam {{!}} BOOM|last=Team|first=BOOM FACT Check|date=2018-11-12|website=boomlive.in|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> His twitter account was locked after abusing [[Swara Bhaskar]] in relation to the [[Me Too movement (India)|Me Too movement in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vivek-agnihotri-calls-swara-bhasker-a-prostitute-she-single-handedly-gets-his-twitter-account-locked-2661761|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Swara Bhasker a 'prostitute', she single-handedly gets his Twitter account locked|date=2018-09-11|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-forced-to-delete-abusive-tweet-against-swara-bhasker/articleshow/65762164.cms|title=Vivek Agnihotri forced to delete abusive tweet against Swara Bhasker - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/after-deletion-of-his-tweet-vivek-agnihotri-thanks-swara-bhasker-for-curbing-his-freedom-of-expression-352880.html|title=After Deletion Of His Tweet, Vivek 'Thanks' Swara Bhasker For Curbing His Freedom Of Expression|date=2018-09-12|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> Vivek had to take down this tweet. He stood by his words though and claimed that, "It was to make a point that these liberals always make placards and run hashtags to defame an entire community when a Hindu is involved." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/120918/standing-up-against-abuse.html|title=Standing up against abuse|last=Srivastava|first=Namrata|date=2018-09-12|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>


Bollywood actress [[Tanushree Dutta]] had accused him of inappropriate behavior during the filming of [[Chocolate (2005 film)|Chocolate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tanushree-dutta-alleges-vivek-agnihotri-had-told-her-kapde-utaar-ke-naacho-1351645-2018-09-28|title=Tanushree Dutta alleges Vivek Agnihotri had told her 'kapde utaar ke naacho'|last=DelhiSeptember 28|first=India Today Web Desk New|last2=September 28|first2=2018UPDATED:|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11|last3=Ist|first3=2018 15:37}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280918/tanushree-dutta-vivek-agnihotri-irrfan-suniel-shetty-remove-clothes.html|title=Vivek Agnihotri told me to remove clothes and dance, says Tanushree, lauds her heroes|date=2018-09-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> Agnihotri allegedly asked her to strip and dance for giving cues to her male co-actor Irfaan and retreated only after Irfaan as well as Suniel Shetty rebuffed him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-accuses-vivek-agnihotri-of-harassment-says-irrfan-suniel-shetty-stood-up-for-her/story-5rFd0z3wycqhIq4LgCuTmI.html|title=Tanushree Dutta accuses Vivek Agnihotri of harassment, says Irrfan, Suniel Shetty stood up for her|date=2018-09-28|website=https://www.hindustantimes.com/|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> He had rejected the allegations as frivolous and served her with a legal notice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-refutes-tanushree-dutta-allegations-5385901/|title=Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree Dutta’s allegations: Lawyer|date=2018-10-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-calls-tanushree-duttas-allegations-false-frivolous/articleshow/66080260.cms|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Tanushree Dutta's allegations "false, frivolous" - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>
Bollywood actress [[Tanushree Dutta]] had accused him of inappropriate behavior during the filming of [[Chocolate (2005 film)|Chocolate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tanushree-dutta-alleges-vivek-agnihotri-had-told-her-kapde-utaar-ke-naacho-1351645-2018-09-28|title=Tanushree Dutta alleges Vivek Agnihotri had told her 'kapde utaar ke naacho'|last=DelhiSeptember 28|first=India Today Web Desk New|last2=September 28|first2=2018UPDATED:|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11|last3=Ist|first3=2018 15:37}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280918/tanushree-dutta-vivek-agnihotri-irrfan-suniel-shetty-remove-clothes.html|title=Vivek Agnihotri told me to remove clothes and dance, says Tanushree, lauds her heroes|date=2018-09-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> Agnihotri allegedly asked her to strip and dance for giving cues to her male co-actor Irfaan and retreated only after Irfaan as well as Suniel Shetty rebuffed him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-accuses-vivek-agnihotri-of-harassment-says-irrfan-suniel-shetty-stood-up-for-her/story-5rFd0z3wycqhIq4LgCuTmI.html|title=Tanushree Dutta accuses Vivek Agnihotri of harassment, says Irrfan, Suniel Shetty stood up for her|date=2018-09-28|website=https://www.hindustantimes.com/|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> He had rejected the allegations as frivolous and served her with a legal notice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-refutes-tanushree-dutta-allegations-5385901/|title=Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree Dutta’s allegations: Lawyer|date=2018-10-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-calls-tanushree-duttas-allegations-false-frivolous/articleshow/66080260.cms|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Tanushree Dutta's allegations "false, frivolous" - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:26, 20 May 2019

Vivek Agnihotri
Man, in white shirt, sitting
Agnihotri, c. 2018
Born
Gwalior, MP, India
NationalityIndian
EducationOrganization & Management
Occupation(s)Director, script writer, producer and activist
SpousePallavi Joshi
Children2
Parent(s)Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri and Sharda Agnihotri
Websitehttps://iambuddha.net/

Vivek Agnihotri is an Indian Bollywood film director, producer and screenwriter.[1] Agnihotri made his directorial debut with Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) and is a current member on the panel of Central Board of Film Certification.[2][3] He had served on the jury of National Film Awards.[4]

A right-wing activist and author,[5][6] he was responsible for promulgating the term-- Urban Naxals, as a reference to those in the academia and media who (supposedly) were in a nexus with Naxalites in a bid to overthrow the Indian government.[7][8] Critics argue that the term was coined to discredit any intellectual who was critical of the establishments or political right and to instigate violence against dissenters.[7][9][10][11][12][13]

Education

Agnihotri studied at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and at the school of social sciences.[14]

Career

Filmography

Agnihotri has directed the following films in Bollywood:

Year Movie(s) Starring Source
2005 Chocolate Anil Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Irfan, Arshad Warsi, Emraan Hashmi, Tanushree Dutta [15]
2007 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Boman Irani
2012 Hate Story Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah, Nikhil Dwivedi
2016 Buddha in a Traffic Jam Arunoday Singh, Mahi Gill, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi [16][17][18][19][20]
2016 Junooniyat Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Hrishitaa Bhatt
2019 The Tashkent Files Mithun Chakravorty, Naseerudin Shah, Pallavi Joshi, Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Basu Prasad, Mandira Bedi

Books

Agnihotri made his debut as an author in 2018 with his book Urban Naxals.[21][22]

Controversies

Vivek Agnihotri has been called out three times in 2018-19 for sharing content on twitter that turned out to be unreliable or outright incorrect.[23][24][25] His twitter account was locked after abusing Swara Bhaskar in relation to the Me Too movement in India.[26][27][28] Vivek had to take down this tweet. He stood by his words though and claimed that, "It was to make a point that these liberals always make placards and run hashtags to defame an entire community when a Hindu is involved." [29]

Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta had accused him of inappropriate behavior during the filming of Chocolate.[30][31] Agnihotri allegedly asked her to strip and dance for giving cues to her male co-actor Irfaan and retreated only after Irfaan as well as Suniel Shetty rebuffed him.[32] He had rejected the allegations as frivolous and served her with a legal notice.[33][34]

Designations / positions

  • Served as Chairman of the international Jury of IFFI
  • Served as the Secretary of Indian Film Director’s association,

References

  1. ^ "No director wants to work with stars: Hate Story director". NDTV News channel. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. ^ "CBFC appoints Javed Akhtar". Deccan Chronicle. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "List of Board Members - CBFC". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Steering Committee convener Vivek Agnihotri". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Who We Are - #IAmBuddha Foundation". #IAmBuddha. Retrieved 24 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ https://theprint.in/politics/hes-making-a-list-of-urban-naxals-but-who-is-vivek-agnihotri/107937/. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ a b "He's making a list of 'Urban Naxals', but who is Vivek Agnihotri?". ThePrint. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Interview| Vivek Agnihotri on Urban Naxals, JNU, Fake news and Twitter trolls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ DelhiSeptember 2, India Today Web Desk New; September 2, 2018UPDATED:; Ist, 2018 18:24. "Swara Bhasker on Urban Naxals: You cannot punish people for thinking". India Today. Retrieved 26 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "From Anti-National to Urban Naxal: The Trajectory of Dissent in India". NewsClick. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Conversations with". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Why India activist arrests sparked outrage". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ Newslaundry. "Newslaundry | Sabki Dhulai". Newslaundry. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ Nationalist Ravi (16 June 2016). "Risk it with Ravijot - Talk 01, Vivek Agnihotri" – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "'Chocolate is the revival of suspense drama'". Rediff. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  16. ^ "They call it show-biz, Entertainment – Bollywood". Mumbai Mirror. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Buddha in a Traffic Jam – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  18. ^ Deccanchronicle Team. "Teaser of Buddha In A Traffic Jam". Deccanchronicle. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  19. ^ timesofindia Team. "Buddha In A Traffic Jam - An apt depiction of corrupt corporate system". TimesofIndia. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. ^ KoiMoi Team. "Buddha In an entrepreneurial Jam". KoiMoi. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  21. ^ IANS (15 June 2018). "Not easy to attract eyeballs from government: Vivek Agnihotri". Business Standard India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  22. ^ Mastakar, Manasi (2 September 2018). "Vivek Agnihotri: I have mentally resigned from Bollywood". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ Rampal, Nikhil (25 December 2018). "2018's top 10 fake news: From 'Pak zindabad' to post claiming Congress most 'corrupt party'". The Print. Retrieved 12 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  24. ^ Sidharth, Arjun (11 March 2019). "Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war". Alt News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  25. ^ Team, BOOM FACT Check (12 November 2018). "Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam | BOOM". boomlive.in. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Vivek Agnihotri calls Swara Bhasker a 'prostitute', she single-handedly gets his Twitter account locked". DNA India. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Vivek Agnihotri forced to delete abusive tweet against Swara Bhasker - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  28. ^ "After Deletion Of His Tweet, Vivek 'Thanks' Swara Bhasker For Curbing His Freedom Of Expression". indiatimes.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  29. ^ Srivastava, Namrata (12 September 2018). "Standing up against abuse". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  30. ^ DelhiSeptember 28, India Today Web Desk New; September 28, 2018UPDATED:; Ist, 2018 15:37. "Tanushree Dutta alleges Vivek Agnihotri had told her 'kapde utaar ke naacho'". India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "Vivek Agnihotri told me to remove clothes and dance, says Tanushree, lauds her heroes". Deccan Chronicle. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Tanushree Dutta accuses Vivek Agnihotri of harassment, says Irrfan, Suniel Shetty stood up for her". https://www.hindustantimes.com/. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  33. ^ "Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree Dutta's allegations: Lawyer". The Indian Express. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  34. ^ "Vivek Agnihotri calls Tanushree Dutta's allegations "false, frivolous" - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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