Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Agnihotri | |
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Born | Gwalior, MP, India |
Education | Organization & Management |
Occupation(s) | Director, script writer, producer and activist |
Spouse | Pallavi Joshi |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri Sharda Agnihotri |
Website | https://iambuddha.net/ |
Vivek Agnihotri is a Bollywood film director, producer and screenwriter. He has worked in genres that include thriller, sports, political drama, erotica and romance [1] Agnihotri made his directorial debut with Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005).
Vivek Agnihotri is an activist, an orator and an author. Along with his actress wife Mrs. Pallavi Joshi, runs NGO #IAmBuddha.
Education
He has studied in Indian Institute of Mass Communication.[2] He has studied at school of social sciences.[3]
Political views
He supports Mr. Narendra Modi but not BJP.
Personal life
Mr. Vivek's father was a Sanskrit scholar who had translated many Vedas. Agnihotri is married to anchor, theatre and film actress Pallavi Joshi.[5] They have two children.
Filmography
He has directed the following films in Bollywood,
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Year | Movie(s) | Starring | Source |
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2005 | Chocolate | Anil Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Irfan, Arshad Warsi, Emraan Hashmi, Tanushree Dutta | [6] |
2007 | Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Boman Irani | |
2012 | Hate Story | Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah, Nikhil Dwivedi | |
2014 | Zid (2014 film) | Karanvir Sharma, Mannara Chopra, Shraddha Das | |
2016 | Buddha in a Traffic Jam | Arunoday Singh, Mahi Gill, Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi | [7][8][9][10][11] |
2016 | Junooniyat | Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Hrishitaa Bhatt |
Books
Vivek made his debut as an author in 2018 with his book 'Urban Naxals'[12] which is based on the Naxalism and internal security threat.
References
- ^ "No director wants to work with stars: Hate Story director". NDTV News channel. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ NMF News (25 March 2016), JNU में Left पर जमकर बरसे Vivek Agnihotri, Kanhayia को सिखाई राष्ट्रभक्ति, retrieved 22 June 2018
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkqp9vcVcY&t=2s
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkqp9vcVcY&t=2s
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (12 November 2007). "Game on". Chennai, India: The Hindu (Mumbai). Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "'Chocolate is the revival of suspense drama'". Rediff. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "They call it show-biz, Entertainment – Bollywood". Mumbai Mirror. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Buddha in a Traffic Jam – Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Deccanchronicle Team. "Teaser of Buddha In A Traffic Jam". Deccanchronicle. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ timesofindia Team. "Buddha In A Traffic Jam - An apt depiction of corrupt corporate system". TimesofIndia. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ KoiMoi Team. "Buddha In an entrepreneurial Jam". KoiMoi. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ IANS (15 June 2018). "Not easy to attract eyeballs from government: Vivek Agnihotri". Business Standard India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.