Vivek Agnihotri
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 Agnihotri, c. 2015 | |
| Born | Gwalior, MP, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Organization & Management |
| Occupation | Director, script writer, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Pallavi Joshi |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri Sharda Agnihotri |
Vivek Agnihotri is a Bollywood film director, producer and screenwriter. He has worked in a plethora of genres including thriller, sports, political drama, erotica and romance [1] Vivek Agnihotri made his directorial debut with Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) and followed it with Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) and the erotic thriller Hate Story. Buddha in a Traffic Jam, a new age political drama is his next scheduled release on 13 May (2016) followed by Junooniyat, a romantic Bollywood movie starring Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam releasing on 24 June 2016.
Vivek has been quite vocal about social and political issues. He countered the protests by writers and artistes against "rising intolerance",against the rebel group along with Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar, Manoj Joshi, Ashoke Pandit and many more.[2][3] He has been a part of many volatile debates on Arnab Goswami‘s News Hour on Times Now.
Vivek Agnihotri is a columnist with DNA and a regular blogger for many online portals, political and otherwise. His blog, "An open letter to Rajdeep Sardesai" went viral during the ongoing intolerance debate and created tremors in the liberal Journalist lobby. Vivek Agnihotri also teaches creative thinking for Global leadership in premiere institutions across India under module ‘I AM Buddha’.
Early career
Agnihotri has worked in advertising agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, JWT and has been a founder member of McCann Erickson in India.He then moved to making advertisement films. He has made more than 100 ad films for clients which included Procter & Gamble, Tata's, Godrej, and National Association for Blind. Agnihotri has been founder of Indian private TV programming including Saturday Suspense, X Zone, Rishtey (TV series) and Gubbarey.
Accolades
In 2014, Agnihotri's film Buddha in a Traffic Jam had its Indian premiere at the Mumbai International Film Festival. Buddha in a Traffic Jam was an official entry in the 7th Global International Film Festival that also awarded Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi a life achievement award for excellence in cinema. The film will release in 2016.[4][5] The film is an official entry in the 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festivaland received three nominations in Madrid International Film Festival in the Best Foreign Language Film to Vivek Agnihotri,[6] Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language, again written by Vivek Agnihotri himself [7] and Best Lead Actress in a foreign language to actress Mahi Gill.[8]
Personal life
Vivek Agnihotri is married to anchor, theatre and film actress Pallavi Joshi.[9] They have two children.
Filmography
He 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 | [10] |
| 2007 | Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Boman Irani | |
| 2012 | Hate Story | Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah, Nikhil Dwivedi | |
| 2016 | Junooniyat | Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Gulshan Devaiah | [11] |
References
- ↑ "No director wants to work with stars: Hate Story director". NDTV News channel. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "Award wapsi to defame India: Anupam Kher leads march against intolerance protests - Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "#AwardWapsi: Anupam Kher and Madhur Bhandarkar criticise their peers | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "All genre director".
- ↑ "Commercial release planned for Buddha In A Traffic Jam".
- ↑ http://www.madridinternationalfilmfestival.com/best-foreign-language-feature-film-2015/
- ↑ http://www.madridinternationalfilmfestival.com/best-original-screenplay-of-a-foreign-language-film-2015/
- ↑ http://www.madridinternationalfilmfestival.com/best-lead-actress-in-a-foreign-language-film-2015/
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Junooniyat - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
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