Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is an Indian film director and activist. He also serves as a member of the Central Board of Film Certification. He is a well-settled Screenwriter, author, and cultural representative of Indian cinema at the Indian Council for Cultural relations. Recently he is in news headlines for his Hindi movie The Kashmir Files. Vivek Agnihotri is well known for his experiment in different genres of filmmaking.
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is an Indian film director and activist. He also serves as a member of the Central Board of Film Certification. He is a well-settled Screenwriter, author, and cultural representative of Indian cinema at the Indian Council for Cultural relations. Recently he is in news headlines for his Hindi movie The Kashmir Files. Vivek Agnihotri is well known for his experiment in different genres of filmmaking.
| Genuine Name | Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri |
| Pet Name | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Profession | Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Author |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Pallavi Joshi |
| Age | 29 years (As of March 2022) |
| Children | Daughter- Maalika Son- Manan |
| Net Worth | USD $ 5-10 million |
Morphology (Physical Appearance)
| Height | 170 Cm/ 5 feet 7 inches |
| Weight | 76 k.g |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Black |
Vivek Agnihotri Personal Information
Vivek Agnihotri was born on 27 December 1973 in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh. His father Dr. Prabhuram Agnihotri was a professor as well as head of the department of Sanskrit at Maharani Laxmi Bai college Gwalior. He studied at the school of social science of Bhopal University, later he completed his studies at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. After completing his studies he came to Mumbai and started making ad films. Vivek Agnihotri got married to Indian TV Actress and artist Pallavi Joshi in the year 1990.
Filmy Career Path
- He started his career by making ad films for renowned brands like Vicks, Gillette, Coke, etc. In the year 1994 he started producing television serials, he has directed and produced more than 300 hours of prime television shows.
- In the year 2005, he made his Bollywood debut as a director of the movie ‘Chocolate’. This movie proved to flop at the box office.
- He directed the sports-oriented film Dhana Dhana Dhan Gol in 2007 this movie also proved to flop at the box office.
- In 2012 he directed the movie Hate Story which perform poorly.
- Two movies, Buddha in a traffic jam and Junooniyat which he directed 2014 in received poor reviews from critics and flopped badly at the box office.
- In 2019 he directed the movie Tashkent Files which received mixed reviews from critics and became a slipper hit.
Kashmir Files
In 2022 he makes headlines with his movie Kashmir files. This film is based on the mass departure of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency, this movie got a 9.9 rating on IMDB and positive reviews from the viewers. This movie proved a massive hit across India.
| Parents | Father- Prabhuram Agnihotri Mother- Sharda Agnihotri |
| Hometown | Gwalior |
| Best Known For | The Kashmir Files |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Place of Birth | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh |
| Dietary Habits | Veg & Non-Veg |
| Smoking | No |
| Drinking | Not known |
| Car Collection | He is planning to buy an electric car |
| Nationality | Indian |
Controversy
- Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri was in the middle of the controversy in the year 2018 when actress Tanushree Dutta put an allegation of passing a lewd comment to him.
- In September 2018 Twitter handle of Mr. Agnihotri got temporarily blocked by Twitter because of demeaning his reply to Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar’s Tweet, later he deleted and clarified that tweet.
- In May 2020 he again made headlines by posting a gang rape tweet along with the photo of industrialist Ratan Tata. Twitterati Slams him for sharing such derogatory tweets and later he removes that tweet from his account.
- In March 2022 he put allegation on famous show host Kapil Sharma for not inviting him to his show for the promotion of his movie The Kashmir Files. Later the show host Kapil Sharma clarify the allegation on different social media platforms.
Vivek Agnihotri Socia Media
- Facebook- Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is followed by more than 692k followers on Facebook,
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- Instagram- Mr. Agnihotri is followed by 355k followers on Instagram
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- Twitter- The Kashmir Files director is followed by 740k followers on Twitter.
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Official website
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