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Vivek Agnihotri

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Agnihotri (born 10th November) is an avant garde Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Agnihotri is one of the few new age Hindi cinema film directors, known to experiment in different genres of film making. He has ventured into genres like erotica, thriller, sports, political dramas and love stories making him a multiple genre director. He is credited to direct India's first mainstream football film (Dhana Dhan Goal) at a time when not many producers were investing in sports films in Bollywood. Agnihotri also directed India's first Erotic thriller (Hate Story) that was produced by Vikram Bhatt and was a critical and commercial success.

Agnihotri made his directorial debut with Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) which had multiple stars with Anil Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi, Sunil Shetty, Irfan Khan, Sushma Reddy and Tanushree Dutta in lead roles. Its still rated as one of the most stylized suspense drama. Chocolate has been listed as one of the best city (London) films.

Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming films include Buddha in a Traffic Jam that is set on the backdrop of the Maoist movement in India. Another of his upcoming film is named Freedom which is a hard hitting political drama. Agnihotri is also directing a psychological drama Zid that would be produced by Anubhav Sinha. In 2002, he created his production house named Vivek Agnihotri Creates Pvt Ltd.
BornDecember 21, 1973
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BornDecember 21, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
    The Tashkent Files
    8.1
    • Writer(as Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri)
    • 2019
    Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
    The Kashmir Files
    8.5
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
    Buddha in a Traffic Jam
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
    Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Writer



    • The Bengal Files
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • The Vaccine War (2023)
      The Vaccine War
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • The Kashmir Files Unreported (2023)
      The Kashmir Files Unreported
      8.2
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2023
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
      The Kashmir Files
      8.5
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
      The Tashkent Files
      8.1
      • written by (as Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri)
      • 2019
    • Mohammad and Urvashi (2017)
      Mohammad and Urvashi
      5.4
      Short
      • story
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Junooniyat (2016)
      Junooniyat
      4.1
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
      Buddha in a Traffic Jam
      7.2
      • story
      • co-writer
      • 2016
    • Mannara Chopra in Zid (2014)
      Zid
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Asambhav
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
      Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
      4.8
      • written by
      • 2005

    Director



    • The Bengal Files
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Ehsaas
      • Director
      • TV Series
    • Parva
      • Director
      • In Production



    • The Vaccine War (2023)
      The Vaccine War
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Kashmir Files Unreported (2023)
      The Kashmir Files Unreported
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
      The Kashmir Files
      8.5
      • Director
      • 2022
    • The Last Show (2021)
      The Last Show
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
      The Tashkent Files
      8.1
      • Director (as Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, directed by)
      • 2019
    • Bharat Ki Baat (2019)
      Bharat Ki Baat
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mohammad and Urvashi (2017)
      Mohammad and Urvashi
      5.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Junooniyat (2016)
      Junooniyat
      4.1
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
      Buddha in a Traffic Jam
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Freedom (2014)
      Freedom
      2.7
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Mannara Chopra in Zid (2014)
      Zid
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Iravati Harshe, Saurabh Dubey, Nikhil Dwivedi, Bhairavi Goswami, and Gulshan Devaiah in Hate Story (2012)
      Hate Story
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Bipasha Basu, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Arshad Warsi, Kushal Punjabi, Sanjay Sharma, Dalip Tahil, Raj Zutshi, Scott Mean, Boman Irani, John Abraham, Naveen Bawa, Judan Ali, Shernaz Patel, Amanda Bitten, Kate Carter, and Ifte Amed in Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007)
      Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
      Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Mamik Singh in Ssshhhh... Koi Hai (2001)
      Ssshhhh... Koi Hai
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002

    Producer



    • The Bengal Files
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • The Kashmir Files Unreported (2023)
      The Kashmir Files Unreported
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
      The Kashmir Files
      8.5
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Last Show (2021)
      The Last Show
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
      The Tashkent Files
      8.1
      • producer (as Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri)
      • 2019
    • Mohammad and Urvashi (2017)
      Mohammad and Urvashi
      5.4
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016)
      Buddha in a Traffic Jam
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2016

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
    • Height
      • 1.71 m
    • Born
      • December 21, 1973
      • Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
    • Spouse
      • Pallavi Joshi? - present (2 children)
    • Parents
        Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri

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      Vivek is the only Indian director to have been given permission to shoot in Manchester United's Old Trafford football ground.

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