The Vaccine War
Vivek Agnihotri is known for making films on controversial topics. After The Tashkent Files, his last project The Kashmir Files released in 2022 created quite an uproar as it was based on the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits.
The movie was a big hit and received a lot of support and criticism from different sections of society. Now he is gearing up with his next movie, The Vaccine War, which will star Nana Patekar and Sapthami Gowda.
Look, who joined the cast of #TheVaccineWar. #ATrueStory pic.twitter.com/p4zJKVAwpz
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) June 14, 2023
Bengali actress Raima Sen has been roped in to play a crucial role in the Vivek Agnihotri movie. Although the character of Raima in the movie has been kept under wraps, the director did say that he was delighted to have her on board.
As the name suggests the flick is about the efforts made by the bio-scientists of the country so that they could develop an indigenous vaccine and stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.
The Vaccine War is being produced to honour the efforts of the medical community and the scientists who successfully met the challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The movie is being produced by “I am Buddha Productions” led by Agnihotri’s wife Pallavi Joshi.
Talking about the same the actress known for doing some stunning roles in Bollywood said that The Vaccine War is a science thriller and hence an entirely new and difficult genre and thanked her husband Vivek for taking up the challenge of writing as well as directing it.
The movie will be made in 11 languages including Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, English, Assamese, Kannada, and Tamil.
#Xclusiv… VIVEK AGNIHOTRI SHIFTS ‘THE VACCINE WAR’ TO DUSSEHRA 2023… #TheVaccineWar - which was scheduled for release this #IndependenceDay weekend - will now arrive in *cinemas* on #Dussehra2023, it is learnt from reliable sources.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 8, 2023
After the #Blockbuster run of… pic.twitter.com/EFBxniqSto
Earlier, the movie was slated to release in theaters on August 11, 2023. But now it will release during the Dussehra period this year.