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Vivek Agnihotri
Man, in white shirt, sittingAgnihotri, c. 2018
BornGwalior, MP, India
NationalityIndian
EducationOrganization & Management
Occupation(s)Director, script writer, producer and activist
SpousePallavi Joshi
Children2
Parent(s)Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri and Sharda Agnihotri
Websitehttps://iambuddha.net/

Vivek Agnihotri is an Indian Bollywood film director, producer and screenwriter. Agnihotri made his directorial debut with Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005). He is a member on the panel of Central Board of Film Certification and served on the jury of National Film Awards.

He is also a right-wing activist and author, who was responsible for promulgating the term-- Urban Naxals, as a reference to those in the academia and media who are in a nexus with Naxalites in a bid to overthrow the Indian government.

Education

Agnihotri studied at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and at the school of social sciences.

Career

Filmography

Agnihotri has directed the following films in Bollywood:

Books

Agnihotri made his debut as an author in 2018 with his book Urban Naxals.

Controversies

He has been documented to have propagated fake news through Twitter several times. His twitter account was locked for a certain span after allegedly abusing Swara Bhaskar in relation to the Me Too movement in India.Vivek remained unapologetic though and claimed that he was persecuted because of being a Hindu.

Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta had accused him of inappropriate behavior during the filming of Chocolate. Agnihotri allegedly asked her to strip and dance for giving cues to her male co-actor Irfaan and retreated after Irfaan as well as Suniel Shetty rebuffed him. He had rejected the allegations as frivolous and vexatious and served her with a legal notice.

Designations / positions

  • Served as Chairman of the international Jury of IFFI
  • Served as the Secretary of Indian Film Director’s association,

References

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  24. "Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree Dutta's allegations: Lawyer". The Indian Express. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  25. "Vivek Agnihotri calls Tanushree Dutta's allegations "false, frivolous" - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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