Vivek Agnihotri said, “I don’t know why everybody is saying I am making Mahabharat so I am seriously considering why not.”
The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri, who recently made headlines for his web series The Kashmir Files Unreported, said that he is ‘seriously considering’ directing a film based on Mahabharat.
While speaking to Times Now, Vivek Agnihotri said, “I don’t know why everybody is saying I am making Mahabharat so I am seriously considering why not. I have spent all my life reading, researching, analysing, and incorporating my own life, in my speeches. But I want to make it like mythology. If I have to make it, I will make it like history. Others are making something for the box office and I am going to make it for the people. Secondly, they made it to glorify Arjun, Bheem, and others. For me, Mahabharat is what is dharma VS Adharma.”
On the occasion of India’s 77th Independence Day on August 15, Vivek unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film The Vaccine War, based on India’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Touted to be India’s first bio-science film, it features Pallavi Joshi, Nana Patekar, Raima Sen, Anupam Kher, Girija Oak, Sapthami Gowda, and Mohan Kapur in the leading roles.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari is set to work on a cinematic adaptation of the epic tale of Ramayana. However, filmmaker Om Raut’s Adipurush starring Prabhas, and Kriti Sanon made along the same lines landed in some major controversies. In light of recent events, Nitesh Tiwari revealed that he was confident that his take on Ramayana will not offend viewers. The director further spilled the beans on the cast of the drama. Refreshing your memory, it was reported that Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were in talks to play the lead in Nitesh Tiwari’s version of Ramayana.
Nitesh Tiwari on film based on Ramayana
During his interaction with Zoom Entertainment, Nitesh Tiwari talked about making a film based on Ramayana following the controversies after the release of Adipurush. The filmmaker was quoted as saying, “My question is very simple. I am also a consumer of the content that I create and if I’m not going to offend myself then I’m very confident that I might not end up offending anybody else.”
