Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is a national award?winning filmmaker, bestselling author and freethinker. He was an advertising man before switching gear and becoming a filmmaker. He is popular among the masses and speaks on various socio political issues, creative thinking and innovation at top global institutes. Vivek is an Indic civilisation crusader and the recipient of several national and international awards. Vivek?s Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016) deals with the contentious theme of urban Naxalism; the film opened with critical reviews but went on to receive a cult following. His film The Kashmir Files (2022) won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 69th National Film Awards. His latest, The Vaccine War, hits theaters in September 2023. Vivek?s debut book, Urban Naxals, became the fastest-selling #1 bestseller. He is married to the national award?winning actor Pallavi Joshi. They run an NGO, I Am Buddha Foundation, which mentors and trains disadvantaged youth in creative thinking. They have two children.