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'I don't work with mediocre actors': 'The Vaccine War' director Vivek Agnihotri on casting wife Pallavi Joshi in his films

Vivek Agnihotri is ready with his new offering 'The Vaccine War'. Like his last release 'The Kashmir Files', the filmmaker claims this one is also based on a true story. According to him, 'The Vaccine War' is based on the true story of Indian scientists, who fought against COVID-19 and shows their struggle in developing an affordable vaccine for India and the world. The film will hit the theaters on September 28, but the recently released trailer has already created a lot of buzz on social media. While enjoying the reactions to his film's trailer, Vivek Agnihotri opened up on the reason behind casting his wife Pallavi Joshi in his films. While talking to Republic World, Vivek said, 'I don't cast mediocre actors. I cast National Award winning actors. Pallavi is a great actress and that is why she finds a place in my film. Moreover, she is a senior to me in the industry . She brings dimensions and dynamics to the character which my writing does not provide. She is smart and intelligent and it is always fun to work with intelligent actors.' Vivek termed 'The Vaccine War' as the 'most difficult film' of his career and added, 'It is one of the most difficult films I have ever made or will ever make. It is based on difficult and complex science. We had to create visibility out of invisible stuff. Everything around the film was so difficult and I had to make it so simple that even an uneducated Indian Woman can also understand it. I think we have been able to achieve that.' Apart from Pallavi, the film also stars Raima Sen, Anupam Kher, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Sapthami Gowda and Mohan Kapur. For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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