By In a recent speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised The Vaccine War, the most current film by Vivek Agnihotri. He discussed the movie and complimented the crew in Jodhpur for emphasizing the message. Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda, Pallavi Joshi, Raima Sen, and Anupam Kher are the stars of The Vaccine War.
“A film called ‘The Vaccine War’ was released. I have heard that the hard work done day and night by our scientists to fight COVID-19 in India has been depicted in this film. Even our female scientists have worked so wonderfully. Every Indian is feeling proud after watching that film,” PM Modi said during a rally here.
The prime minister commended the film’s producers for emphasizing the scientists of the country. “I also congratulate the makers of this film that you gave importance to the scientists and science of the country by making the film. This will be very useful for the coming generations,” Modi said.
#WATCH राजस्थान: जोधपुर में PM मोदी ने कहा, "मैंने सुना है एक फिल्म आई है द वैक्सीन वॉर, भारत में कोविड से लड़ाई लड़ने के लिए हमारे देश के वैज्ञानिकों ने जो रात-दिन मेहनत की, अपने लैब में एक ऋषि की तरह साधना की.. उस फिल्म में इन सभी बातों को दर्शाया गया है…मैं यह फिल्म बनाने… pic.twitter.com/N9vtWkPKsT
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 5, 2023
In reply, Vivek tweeted, “It’s heartening to hear PM @narendramodi acknowledge the contribution of Indian scientists, specially women scientists in making the indigenous vaccine under his leadership. Women scientists called and got emotional ‘first time a PM praised Virologists’ they said. GRATITUDE.”
It’s heartening to hear PM @narendramodi acknowledge the contribution of Indian scientists, specially women scientists in making the indigenous vaccine under his leadership. Women scientists called and got emotional “first time a PM praised Virologists” they said.
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) October 5, 2023
GRATITUDE. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/U027q7Y4pz
The Vaccine War
The Vaccine War is produced by Pallavi Joshi and I Am Buddha, and it is directed by Vivek Agnihotri of The Kashmir Files fame. On September 28, it was made available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
According to the filmmaker, the movie is based on the true story of Indian scientists who battled Covid-19 by creating a cost-effective vaccination for India and the rest of the world. The movie apparently cost 10 crores to make, but it hasn’t done as well as anticipated. The movie has so far made 8.15 crore at the box office, according to sacnilk.
Vivek had already told Koimoi about the film’s poor box office performance, “If in a new bookshop, you decide to sell only two books. You keep Playboy and Bhagavad Gita, then you will see for yourself that which book sells more? If 1000 Playboy copies are sold and only 10 copies of Gita are sold, so will you say that Gita is a flop?”
The Vaccine War received the following Hindustan Times review, “Based on the book Going Viral by Prof Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), this Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri directorial is an attempt to shift light from naysayers to celebrating the efforts of unsung heroes, frontline workers and relentless scientists who didn’t rest for months in a bid to create India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. Agnihotri narrates the ordeal, struggle, and eventual success of these women scientists who believed that India, too, could have its own vaccine and not rely on foreign organizations.”
