Vivek Agnihotri

Agnihotri was born at Jawahar Colony in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh{{Cite web |title=Vivek Agnihotri की The Kashmir Files का ये है MP कनेक्शन, इन शहरों से है गहरा नाता |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/mp/the-kashmir-files-vivek-agnihotri-borned-in-gwalior-know-his-connection-with-bhopal-madhya-pradesh-sdmp/1125711 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Zee News |language=hi |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923101816/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/mp/the-kashmir-files-vivek-agnihotri-borned-in-gwalior-know-his-connection-with-bhopal-madhya-pradesh-sdmp/1125711 |url-status=live }} to Prabhu Dayal Agnihotri and Sharda Agnihotri. His father was a professor at Victoria College,{{Cite web |title= Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharani_Laxmi_Bai_Govt._College_of_Excellence}}{{Circular reference|date=February 2025}} Gwalior. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gwalior. Later, he studied at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication before enrolling at Harvard Extension School for a Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/vivek1.htm|title="Terrorism interests and fascinates me":Vivek Agnihotri|date=2002-01-02|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-29|archive-date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031113358/https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/vivek1.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://vivekagnihotri.com/who-is-vivek-agnihotri/|title=About|website=Vivek Agnihotri|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103153115/https://vivekagnihotri.com/who-is-vivek-agnihotri/|url-status=dead}}{{Efn|CSS was started in 1980 as a certificate course for students with a bachelor's degree but no prior training in business or management.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qOsSCUXn1SUC|title="The Gates Unbarred": A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910-2009|last=Shinagel|first=Michael|date=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03616-1|language=en|access-date=17 September 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152221/https://books.google.com/books?id=qOsSCUXn1SUC|url-status=live}}{{Rp|130}} In 2007 it was converted into a full Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (ALM) in management.{{Rp|200}}}} In interviews with media, he has also mentioned Bhopal School of Social Sciences and Jawaharlal Nehru University among his almae matres.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkqp9vcVcY&t=2s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618022000/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkqp9vcVcY&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2016-06-18 |url-status=dead|title=Risk it with Ravijot - Talk 01, Vivek Agnihotri|last=Nationalist Ravi|date=16 June 2016 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/vivek-agnihotri-on-the-contrarian-kanhaiya-kumar/article8450118.ece|title=The contrarian Kanhaiya Kumar|last=Modi|first=Chintan Girish|date=2016-04-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-29|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223154145/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/vivek-agnihotri-on-the-contrarian-kanhaiya-kumar/article8450118.ece|url-status=live}}

Agnihotri started his career with the advertising agencies Ogilvy and McCann, and served as creative director for campaigns of Gillette and Coca-Cola. In 1994, he became involved with the directing and production of several television serials; his work was positively received.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/vivek.htm|title='How soon the viewer flows into the story determines my success' : Vivek Agnihotri|date=2001-06-06|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103184134/https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/vivek.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-chocolate-lawyer/article28183638.ece|title=The chocolate lawyer|date=2005-09-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112114613/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-chocolate-lawyer/article28183638.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/one-gearing-up-to-two/article28213842.ece|title=One... gearing up to two!|date=2005-11-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115438/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/one-gearing-up-to-two/article28213842.ece|url-status=live}} In 2018, Agnihotri claimed that he had received threats for using the name Mohammad in his short film Mohammad and Urvashi.{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2018-04-14 |title=Vivek Agnihotri's 'Mohammad and Urvashi' to release on April 24 |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vivek-agnihotri-s-mohammad-and-urvashi-to-release-on-april-24-118041400542_1.html |access-date=2020-02-18 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218052412/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vivek-agnihotri-s-mohammad-and-urvashi-to-release-on-april-24-118041400542_1.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2018-04-20 |title=Vivek Agnihotri claims getting threats over 'Mohammad And Urvashi' |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/vivek-agnihotri-claims-getting-threats-mohammad-urvashi-1502625275.html |access-date=2020-02-18 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218052408/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/vivek-agnihotri-claims-getting-threats-mohammad-urvashi-1502625275.html |url-status=live }}

Agnihotri debuted in Bollywood with Chocolate (2005), a remake of the 1995 Hollywood neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects. Critical reception of the movie was negative,{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/09/16/chocolate_2005_review.shtml|title=Jaspreet Pandohar review of Chocolate (Deep Dark Secrets) (2005)|date=2005-09-11|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-date=15 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415161130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/09/16/chocolate_2005_review.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/shoplifted-and-shopworn/article28586523.ece|title=Shoplifted and shopworn|date=2005-09-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112114617/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/shoplifted-and-shopworn/article28586523.ece|url-status=live}} and the film fared poorly at box office.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=420|title=Chocolate - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706075921/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=420|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Business-meets-Bollywood/article15461380.ece|title=Business meets Bollywood|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2011-02-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115438/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Business-meets-Bollywood/article15461380.ece|url-status=live}} In 2018, Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta would accuse Agnihotri of inappropriate behaviour during its filming. He allegedly asked her to strip and dance to give expression cues to her male co-star Irrfan Khan during a close-up shot and retreated only after Irrfan and Suniel Shetty rebuffed him. Agnihotri denied the allegations as "false and frivolous", and filed a defamation case against Dutta.Sources covering the episode:

• {{Cite web|title=Tanushree Dutta alleges Vivek Agnihotri had told her 'kapde utaar ke naacho'|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tanushree-dutta-alleges-vivek-agnihotri-had-told-her-kapde-utaar-ke-naacho-1351645-2018-09-28|access-date=11 March 2019|website=India Today|date=28 September 2018 |language=en|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327094439/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/tanushree-dutta-alleges-vivek-agnihotri-had-told-her-kapde-utaar-ke-naacho-1351645-2018-09-28|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|date=28 September 2018|title=Tanushree Dutta accuses Vivek Agnihotri of harassment, says Irrfan, Suniel Shetty stood up for her|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-accuses-vivek-agnihotri-of-harassment-says-irrfan-suniel-shetty-stood-up-for-her/story-5rFd0z3wycqhIq4LgCuTmI.html|access-date=11 March 2019|website=www.hindustantimes.com|language=en|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091216/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-accuses-vivek-agnihotri-of-harassment-says-irrfan-suniel-shetty-stood-up-for-her/story-5rFd0z3wycqhIq4LgCuTmI.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|date=4 October 2018|title=Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree Dutta's allegations: Lawyer|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-refutes-tanushree-dutta-allegations-5385901/|access-date=11 March 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101137/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-refutes-tanushree-dutta-allegations-5385901/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Tanushree Dutta's allegations "false, frivolous"|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-calls-tanushree-duttas-allegations-false-frivolous/articleshow/66080260.cms|access-date=11 March 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006150309/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-calls-tanushree-duttas-allegations-false-frivolous/articleshow/66080260.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal|last1=Starkey|first1=Jesse C.|last2=Koerber|first2=Amy|last3=Sternadori|first3=Miglena|last4=Pitchford|first4=Bethany|date=1 October 2019|title=#MeToo Goes Global: Media Framing of Silence Breakers in Four National Settings|journal=Journal of Communication Inquiry|language=en|volume=43|issue=4|pages=437–461|doi=10.1177/0196859919865254|issn=0196-8599|doi-access=}} Sattyajit Gazmer, the film's assistant director, also disputed Tanushree's allegations.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-05|title=Assistant director turns down Tanushree Dutta's claims, gives detailed account of the incident on sets of Chocolate|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/assistant-director-turns-down-tanushree-dutta-s-claims-gives-detailed-account-of-the-incident-on-sets-of-chocolate/story-OXwgzv0eeFCwDyCLKc79LL.html|access-date=2020-02-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423182514/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/assistant-director-turns-down-tanushree-dutta-s-claims-gives-detailed-account-of-the-incident-on-sets-of-chocolate/story-OXwgzv0eeFCwDyCLKc79LL.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2018-10-06|title=Tanushree Dutta controversy: Chocolate's associate director Ranjit Shah comes in support of Vivek Agnihotri, SLAMS the actress and calls her erratic : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-controversy-chocolates-associate-director-ranjit-shah-comes-support-vivek-agnihotri-slams-actress-calls-erratic/|access-date=2020-02-13|language=en|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421230601/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tanushree-dutta-controversy-chocolates-associate-director-ranjit-shah-comes-support-vivek-agnihotri-slams-actress-calls-erratic/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Not strip, but take off bathrobe worn above costume: 'Chocolate' Associate Director Sattyajit Gazmer on Tanushree Dutta's allegations|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/not-strip-but-take-off-bathrobe-worn-above-costume-chocolate-associate-director-sattyajit-gazmer-on-tanushree-duttas-allegations|access-date=2020-02-13|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413024727/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/not-strip-but-take-off-bathrobe-worn-above-costume-chocolate-associate-director-sattyajit-gazmer-on-tanushree-duttas-allegations|url-status=live}}

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is about an all-Asian football team in the United Kingdom that wins trophies while fighting on-field discrimination and the local municipality that wants to sell the team's ground.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FLNZDwAAQBAJ|title=The British Football Film|last=Glynn|first=Stephen|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783319777276|pages=137|language=en|access-date=17 September 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152238/https://books.google.com/books?id=FLNZDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mFjSCwAAQBAJ|title=Bollywood in Britain: Cinema, Brand, Discursive Complex|last=Krämer|first=Lucia|date=2 June 2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=9781501307584|pages=74–78|language=en|access-date=17 September 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152238/https://books.google.com/books?id=mFjSCwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}} It received poor reception from criticsReviews of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal:

• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-dhan-dhana-dhan-goal-painfully-pointless/|title=Review: Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal… painfully pointless {{!}} Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else|website=www.rajeevmasand.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023113201/https://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-dhan-dhana-dhan-goal-painfully-pointless/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/23goal.htm|title=Goal: The Rediff Review|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923074750/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/23goal.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/243134/0|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152219/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/243134/0|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/236217|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=10 December 2007|website=Outlook India|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430083509/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/236217|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal-zs6mggcb5jk|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan (Goal)|last=Critic|first=Anil Sinanan, Times Bollywood Film|date=28 November 2007|work=The Times|access-date=23 October 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430083507/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal-zs6mggcb5jk|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article-120273/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal|date=28 November 2007|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=30 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430083704/https://www.straight.com/article-120273/dhan-dhana-dhan-goal|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/story-yCGYuR542rXKsc2MI6MPJP.html|title=Review: Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal|date=23 November 2007|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023113158/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-dhan-dhana-dhan-goal/story-yCGYuR542rXKsc2MI6MPJP.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/No-surprises-in-store/article14882391.ece|title=No surprises in store|date=2007-11-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115440/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/No-surprises-in-store/article14882391.ece|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/missing-the-goal/article3024040.ece|title=Missing the Goal|date=2007-11-30|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115441/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/missing-the-goal/article3024040.ece|url-status=live}} and did "average" business at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=242|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711113612/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=242|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HC0UAQAAMAAJ|title=Business Today|date=2008|publisher=Living Media India Limited|volume=17|pages=60|language=en|access-date=17 September 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314152231/https://books.google.com/books?id=HC0UAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}} Hate Story received mixed critical receptionReviews of Hate Story:
• {{cite web|url=http://news.worldsnap.com/entertainment/movie-review/hate-story-movie-review-3-5-out-of-5-stars-127027.html|title=Hate Story Movie Review : 3.5 out of 5 Stars|author=Subhash K. Jha|date=20 April 2012|publisher=Worldsnap|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-date=21 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421230725/http://news.worldsnap.com/entertainment/movie-review/hate-story-movie-review-3-5-out-of-5-stars-127027.html|url-status=live}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/548114|title=Hate Story Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars|author=Taran Adarsh|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423161953/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/548114|url-status=dead}}{{Rating|3|5}}
• {{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Hate-Story/movie-review/12744038.cms|title=Hate Story Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars|author=Srijana Mitra Das|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-date=21 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421011534/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Hate-Story/movie-review/12744038.cms|url-status=live}}{{Rating|3|5}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-hate-story/20120420.htm|title=Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved|author=Raja Sen|work=Rediff.com|access-date=20 April 2012|archive-date=22 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422050110/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-hate-story/20120420.htm|url-status=live}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-hate-story-700|title=Review: Hate Story - NDTV Movies|website=NDTVMovies.com|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023113754/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-hate-story-700|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-hate-story-1678477|title=Review: 'Hate Story'|last=Chettiar|first=Blessy|date=20 April 2012|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023113754/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-review-hate-story-1678477|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/not-much-to-love/article3339329.ece|title=Not much to love|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2012-04-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112120012/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/not-much-to-love/article3339329.ece|url-status=live}} and fared moderately at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=10|title=Hate Story - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706154136/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=10|url-status=live}} Buddha in a Traffic Jam featured his wife Pallavi{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Jamming-away/article14673039.ece|title=Jamming away|date=2011-04-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115737/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Jamming-away/article14673039.ece|url-status=live}} and premiered at Mumbai International Film Festival in 2014;{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/100416/barjatyas-bails-vivek-agnihotri-s-buddha-out-of-a-jam.html|title=Barjatyas bails Vivek Agnihotri's 'Buddha' out of a 'Jam'|last=Thakkar|first=Mehul S.|date=2016-04-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2020-02-22|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421225558/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/100416/barjatyas-bails-vivek-agnihotri-s-buddha-out-of-a-jam.html|url-status=live}} it was received unfavourably by criticsReviews of Buddha in a Traffic Jam:
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/|title=Newslaundry {{!}} Sabki Dhulai|last=Newslaundry|website=Newslaundry|language=en-UK|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018110220/https://www.newslaundry.com/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/30619-movie-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-is-neither-smart-nor-entertaining.html|title=Movie Review: 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam' Is Neither Smart Nor Entertaining|website=mensxp.com|date=13 May 2016|language=en|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150820/https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/30619-movie-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-is-neither-smart-nor-entertaining.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-13317.html|title=Movie Review: Buddha In A Traffic Jam {{!}} filmfare.com|website=filmfare.com|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127033231/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-13317.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-review/|title=Buddha In A Traffic Jam Review|last=Redkar|first=Surabhi|date=12 May 2016|website=Koimoi|language=en-US|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008022702/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-review/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/Film-review-Buddha-In-A-Traffic-Jam/articleshow/52262112.cms |title=Film review: Buddha In A Traffic Jam |last1=Guha |first1=Kunal |date=17 September 2016 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en |access-date=14 March 2019 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218164540/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-review/film-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam/articleshow/52262112.cms |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/808052/film-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-has-the-perfect-business-plan-for-revolution|title=Film review: 'Buddha in a Traffic Jam' has the perfect business plan for revolution|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|date=13 May 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616100402/https://scroll.in/article/808052/film-review-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-has-the-perfect-business-plan-for-revolution|url-status=live}}
• {{Citation|title=Buddha In A Traffic Jam, Story, Trailers {{!}} Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam/movie-review/52240547.cms|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724122238/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Buddha-In-A-Traffic-Jam/movie-review/52240547.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-makes-me-feel-sorry-for-the-indian-right/20160513.htm|title=Review: Buddha In A Traffic Jam makes me feel sorry for Indian Right Wingers|website=Rediff|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926114401/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-makes-me-feel-sorry-for-the-indian-right/20160513.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/05/13/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-r_n_9946898.html|title='Buddha In A Traffic Jam' Review: A Frequently Ridiculous Propaganda Piece|date=13 May 2016|website=HuffPost India|language=en|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209195805/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/05/13/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-r_n_9946898.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-review-all-hype-no-substance/story-yBRIrqNwxQNR65QVVsyyfN.html|title=Buddha In A Traffic Jam review: All hype, no substance|date=14 May 2016|publisher=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109200531/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-review-all-hype-no-substance/story-yBRIrqNwxQNR65QVVsyyfN.html|url-status=live}} and severely under-performed at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/arunoday-singh-i-don-t-consider-myself-any-less-successful-right-now/story-CBCtbzyxMHtkkPdceo3eZK.html|title=Arunoday Singh: I don't consider myself any less successful right now|date=26 April 2018|publisher=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512143536/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/arunoday-singh-i-don-t-consider-myself-any-less-successful-right-now/story-CBCtbzyxMHtkkPdceo3eZK.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3281|title=Buddha In A Traffic Jam - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812030037/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3281|url-status=live}} Junooniyat was also subject to poor reviewsReviews of Junooniyat:
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/junooniyat-movie-review-pulkit-samrat-yami-gautam-vivek-agnihotri-2853892.html|title='Junooniyat' review: No point in expecting to find sense in this schmaltzy story|date=24 June 2016|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023145516/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/junooniyat-movie-review-pulkit-samrat-yami-gautam-vivek-agnihotri-2853892.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-junooniyat-14123.html|title=Movie Review: Junooniyat|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023115905/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-junooniyat-14123.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Citation|title=Junooniyat, Story, Trailers {{!}} Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/junooniyat/movie-review/52768871.cms|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106033239/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/junooniyat/movie-review/52768871.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/junooniyat-review-pulkit-samrat-yami-gautam-s-film-lacks-intensity/story-AFEwzC0XPzDB3CghMPKcKL.html|title=Junooniyat review: Pulkit and Yami's film is a sappy, clichéd love story|date=24 June 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023115900/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/junooniyat-review-pulkit-samrat-yami-gautam-s-film-lacks-intensity/story-AFEwzC0XPzDB3CghMPKcKL.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/junooniyat-review-pulkit-yamis-cliched-love-story-fails-to-impress-1261581.html|title='Junooniyat' Review: Pulkit-Yami's Cliched Love Story Fails To Impress|website=News18|date=24 June 2016|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023115906/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/junooniyat-review-pulkit-yamis-cliched-love-story-fails-to-impress-1261581.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Junooniyat-review-Rotten-wine-in-a-plastic-bottle/article14401729.ece|title='Junooniyat' review: Rotten wine in a plastic bottle|last=Ghosh|first=Sankhayan|date=25 June 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=23 October 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209204433/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Junooniyat-review-Rotten-wine-in-a-plastic-bottle/article14401729.ece|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-pulkit-yami-starrer-junooniyat-is-a-tedious-watch/20160624.htm|title=Review: Pulkit-Yami starrer Junooniyat is a tedious watch|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023115904/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-pulkit-yami-starrer-junooniyat-is-a-tedious-watch/20160624.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/junooniyat-stupidest-love-story-decade-subhash-k-jha-review/|title=Junooniyat Is The Stupidest Love Story Of The Decade – A Subhash K Jha review|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|date=26 June 2016|website=BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood|language=en-US|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023115902/https://bollyspice.com/junooniyat-stupidest-love-story-decade-subhash-k-jha-review/|url-status=live}} and fared similarly.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3309|title=Junooniyat - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704192125/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3309|url-status=live}}

Agnihotri's 2014 erotic thriller Zid received poor reviewsReviews of Zid:

• {{Citation|title=Movie Zid Review 2014, Story, Trailers {{!}} Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/zid/movie-review/45281125.cms|access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329075336/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/zid/movie-review/45281125.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-zid-is-more-idiotic-than-erotic/20141128.htm|title=Review: Zid is more idiotic than erotic|website=Rediff|access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502142400/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-zid-is-more-idiotic-than-erotic/20141128.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Zid-trailer-crosses-million-hits-online/articleshow/45012775.cms|title=Zid trailer crosses million hits online|date=2 November 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 November 2014|archive-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105021856/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Zid-trailer-crosses-million-hits-online/articleshow/45012775.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Zid/articleshow/45312963.cms |title=Film review: Zid |last1=Desai |first1=Rahul |date=29 Nov 2014 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124259/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Zid/articleshow/45312963.cms |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-film-review-take-an-aspirin-before-watching-zid-2039242|title=Film Review: Take an aspirin before watching Zid|last=Durham|first=Bryan|date=28 November 2014|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124258/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-film-review-take-an-aspirin-before-watching-zid-2039242|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zid-3/critic-review/zid-3-movie-review/|title=Zid Review 2/5 {{!}} Zid Movie Review {{!}} Zid 2014 Public Review {{!}} Film Review|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=28 November 2014 |language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124300/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zid-3/critic-review/|url-status=live}} but did average business at the box office.{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2438|title=Zid - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706060832/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2438|url-status=live}} However, Agnihotri has since claimed that credit for direction and screenplay was wrongly attributed to him, and that he was not involved with the film.Sources which say he disassociated with film:
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/vivek-agnihotri-disowns-anubhav-sinhas-zid/15702170|title=Vivek Agnihotri disowns Anubhav Sinha's 'Zid'|date=2014-10-22|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-02-20|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220024955/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/vivek-agnihotri-disowns-anubhav-sinhas-zid/15702170|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|last=IANS|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/i-have-nothing-to-do-with-zid-vivek-agnihotri-114112100798_1.html|title=I have nothing to do with 'Zid': Vivek Agnihotri|date=2014-11-21|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-02-20|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220024955/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/i-have-nothing-to-do-with-zid-vivek-agnihotri-114112100798_1.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/zid-trailer-crosses-million-hits-on-youtube-225566-2014-11-02 |title=Zid trailer crosses million hits on Youtube |date=2 November 2014 |agency=IANS |website=India Today |language=en |access-date=2020-02-20 |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220024954/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/zid-trailer-crosses-million-hits-on-youtube-225566-2014-11-02 |url-status=live }}
• {{cite tweet |author=Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri |author-link=Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri |user=vivekagnihotri |number=985436741178929152 |date=15 April 2018 |title=@ValuesTrue Zid isn't my film. I have nothing to do with it. Please ask the producers. |language=en |access-date=18 March 2022}} The Tashkent Files became a sleeper box-office hit and won National Film Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bhakt-vivek-agnihotri-s-stars/cid/1691636|title=Bhakt Vivek Agnihotri's stars|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023123638/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bhakt-vivek-agnihotri-s-stars/cid/1691636|url-status=live}}Reviews of The Tashkent Files:
• {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files/movie-review/68841252.cms|title=The Tashkent Files|last1=Gupta|first1=Rachit|website=Times of India|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412074426/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files/movie-review/68841252.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/movie-review-the-tashkent-files-33275.html|title=Movie Review: The Tashkent Files|last1=Sharma|first1=Devesh|website=Filmfare|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412052507/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/movie-review-the-tashkent-files-33275.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/the-tashkent-files-film-review-by-prashant-sisodia-512009|title=The Tashkent Files Film Review by Prashant Sisodia – फिल्म रिव्यू: द ताशकंत फाइल्ज वीडियो – हिन्दी न्यूज़ वीडियो एनडीटीवी ख़बर|website=khabar.ndtv.com|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422152927/https://khabar.ndtv.com/video/show/news/the-tashkent-files-film-review-by-prashant-sisodia-512009|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://m.desimartini.com/bollywood-reviews/amp/tashkent-files/a-valiant-well-researched-attempt-to-uncover-the-truth-with-thrilling-insights-by-shashank-shekhar-rd37106.htm|title=A Valiant & Well Researched Attempt to Uncover the Truth with Thrilling Insights..... - Desimartini.com|last=Shekhar|first=Shashank|website=Desimartini|access-date=2019-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421071746/https://m.desimartini.com/bollywood-reviews/amp/tashkent-files/a-valiant-well-researched-attempt-to-uncover-the-truth-with-thrilling-insights-by-shashank-shekhar-rd37106.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{citation |title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: A Second-Hand History Lesson In Third-Rate Politics|last=Desai|first=Rahul|publisher=Film Companion|date=12 April 2019}}
• {{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/919767/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-puts-the-hysterics-into-history|title='The Tashkent Files' movie review: Vivek Agnihotri puts the hysterics into history|last1=Ramnath|first1=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412054836/https://scroll.in/reel/919767/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-puts-the-hysterics-into-history|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-in-a-word-junk-1-2-a-star-out-of-5-2021923|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: In A Word, Junk|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|website=NDTV|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412094311/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-in-a-word-junk-1-2-a-star-out-of-5-2021923|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-murders-logic-in-lal-bahadur-shastri-death-mystery-1500203-2019-04-12 |title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: Vivek Agnihotri murders logic in Lal Bahadur Shastri death mystery |author=Samrudhi Ghosh |date=12 April 2019 |website=India Today |access-date=2019-04-12 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116192811/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-vivek-agnihotri-murders-logic-in-lal-bahadur-shastri-death-mystery-1500203-2019-04-12 |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite news|last=Rosario|first=Kennith|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/article26818036.ece|title='The Tashkent Files' movie review: History in the time of conspiracies|date=2019-04-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-12|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920022944/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/article26818036.ece|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-a-dull-and-drab-conspiracy-theory-film-2100029.html|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: A Dull and Drab Conspiracy Theory Film|website=News18|date=12 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525041911/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-a-dull-and-drab-conspiracy-theory-film-2100029.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tashkent-files-movie-review-high-on-hysteria-and-hamming-vivek-agnihotris-film-comes-off-as-a-cheap-trick-6435571.html|title=The Tashkent Files movie review: High on hysteria and hamming, Vivek Agnihotri's film comes off as a cheap trick|date=2019-04-12|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920214716/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/tashkent-files-movie-review-high-on-hysteria-and-hamming-vivek-agnihotris-film-comes-off-as-a-cheap-trick-6435571.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-5672255/|title=The Tashkent Files movie review: This Vivek Agnihotri film is a series of eye-roll moments|date=2019-04-12|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610180726/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-5672255/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|last=Pothukuchi|first=Madhavi|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/vivek-agnihotris-tashkent-files-adds-confusion-to-many-conspiracies-over-shastris-death/220535/|title=Vivek Agnihotri's Tashkent Files adds confusion to many conspiracies over Shastri's death|date=12 April 2019|work=ThePrint|access-date=12 April 2019|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412111958/https://theprint.in/opinion/vivek-agnihotris-tashkent-files-adds-confusion-to-many-conspiracies-over-shastris-death/220535/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html|title=The Tashkent Files movie review: Disgusting propaganda where truth is a luxury|date=2019-04-12|website=Hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116104645/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-disgusting-propaganda-where-truth-is-a-luxury/story-ksjYEOwRuFzwU1Uakl0DWI.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-tashkent-files/critic-review/the-tashkent-files-movie-review/|title=The Tashkent Files Review 1.5/5 {{!}} The Tashkent Files Movie Review {{!}} The Tashkent Files 2019 Public Review|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416170202/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/the-tashkent-files/critic-review/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.arre.co.in/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-review-vivek-agnihotri/|title=The Tashkent Files Review: A Life-Threatening Headache Presented by Alt-Historian Vivek Agnihotri|date=2019-04-12|website=Arré|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530190729/https://www.arre.co.in/bollywood/the-tashkent-files-review-vivek-agnihotri/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|last=Kapur|first=Manavi|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-review-bit-of-truth-mixed-with-lies-presented-as-fact-119041201270_1.html|title=The Tashkent Files review: Bit of truth mixed with lies, presented as fact|date=2019-04-12|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-13|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825195346/https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/the-tashkent-files-review-bit-of-truth-mixed-with-lies-presented-as-fact-119041201270_1.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-juhu-versova-ka-jfk/20734153|title=The Tashkent Files Movie Review: Juhu-Versova ka JFK|date=2019-04-13|website=mid-day|access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426072354/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-tashkent-files-movie-review-juhu-versova-ka-jfk/20734153|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2019/apr/12/nbspthe-tashkent-files-review-a-tacky-thriller-that-feels-longer-than-the-cold-war-11009.html|title=The Tashkent Files review: A tacky thriller that feels longer than the Cold War|website=Cinema Express|date=12 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809205222/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2019/apr/12/nbspthe-tashkent-files-review-a-tacky-thriller-that-feels-longer-than-the-cold-war-11009.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files-review-film-by-vivek-agnihotri-doesnt-solve-mystery-shashtri-death|title='The Tashkent Files' – Prejudiced, Amateurish and Cringe-Worthy|date=2019-04-12|website=The Quint|access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426072745/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/the-tashkent-files-review-film-by-vivek-agnihotri-doesnt-solve-mystery-shashtri-death|url-status=live}} In March 2022, Agnihotri released The Kashmir Files on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus; which become a blockbuster hit and earned him another National Film Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-bollywood-turns-to-plight-of-kashmiri-pandits-at-last/346096|title=Bollywood Turns To Plight Of Kashmiri Pandits, At Last|website=Outlook India|date=23 January 2020 |access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131122855/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-bollywood-turns-to-plight-of-kashmiri-pandits-at-last/346096|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vivek-agnihotri-film-the-kashmir-files-to-release-in-august-2020-not-an-easy-story-to-tell-1580680-2019-08-14 |title=Vivek Agnihotri film The Kashmir Files to release in August 2020: Not an easy story to tell |agency=Indo Asian News Service |date=14 August 2019 |website=India Today |language=en |access-date=2020-01-31 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131122844/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vivek-agnihotri-film-the-kashmir-files-to-release-in-august-2020-not-an-easy-story-to-tell-1580680-2019-08-14 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/after-the-tashkent-files-vivek-agnihotris-next-titled-the-kashmir-files-starring-anupam-kher|title=After 'The Tashkent Files', Vivek Agnihotri's next titled 'The Kashmir Files' starring Anupam Kher|website=Free Press Journal|date=5 December 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131122851/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/after-the-tashkent-files-vivek-agnihotris-next-titled-the-kashmir-files-starring-anupam-kher|url-status=live}} Shortly after the release of the film, he was provided Y-category security detail across the country by the Ministry of Home Affairs based on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau.{{cite news |title=Kashmir Files director gets Y-category security cover |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vivek-agnihotri-y-category-security-the-kashmir-files-7825821/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318152329/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vivek-agnihotri-y-category-security-the-kashmir-files-7825821/ |url-status=live }} Agnihotri's next was medical drama film The Vaccine War (2023) which was about the development of Covaxin during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film opened to mixed reviews from the critics and emerged as a box-office bomb.{{cite news|title=Fukrey 3 On Course To Be a HIT - The Vaccine War Is A Disaster|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=8059|date=4 October 2023|access-date=6 October 2023}}

Agnihotri's upcoming film, The Delhi Files, will be the last in the Files trilogy, which is "evidently about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."{{Cite web |last=K. Jha |first=Subhash |date=2022-04-22 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Vivek Agnihotri's The Delhi Files about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-vivek-agnihotris-the-delhi-files-about-the-1984-anti-sikh-riots-10586121.html |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Firstpost |language=en |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612210006/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-vivek-agnihotris-the-delhi-files-about-the-1984-anti-sikh-riots-10586121.html |url-status=live }}

In 2017, Agnihotri was selected as convenor by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the preview committee of 48th International Film Festival of India.{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/film/40-member-panel-films-iffi-agnihotri|title=Forty-Member Panel to Curate Films for IFFI With Agnihotri As Convenor|website=The Wire|access-date=2020-02-11|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214758/https://thewire.in/film/40-member-panel-films-iffi-agnihotri|url-status=live}} The same year, he was selected as member on board of India's Central Board of Film Certification.{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/pahlaj-nihalani-replaced-by-prasoon-joshi-vidya-balan-vivek-agnihotri-in-cbfc-board-meet-all-new-memberst/804733/|title=Pahlaj Nihalani replaced by Prasoon Joshi: Vidya Balan, Vivek Agnihotri in CBFC Board; meet all new members|date=2017-08-11|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/846952/pahlaj-nihalani-removed-as-chief-of-central-board-of-film-certification|title=Pahlaj Nihalani removed as chief of Central Board of Film Certification|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|date=11 August 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-11|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020121602/https://scroll.in/latest/846952/pahlaj-nihalani-removed-as-chief-of-central-board-of-film-certification|url-status=live}}

On 15 September 2020, Agnihotri was appointed as cultural representative at Indian Council for Cultural Relations.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri gets appointed as new cultural representative at Indian Council for Cultural Relations|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-filmmaker-vivek-agnihotri-gets-appointed-as-new-cultural-representative-at-indian-council-for-cultural-relations-2843117|access-date=2020-09-15|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=16 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916221344/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-filmmaker-vivek-agnihotri-gets-appointed-as-new-cultural-representative-at-indian-council-for-cultural-relations-2843117|url-status=live}} He would represent Indian Cinema at ICCR.{{Cite web|last=ANI|title=Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri appointed as new cultural representative at ICCR|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Filmmaker-Vivek-Ranjan-Agnihotri-appointed-as-new-cultural-representative-at-ICCR/15-09-2020-320661|access-date=2020-09-15|website=BW Businessworld|language=en|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417083655/http://www.businessworld.in/article/Filmmaker-Vivek-Ranjan-Agnihotri-appointed-as-new-cultural-representative-at-ICCR/15-09-2020-320661/|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Agnihotri wrote Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam,{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/not-easy-to-attract-eyeballs-from-government-vivek-agnihotri-118061500802_1.html |title=Not easy to attract eyeballs from government: Vivek Agnihotri |author=IANS |date=15 June 2018 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232607/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/not-easy-to-attract-eyeballs-from-government-vivek-agnihotri-118061500802_1.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/jul/08/vivek-agnihotris-urban-naxals-the-making-of-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam--going-beyond-the-maoist-myth-1838808.html|title=Vivek Agnihotri's Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam {{!}} Going beyond the Maoist myth|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 July 2018 |access-date=2019-10-30|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030110529/http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/jul/08/vivek-agnihotris-urban-naxals-the-making-of-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam--going-beyond-the-maoist-myth-1838808.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.indictoday.com/reviews/review-urban-naxals-the-making-of-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-by-vivek-agnihotri/|title=Urban Naxals - The Making of Buddha In A Traffic Jam|date=2018-05-30|website=Indic Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-30|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030110530/http://www.indictoday.com/reviews/review-urban-naxals-the-making-of-buddha-in-a-traffic-jam-by-vivek-agnihotri/|url-status=live}} in which he described individuals in academia and media who were allegedly colluding with Naxalites in a bid to overthrow the Indian government and were thus "invisible enemies of India" as "Urban Naxals".{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/hes-making-a-list-of-urban-naxals-but-who-is-vivek-agnihotri/107937/|title=He's making a list of 'Urban Naxals', but who is Vivek Agnihotri?|date=29 August 2018|website=ThePrint|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091747/https://theprint.in/politics/hes-making-a-list-of-urban-naxals-but-who-is-vivek-agnihotri/107937/|url-status=live}}

Critics said the term is "vague rhetoric" that is designed to discredit intellectuals who are critical of the establishment and political right and to stifle dissent.Coverage and commentary on the term in mainstream media:

• {{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/hes-making-a-list-of-urban-naxals-but-who-is-vivek-agnihotri/107937/|title=He's making a list of 'Urban Naxals', but who is Vivek Agnihotri?|date=29 August 2018|website=ThePrint|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091747/https://theprint.in/politics/hes-making-a-list-of-urban-naxals-but-who-is-vivek-agnihotri/107937/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/swara-bhasker-urban-naxals-1329970-2018-09-02|title=Swara Bhasker on Urban Naxals: You cannot punish people for thinking|date=2 September 2018 |language=en|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326102917/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/swara-bhasker-urban-naxals-1329970-2018-09-02|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/anti-national-urban-naxal-trajectory-dissent-india|title=From Anti-National to Urban Naxal: The Trajectory of Dissent in India|date=18 September 2018|website=NewsClick|language=en|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326102918/https://www.newsclick.in/anti-national-urban-naxal-trajectory-dissent-india|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/conversations-with-urban-naxals-2-meghnad-everybody-who-does-not-agree-with-vivek-agnihotri-is-an-urban-naxal-5106411.html|title=Conversations with|website=Firstpost|date=4 September 2018|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326102917/https://www.firstpost.com/india/conversations-with-urban-naxals-2-meghnad-everybody-who-does-not-agree-with-vivek-agnihotri-is-an-urban-naxal-5106411.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45294286|title=Why India activist arrests sparked outrage|date=31 August 2018|access-date=26 March 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326123215/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45294286|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.arre.co.in/social-commentary/urban-naxal-uapa-arrests-bhima-koregaon/|title=What Makes An Urban Naxal?|date=29 August 2018|website=Arré|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413072824/https://www.arre.co.in/social-commentary/urban-naxal-uapa-arrests-bhima-koregaon/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/column/a-propaganda-tool-called-urbannaxal/20180713.htm|title=A propaganda tool called #UrbanNaxal|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023134729/https://www.rediff.com/news/column/a-propaganda-tool-called-urbannaxal/20180713.htm|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Singh|first=Vivashwan|date=5 June 2015|title='Ghoul' and the Spectre of Totalitarianism|url=https://www.epw.in/engage/article/%E2%80%98ghoul%E2%80%99-and-spectre-totalitarianism|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=53|issue=42|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025184146/https://www.epw.in/engage/article/%E2%80%98ghoul%E2%80%99-and-spectre-totalitarianism|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-weekend/just-another-day-in-paradise/article24898900.ece|title=Just another day in paradise|last=Roy|first=Vaishna|date=2018-09-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112141348/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-weekend/just-another-day-in-paradise/article24898900.ece|url-status=live}}Coverage and commentary on the term in scholarly sources:
• {{Cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Mohinder|last2=Dasgupta|first2=Rajarshi|date=2 January 2019|title=Exceptionalising democratic dissent: a study of the JNU event and its representations|journal=Postcolonial Studies|volume=22|issue=1|pages=59–78|doi=10.1080/13688790.2019.1568169|s2cid=151037277|issn=1368-8790}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Udupa|first=Sahana|date=July 2019|title=Nationalism in the Digital Age : Fun as a Metapractice of Extreme Speech|url=https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/9105/2715|journal=International Journal of Communication|volume=13|pages=3148|issn=1932-8036|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027170106/https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/9105/2715|url-status=live}} Reviews in the Organiser and The New Indian Express had praised the work.{{Cite tweet|user=eOrganiser |number=1004323446275203072|title=Book Review #UrbanNaxals : The Untold Story of Communist Terrorism|date=6 June 2018}} The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani endorsed Agnihotri's views of Jadavpur University and Jawaharlal Nehru University for having refused to screen Buddha in a Traffic Jam.{{Cite journal|last=Singh|first=Vivashwan|date=5 June 2015|title='Ghoul' and the Spectre of Totalitarianism|url=https://www.epw.in/engage/article/%E2%80%98ghoul%E2%80%99-and-spectre-totalitarianism|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|language=en|volume=53|issue=42|pages=7–8|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025184146/https://www.epw.in/engage/article/%E2%80%98ghoul%E2%80%99-and-spectre-totalitarianism|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Agnihotri has received the National Kishore Kumar Samman.{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2022-10-13 |title=Vivek Agnihotri gets nostalgic as he received 'National Kishore Kumar Award |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-remembers-1503120899.html |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018082219/https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-remembers-1503120899.html |url-status=live }}

Agnihotri married Indian actress Pallavi Joshi in 1997 and has two children.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title='Didn't Like Him Very Much on First Meet': Pallavi Joshi on Husband Vivek Agnihotri |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/didnt-like-him-very-much-on-first-meet-pallavi-joshi-on-husband-vivek-agnihotri-4883060.html |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324083255/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/didnt-like-him-very-much-on-first-meet-pallavi-joshi-on-husband-vivek-agnihotri-4883060.html |url-status=live }} He has described himself as a supporter of Narendra Modi, but not of the Bharatiya Janata Party that Modi belongs to.{{Cite web|title=भाजपा का नहीं, बल्कि घोर मोदी समर्थक हूं: विवेक अग्निहोत्री|trans-title=I'm not a supporter of the BJP, but a strong Modi supporter: Vivek Agnihotri|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-vivek-agnihotri-says-he-is-narendra-modi-supporter-not-bjp-supporter-19109033.html|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617162520/https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-vivek-agnihotri-says-he-is-narendra-modi-supporter-not-bjp-supporter-19109033.html|url-status=live}} Agnihotri supports cannabis legalization.{{Cite web |last=Chaudhuri |first=Pooja |date=2020-02-08 |title=Cannabis kills coronavirus? Vivek Agnihotri shares scientific misinformation via meme |url=https://www.altnews.in/cannabis-kills-coronavirus-vivek-agnihotri-shares-scientific-misinformation-via-meme/ |access-date=2020-02-13 |website=Alt News |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226185109/https://www.altnews.in/cannabis-kills-coronavirus-vivek-agnihotri-shares-scientific-misinformation-via-meme/ |url-status=live }}

In 2022, Agnihotri announced that he was starting knee surgery after suffering a cartilage tear the previous year, which resulted in him suffering a stress fracture. He had ignored the cartilage tear for one and half years while producing The Kashmir Files.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-11 |title=Vivek Agnihotri Suffers From Stress Fracture After Ignoring Injury, Starts Treatment, Fans Hope For A Quick Recovery |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-director-vivek-agnihotri-suffers-from-stress-fracture-after-ignoring-injury-starts-treatment-5531131.html |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717190922/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-director-vivek-agnihotri-suffers-from-stress-fracture-after-ignoring-injury-starts-treatment-5531131.html |url-status=live }}

In 2022, Agnihotri delivered a speech in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The theme of the event was "India, world peace and humanism".{{Cite news |title=Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi Joshi speak at the UK Parliament on India, world peace and humanism - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-pallavi-joshi-speak-at-the-uk-parliament-on-india-world-peace-and-humanism/articleshow/92108866.cms |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=The Times of India |date=9 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018111504/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-pallavi-joshi-speak-at-the-uk-parliament-on-india-world-peace-and-humanism/articleshow/92108866.cms |url-status=live }}

Fact checkers have noted Agnihotri to have shared misleading content from his Twitter account.Sources which say Agnihotri shared misleading content

• {{Cite web |url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/ |title=2018's top 10 fake news: From 'Pak zindabad' to post claiming Congress most 'corrupt party' |last=Rampal |first=Nikhil |date=25 December 2018 |website=The Print |access-date=12 March 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091119/https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/|title=Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war|last=Sidharth|first=Arjun|date=11 March 2019|website=Alt News|language=en-GB|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091430/https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/|title=Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam {{!}} BOOM|last=Team|first=BOOM FACT Check|date=12 November 2018|website=boomlive.in|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090120/https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.altnews.in/cannabis-kills-coronavirus-vivek-agnihotri-shares-scientific-misinformation-via-meme/|title=Cannabis kills coronavirus? Vivek Agnihotri shares scientific misinformation via meme|last=Chaudhuri|first=Pooja|date=2020-02-08|website=Alt News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226185109/https://www.altnews.in/cannabis-kills-coronavirus-vivek-agnihotri-shares-scientific-misinformation-via-meme/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/vivek-agnihotri-posts-a-doctored-image-of-anti-caa-protester-6530|title=Vivek Agnihotri Posts A Doctored Image Of Anti-CAA Protester|last=Chowdhury|first=Archis|date=2020-01-10|website=www.boomlive.in|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214724/https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/vivek-agnihotri-posts-a-doctored-image-of-anti-caa-protester-6530|url-status=live}} In September 2018, Agnihotri tweeted a listicle claiming that a survey from the BBC found that the Indian National Congress was the second most corrupt party in the world. The survey was fake and an online editor writing for the BBC said that they have never conducted such surveys.{{Cite web |last=Rampal |first=Nikhil |date=25 December 2018 |title=2018's top 10 fake news: From 'Pak zindabad' to post claiming Congress most 'corrupt party' |url=https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=The Print |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091119/https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/2018s-top-10-fake-news-from-pak-zindabad-to-post-claiming-congress-most-corrupt-party/167317/ |url-status=live }} In November 2018, Agnihotri tweeted a misleading video that appeared to show that Indian political activist Kanhaiya Kumar had converted to Islam. According to Boom Fact Check, the video was "a compilation of three separate clips which have taken Kanhaiya's statements out of context from the entire speech."{{Cite web |last=Team |first=BOOM FACT Check |date=12 November 2018 |title=Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam {{!}} BOOM |url=https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=boomlive.in |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090120/https://www.boomlive.in/vivek-agnihotri-tweets-misleading-video-of-kanhaiya-kumar-speaking-about-islam/ |url-status=live }} In March 2019, Agnihotri falsely claimed that former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for the outcome of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Nehru had previously died in May 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri was Prime Minister during the war.{{Cite web |last=Sidharth |first=Arjun |date=11 March 2019 |title=Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war |url=https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=Alt News |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091430/https://www.altnews.in/vivek-agnihotri-makes-false-claim-of-nehru-responsible-for-outcome-of-1965-indo-pak-war/ |url-status=live }} In January 2020, Agnihotri tweeted a doctored image of an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protester that he claimed was real. In February 2020, Agnihotri falsely claimed that cannabis kills COVID-19.

In September 2018, Twitter locked his account until he agreed to delete a tweet denigrating Swara Bhaskar. In response to Swara calling out politician P. C. George, who called an alleged rape victim a prostitute, Vivek tweeted "Where is the placard - '#MeTooProstituteNun'?". The tweet was interpreted as calling Swara a prostitute. Agnihotri defended his tweet and said he was making a point about the placarding by liberals at selective instances of alleged perpetrators belonging to the Hindu community.Sources covering the episode:

• {{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vivek-agnihotri-calls-swara-bhasker-a-prostitute-she-single-handedly-gets-his-twitter-account-locked-2661761|title=Vivek Agnihotri calls Swara Bhasker a 'prostitute', she single-handedly gets his Twitter account locked|date=11 September 2018|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101223/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vivek-agnihotri-calls-swara-bhasker-a-prostitute-she-single-handedly-gets-his-twitter-account-locked-2661761|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-forced-to-delete-abusive-tweet-against-swara-bhasker/articleshow/65762164.cms|title=Vivek Agnihotri forced to delete abusive tweet against Swara Bhasker|website=The Times of India|date=11 September 2018 |language=en|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170150/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivek-agnihotri-forced-to-delete-abusive-tweet-against-swara-bhasker/articleshow/65762164.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/after-deletion-of-his-tweet-vivek-agnihotri-thanks-swara-bhasker-for-curbing-his-freedom-of-expression-352880.html|title=After Deletion Of His Tweet, Vivek 'Thanks' Swara Bhasker For Curbing His Freedom Of Expression|date=12 September 2018|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090057/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/after-deletion-of-his-tweet-vivek-agnihotri-thanks-swara-bhasker-for-curbing-his-freedom-of-expression-352880.html|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/120918/standing-up-against-abuse.html|title=Standing up against abuse|last=Srivastava|first=Namrata|date=12 September 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327104924/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/120918/standing-up-against-abuse.html|url-status=live}}

Vivek Agnihotri and his team, including Pallavi Joshi and Abhishek Agarwal, had issued a legal notice to Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The notice had demanded the retraction of her comments that had labeled their film 'The Kashmir Files' as false propaganda aimed at humiliating a particular group. Alleging defamation and malicious intent, the notice had required an unconditional apology. The team had asserted that Banerjee's remarks were baseless and intended to tarnish their film and reputation.{{Cite news|title=Vivek Agnihotri asks Mamata Banerjee for withdrawal of her comments on The Kashmir Files, sends legal notice|language=en|website=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-agnihotri-asks-mamata-banerjee-for-withdrawal-of-her-comments-on-the-kashmir-files-sends-legal-notice-101683619677330.html|access-date= 27 Aug 2023}}

in August 2024 Agnihotri faced controversy when an old 2013 social media post of his offensive rape joke went viral after he joined a rally for solidarity on justice for victim during protests against Mamta's government.{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=James |title=Vivek Agnihotri's Jolly Smile At Protest Held For Kolkata Rape-Murder Victim Slammed By Internet; Swara Bhaskar Reacts |url=https://in.mashable.com/culture/81032/vivek-agnihotris-jolly-smile-at-protest-held-for-kolkata-rape-murder-victim-slammed-by-internet-swar |work=Mashable India |date=24 August 2024 |language=en-in}}{{cite news |title='Disgusting, Vile': Vivek Agnihotri's Old Tweet On Getting Raped In Nano Resurfaces Amid Kolkata Doctor Case, Netizens SLAM Filmmaker |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/disgusting-vile-vivek-agnihotris-old-tweet-on-getting-raped-in-nano-resurfaces-amid-kolkata-doctor-case-netizens-slam-filmmaker |work=Free Press Journal |language=en}}

He was accused by Tanushree Dutta for sexual hassment on set of Chocolate (2005).{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-watch-when-tanushree-dutta-accused-vivek-agnihotri-of-harassment-said-woh-short-skirt-mein-mujhe-3102753 |title=Watch: When Tanushree Dutta accused Vivek Agnihotri of harassment, said 'woh short skirt mein mujhe...'|publisher=DNA}}

• {{Cite book|url=|title=Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam|publisher=Garuda Prakashan|year=2018|isbn=9781942426059}}
• {{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-H2DwAAQBAJ|title=Who Killed Shastri?: The Tashkent Files|publisher=Bloomsbury India|year=2020|isbn=9789388630610}}

File:VivekAgnihotri NationalAward.jpg ceremony in New Delhi on 25 October 2021]]

• Best Screenplay (Dialogues) at the 67th National Film Awards: The Tashkent Files.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-24|title=Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on National Film Award for best dialogue writer: At least now nobody will question my capabilities|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-on-national-film-award-for-best-dialogue-writer-at-least-now-nobody-will-question-my-capabilities-101616566742344.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608101327/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vivek-ranjan-agnihotri-on-national-film-award-for-best-dialogue-writer-at-least-now-nobody-will-question-my-capabilities-101616566742344.html|url-status=live}}
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 69th National Film Awards: The Kashmir Files.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/69th-national-film-awards-2023-winners-list-8907028/|title=69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun, RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi win big|date=24 August 2023}}
• Best Writer and Director at Jakarta International Film Festival: Buddha in a Traffic Jam.{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title='Buddha' back from 'traffic jam|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/buddha-back-from-traffic-jam-236921|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608101328/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/buddha-back-from-traffic-jam-236921|url-status=live}}

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