Director Vivek Agnihotri spoke about Asif Basra who had played an important role in his web series. Here’s what he said!
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Vivek Agnihotri the new cultural representative at ICCR
ICCR was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister.
Vivek Agnihotri refutes Tanushree’s allegations: Lawyer
Mumbai: Vivek Agnihotri has denied that he has ever asked actress Tanushree Dutta for any improper action after she claimed that the filmmaker wanted her to remove her clothes and dance during the shooting of a song. Agnihotri’s lawyer Nidhish Mehrotra said: “The allegations levelled against my client Vivek Agnihotri[Read More…]
How system and society continues to fail survivors of sexual assault
Actor Tanushree Dutta recently spoke out against fellow actor Nana Patekar and choreographer Ganesh Acharya for sexually harassing her and intimidating her on the sets of her 2008 film, that eventually caused her to drop out. She alleged that Patekar demanded to do an intimate step with her that was[Read More…]
Modi government’s unfolding emergency through back door
On Tuesday morning, Pune police conducted a widespread raid and simultaneous arrests of activists in Ranchi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Faridabad, Goa and Mumbai. Stan Swamy in Ranchi, Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, Gautam Navlakha in New Delhi, Sudha Bharadwaj in Faridabad, Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde in Goa and Vernon Gonsalves and Arun[Read More…]
‘Wish actresses hold placard against sexual exploitation in Bollywood’
Mumbai: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri says it is good that many actresses are sharing photographs of themselves holding placards urging action in the Kathua rape case incident. However, he wishes they also voice their concerns against sexual exploitation in the Hindi film industry. Several Bollywood actresses like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhasker,[Read More…]
Why a good actor has to be a good man, asks Vivek Agnihotri
In the wake of the sexual allegations made against American actor Kevin Spacey, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has questioned why is it believed that a good actor has to be a good man. “Do we love actors for their performances or their sex life? Why is it believed that a good[Read More…]