Vivek Agnihotri claims people are being 'paid' to not review The Vaccine War

Vivek Agnihotri is currently gearing up for the release of his next film titled The Vaccine War, which is touted to be India's first bio-science endeavour. Ahead of the film's release, the director claimed that money is being paid so that no one talks about his film. During an interview with Galatta Plus, Vivek Agnihotri opened up about the "embargo" in the industry and also revealed that he was offered ₹ 300 crore to make a sequel to The Kashmir Files.

2 things you need to know

• The Vaccine War is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on September 28.
• The film stars Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar, and Raima Sen among others.

Vivek Agnihotri reveals why no one talks about his film

During the interview, Vivek Agnihotri claimed that people have been paid to not talk about The Vaccine War. He said, "When Buddha in a Traffic Jam came, at least 50-100 people reviewed it on YouTube. With The Tashkent Files, we had limited resources and could only release it in 175 theatres. These days, if you just write the name Jawan, at least 10,000 people will come and review it. People do so much YouTube-ing now. Yet, when such an important film like The Vaccine War is coming, and that too after I delivered a Rs 350-crore movie which also created a significant impact, nobody has reviewed it because money is being paid and there’s an embargo that nobody should utter our names."

(Vivek Agnihotri shares certain details about his film The Vaccine War | Image: Instagram)

Vivek Agnihotri makes revelation on The Kashmir Files sequel

During the same interview, Vivek Agnihotri revealed that several production houses approached him with good offers and urged him to make a sequel to The Kashmir Files. "After The Kashmir Files, every single studio was ready to give me Rs 200-300 crore and every star has called me privately expressing their desire to do The Delhi Files or The Kashmir Files Part 2 with me. Anybody in his right sense would make The Kashmir Files 2."