Vivek Agnihotri, a renowned filmmaker has directed several critically acclaimed movies in his career. He has carved a niche for himself with projects such as ‘The Tashkent Files’ and ‘The Kashmir Files’. He addresses societal issues through his thought-provoking narratives and compelling storytelling techniques. Recently, reports are rife that Vivek is preparing to gear up for his next project titled, ‘Parva’ after ‘The Kashmir Files’ and ‘The Vaccine War’. Inspired by a book written by SL Bhyrappa, the film will be a three-part franchise. Ahead of Dussehra, the filmmaker took to his Twitter handle and announced his upcoming project.
Vivek Agnihotri announces his upcoming venture titled, ‘Parva’
Vivek Agnihotri, ‘The Vaccine War’ director recently received the National Award for his film, ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Delhi. He received the award for the Best Feature Film On National Integration category. The filmmaker took to his official Twitter account to express his gratitude for the award he received for his film.
Taking to his Twitter handle on October 21, 2023, Vivek dropped the first look from his film titled, ‘Parva’. For the unversed, ‘Parva’ is an adaptation of SL Bhyrappa’s book in the Kannada language. The novel revolves around retelling the story of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. Acclaimed for its modern classical theme, Bhyrappa’s work delves into the inner thoughts of the main characters.
The filmmaker made the announcement of his upcoming project at a press meet held in Bangalore. He said:
“We, at I am Buddha Production are grateful to the almighty to be presenting Padma Bhushan Dr. SL Bhyrappa’s ‘modern classic’: PARVA – AN EPIC TALE OF DHARMA.”
In his post on X, Agnihotri even stated why PARVA is called ‘Masterpiece of masterpieces’.
Vivek’s wife, Pallavi Joshi on his husband’s new film inspired by ‘Mahabharata’
Sharing her feelings on Vivek’s new project titled ‘Parva’, actress wife, Pallavi Joshi revealed feeling contended. In her words:
“It is a great honor to be sitting next to living legend, S. L. Bhyrappa, I never dreamt of ever this day, and happy as I am to be making ‘Parva’ into a film. I want to understand the mammoth responsibility that we have on our shoulders. It is not easy handling a subject like Parva, handling the vision of the author. Do you know a trip of self-exploration to our films? Parva as a film that will be made in 3 parts, but will also be making this film in two languages, Kannada and English. It is great to have our friend, Prakash Belawadi as co-writer for our project.”
