A biography for Vivek Agnihotrihasn’t been written yet.
“I always wanted to make 'Freedom,' but I had to drop the idea due to financial crisis.”
“Making a film is not about one person. It involves a whole lot of permutations and combinations. Everything has to fall in the right place.”
“The entertainment industry has three kinds of politics - sexual politics, money politics and power politics. A desperate actor can become victim of any of these political games.”
“I am interested in a constructive approach, which looks at how wealth can be created using bright ideas that will help India prosper.”
“Stars sell a film.”
“Love stories are the most difficult to make.”
“You will always have a tough fight when you are expressing yourself and not impressing people. The path of truth is a lonely journey.”
“The best way to test whether you are saying the truth or not - if you say something and people don't react then it's not the real truth. But if people start reacting then what you are saying has got an element of truth.”
“China has become a ticking time bomb, facing many wars within, triggered by a number of internal ticking economic and demographic tinderboxes that threaten to bring on that which the Chinese people fear most - 'chaos' or 'luan.'”
“I think up to the 1990s, there were a lot of political commentaries in our films... on oppression and women empowerment.”
“There is so much corruption in India that some filmmakers were using political or administrative sources to get access.”
“I have always had a problem releasing my films.”
“I am passionate about film festivals.”
“A city's soul is best observed during the morning, what is the culture of the city, how are the people, you also get to know whether the city is cosmopolitan or religious.”
“Everyone has stories but they don't know how to tell these stories.”
“If there are no stars in your film, nobody will look at you. If you have Sunny Leone in the film you will get hundreds of dollars but if you have a honest story to tell it's difficult to find producers.”
“Outlook came at a time when India Today was at its peak and on its way to becoming a sarkari magazine. At the time, we were in college, and all moved from IT to Outlook. However, over the years, my reading of the magazine has gone down greatly.”
“When I made 'Chocolate,' no one had made suspense thrillers for a long time.”
“The world will see the other side of Delhi in 'Freedom.'”
“With sport dramas and war movies, it is always about accomplishment, where people are fighting for their country or community's honour.”