“Nobody has a problem if you promote your child, even they are incompetent or have no merit. It's fine, it's your child, your money. But the problem comes when you destroy my career to protect your child's or your friend's career.”

Indian director, producer, and writer

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is an Indian director, producer, and writer in Hindi cinema. He is also a member of the board of India’s Central Board of Film Certification and serves as a cultural representative of Indian cinema at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. His work places him within both filmmaking and film governance. Beyond directing and producing, he has held roles connected to the public regulation and cultural presentation of Indian cinema, which gives his profile a wider institutional dimension as well as an artistic one.