The Vaccine War: Anupam Kher announces new movie with ‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri

Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, on Monday, announced his 534th film 'The Vaccine War.' Taking to Instagram, Anupam shared a picture which he captioned, "Announcing my 534th film!!! #TheVaccineWar directed by @vivekagnihotri. Fascinating and Inspirational! Jai Hind!" Helmed by Vivek Agnihotri 'The Vaccine War' is all set to hit the theatres on the occasion of Independence Day 2023 in 11 languages.

In the picture, Anupam Kher could be seen holding the film's clapboard.

The film marks the fourth collaboration between Vivek Agnihotri and Anupam Kher after movies such as "Buddha in a Traffic Jam", "The Tashkent Files" and "The Kashmir Files". The movie is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2023 in 11 languages: Hindi, English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu and Assamese.

The feature project will be produced by Agnihotri’s actor-wife Pallavi Joshi’s I Am Buddha Productions and Abhishek Agarwal via his banner Abhishek Agarwal Arts.

Anupam ji choosing movies nowdays very nicely," a fan commented.

Another fan wrote," Already looking forward to this one....all d best to the fab team."

"Realistic film maker looking forward to this one," a fan wrote.

The makers of the film began shooting of the film in December last year.

Taking to Instagram, Vivek shared a post which he captioned, "GM. We live for new things. New happiness. New laughters. New challenges. Yet, we feel comfortable in the old & established and stick to it. This contradiction gives suffering. Fastest and surest way to find happiness: Jump into uncertainty. The unknown. #CreativeConsciousness."

The official announcement of the star cast of the film is still awaited.

Speaking about the film Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri earlier said, "When The Kashmir Files was postponed during COVID lockdown, I started researching on it. Then we started researching with the scientists of ICMR & NIV who made our own vaccine possible. Their story of struggle and sacrifice was overwhelming and while researching we understood how these scientists fought a war waged against India not just by foreign agencies but even our own people. Yet, we won against superpowers by making fastest, cheapest and safest vaccine. I thought this story must be told so that every Indian can feel proud of their country."