caption children birth_place nationality spouse residence genre image article_title name occupation
vivek agnihotri 2 gwalior , mp , india indian pallavi joshi mumbai , maharashtra , india multi-genre vivek.jpg vivek agnihotri
 vivek agnihotri director , script writer , producer
vivek agnihotri

vivek agnihotri -lrb- born 10 november -rrb- is an avant-garde bollywood indian film director , producer and screenwriter .
he works have been in genres including erotica , thriller , sports , political dramas and love stories .
agnihotri made his directorial debut with '' '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- and followed it with dhan dhana dhan goal -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and the erotic thriller `` hate story '' .
in 2014 agnihotri 's film `` buddha in a traffic jam '' had an india premiere at the mumbai international film festival .
the film was in competition in the `` india gold '' section of mami .
`` buddha in a traffic jam '' is a unique film that is set on the backdrop of the maoist movement in india .
buddha in a traffic jam was an official entry in the 7th global international film festival that also awarded vivek agnihotri and pallavi joshi a life achievement award for excellence in cinema .
the film would have a theatrical release in 2015 .
the critically acclaimed film is also an official entry in the 5th dada saheb phalke film festival besides bagging three nominations in madrid international film festival in the best foreign language film to vivek agnihotri , best original screenplay of a foreign language , again written by vivek agnihotri himself and best lead actress in a foreign language to actress mahi gill .
in 2014 , agnihotri directed a psycho thriller named `` zid '' that was produced by anubhav sinha .
he distanced himself from the film stating that he has nothing to do with `` zid '' but was bound by a legal clause .
in 2014 , he also began the shooting of `` junooniyat '' starring yami gautam and pulkit samrat .
in 2002 , he created a production house named vivek agnihotri creates pvt. ltd. .
