PM Narendra Modi congratulates Vivek Agnihotri for The Vaccine War: ‘Indians are filled with pride’
Hindustan TimesPM Narendra Modi hailed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's latest release The Vaccine War in his recent speech. Narendra Modi on The Vaccine War Modi said in Hindi, “I have heard that a film called The Vaccine War has been released, which depicts the relentless efforts of our country's scientists who worked day and night, dedicating themselves to the cause of fighting COVID in their labs, like sages. The Vaccine War The film is based on the true story of Indian scientists in their fight against Covid-19 by developing an affordable vaccine for India and the world, as per the director. If 1000 Playboy copies are sold and only 10 copies of Gita are sold, so will you say that Gita is a flop?” The Hindustan Times review of The Vaccine War read, “Based on the book Going Viral by Prof Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, this Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri directorial is an attempt to shift light from naysayers to celebrating the efforts of unsung heroes, frontline workers and relentless scientists who didn't rest for months in a bid to create India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin.