Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' Casts 'Kantara' Actress

Mumbai, January 13 - National award-winning filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has started production of his next directorial, titled The Vaccine War. The movie is inspired by true events which unfolded during India's covid-19 vaccine rollout which saved millions of lives.

Bankrolled by Pallavi Joshi, who is also playing a pivotal role in The Vaccine War, the film features Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar, and Divya Seth among others in prominent roles. Now, the makers of the film have roped in a Kannada actress Sapthami Gowda to play a key role in the film.



Sapthami was recently seen in "Kantara" which is one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. The actress played the role of Leela and her performance was lauded. "The Vaccine War" will mark her Bollywood debut. She will be joining the next schedule of the film which will start in a couple of days in Hyderabad.

"I saw Kantara and liked her performance as Leela. I so wanted to have her part of my film, and when I called Sapthami, she graciously agreed to do the role. I'm very happy about her joining the team of The Vaccine War", Vivek Agnihotri confirmed her casting to CinemaExpress.

"The Vaccine War" will be released on August 15 this year in 11 languages including Hindi, English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu, and Assamese.

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