Vivek Agrawal

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Vivek Agrawal
Born
Vivek Agrawal

South Mumbai, India
EducationBachelor’s degree (Accounting and Finance Management)
OccupationProducer
Spouse(s)
Avantika Hari
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(m. 2009)​

Vivek Agrawal is a film producer, known for producing the English feature film Land Gold Women (2011).[1] The film is the world's first English-language feature to explore the issue of honour killing.[2] Agrawal's other film production credits include Bombay Velvet (2015) and The Girl On the Train. He has also worked in television, producing eight episodes of the Indian crime thriller series Sacred Games, and directed one feature film, I See You.

Background[]

Born and educated in South Mumbai, Vivek has a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance Management. He started working in an ad-film production house while in the 2nd year of his bachelor's degree.[citation needed]

Land Gold Women[]

In 2008, Vivek met Avantika Hari, who had written the script for Land Gold Women. Vivek liked the script, and the pair began working on the film together. The film was shot over 24 days in Birmingham on Fuji's Super 35mm Colour Stock. Casting took place over a three-month period over which over 300 auditioned for the nine main parts.[3][4] The film was released in India in conjunction with the Movement to End Honour Violence. The film and the movement were created by A Richer Lens,[5] a company run by Vivek and his wife Avantika Hari Agrawal, with Vivek serving as its CEO. A Richer Lens operates with offices in Mumbai, Dubai and London.

Land Gold Women has won the following awards:


1. India's National Award 2010 for Best Feature Film in English.

2. The Foreign Correspondent Association's Purple Orchid Award for Best Film.

3. Best Script/Screenplay (Avantika Hari) Award at the Asian Festival of First Films in 2009.

4. The Royal Reel Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Canada International Film Festival 2010.[6]

5. The Best of Show Award at The Indie Fest, USA.

6. The Best Film (Runner Up) ReelHeART International Film Festival held in Toronto.

7. The Best Actor (Narinder Samra) ReelHeART International Film Festival held in Toronto.

8. The Best Cinematography (David Rom) ReelHeART International Film Festival held in Toronto.

After premiering in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of Goa in 2009, which screens 26 of the best films made by Indians in any given year, the film has received numerous nominations in various categories at International film festivals. The soundtrack of the film was nominated for an award at the East End Film Festival in 2010. The film also received a nomination for Best UK Feature for Avantika at the Festival.

Vivek and Avantika got married in 2009 after successfully making Land Gold Women.

International Bollywood[]

In 2010, Vivek was selected by the Vistaar Religare Fund (India's largest film producing fund) and Cinergy Pictures to produce the multimillion-dollar film Mausam (Seasons) being directed by the award-winning veteran actor Pankuj Kapur, starring Bollywood stars Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Mausam was one of the biggest productions in Bollywood in 2010/2011. The film was shot in Scotland, Switzerland and India (Punjab, Gwalior, Mumbai).[citation needed]

In 2011, he produced London, Paris, New York, a Bollywood film being presented by Fox Star India (the Indian arm of 20th Century Fox) under the banner of Rose Movies. The film is directed by first time director Anu Menon and stars Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao. The film is shot in London, Paris and New York, with three virtual teams set up in these three cities.

Agrawal co-produced the 2015 historical epic Bombay Velvet.[7]

Current Projects[]

Vivek has written two romantic comedies, namely Game Over and When Jai Married Jeena to be directed by him in 2012/2013.[citation needed]

Game Over is an adaptation of the best selling novel of the same name by best-selling English writer Adele Parks. When Jai Married Jeena is an adaptation of The Marriage Market written by the British-Asian writer Nisha Minhas.

References[]

  1. ^ "From Bollywood to Birmingham". BBC News. 8 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Land, Gold, Women: A film on honour killings". Archived from the original on 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ Anant Paliwal (23 January 2010). "56th National Film Awards announced: Antaheen(Bengali)got Best Feature Film award". MyNews.in.
  4. ^ "'Looking for Anne' Wins Top Prize at Asian First Film Festival". Bloomberg. 7 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Film looks at 'honour killings'". BBC News. 8 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Canada International Film Festival". . 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  7. ^ Tsui, Clarence (27 July 2015). "'Bombay Velvet': Bucheon Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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