| The Vaccine War | |
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| Directed by | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Produced by | Pallavi Joshi Abhishek Agarwal |
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| Music by | Rohit Sharma Vanraj Bhatia Swapnil Bandodkar Shryea Kaul |
| Cinematography | Udaysingh Mohite |
| Edited by | Shankh Rajadhyaksha |
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| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment |
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Running time | 161 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est.₹10 crore[2] |
The Vaccine War is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language medical thriller film directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Pallavi Joshi.[3] It is based on the true story of the development of Covaxin during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film features Nana Patekar, Pallavi Joshi, Raima Sen, Anupam Kher, Girija Oak, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Sapthami Gowda, and Mohan Kapur.[4]
The Vaccine War is marketed as "India's first bio-science film".[5] The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on 28 September 2023.[4]
Premise
The film honours the commitment of the scientific and medical communities during the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Cast
- Nana Patekar
- Pallavi Joshi
- Raima Sen
- Sapthami Gowda
- Anupam Kher as Prime Minister
- Girija Oak
- Nivedita Bhattacharya
- Mohan Kapur[6]
- Yagya Turlapathi[7]
Production
The film was announced in November 2022, last schedule started in June 2023 and the shoot wrapped up on 13 August 2023.[8]
Release
Theatrical
The theatrical release date was announced via teaser on the 77th Independence Day of India.[6] The film will be released on 28 September 2023.[9] Earlier it was set to be released on 15 August 2023 and then 24 October 2023.[8] It is planned to be released in eleven Indian languages[10] including Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Bhojpuri.[8]
The official trailer was released on September 12, 2023.[11]
Music
| The Vaccine War | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 24 September 2023[12] |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 17:31 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
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| The Vaccine War - Full Album at YouTube | |
The music of the film is composed by Rohit Sharma, Vanraj Bhatia, Swapnil Bandodkar and Shryea Kaul while lyrics written by Vasant Dev and Shryea Kaul.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Vaccine War Theme" | - | Rohit Sharma | - | 2:51 |
| 2. | "The Vaccine War Theme" (Reprise) | - | Rohit Sharma | - | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Nasadiya Sukta" | Vasant Dev | Vanraj Bhatia | Rahul Chitnis, Vivek Naik, Nitin Karandikar, Sagar Lele, Gaurang Govind Kulkarni, Shrikant Bhausaheb Kulkarni, Tanmay Prabhakar Pandit, Rudra Desai, Adamya Wakhle, Chinmay Vinayak, Abeer Chowdhary, Veena Joshi, Sonal Naik | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Nasadiya Sukta" (Rock Version) | Vasant Dev | Vanraj Bhatia, Swapnil Bandodkar | Swapnil Bandodkar | 4:57 |
| 5. | "After The Rain" | Shryea Kaul | Shryea Kaul | Shryea Kaul | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 17:31 | ||||
References
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: The Vaccine War Runtime 160 Minutes And Replacement By Censor – Chu**ya With Bewaqoof, Mandir With Vishwaguru, Reference Of PM As Viswaguru". Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Vivek Agnihotri Says Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' Will Be 'All Time Blockbuster', Talks About 'The Vaccine War' Clash With 'Salaar'". ABP News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ डेस्क, एबीपी एंटरटेनमेंट (15 August 2023). "विवेक रंजन अग्निहोत्री ने 'द वैक्सीन वॉर' का शानदार टीज़र रिलीज". ABP News (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's 'The Vaccine War' to release in September, teaser out". The Times of India. 15 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "The Vaccine War teaser: Vivek Agnihotri presents India's first Bio-Science movie on creating Covaxin, film to clash with Salaar". The Indian Express. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Vaccine War teaser: Vivek Agnihotri shows intigruing glimpse of India's Covid-19 battle, sets up clash with Salaar". DNA India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Production complete on 'The Vaccine War'". The Hindu. 8 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Vivek Agnihotri announces The Vaccine War release date with teaser. Watch". Hindustan Times. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar's The Vaccine War to clash with Prabhas' Salaar at the box office". Firstpost. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ sanjana. "'The Vaccine War' Teaser OUT: Nana Patekar in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's directorial peaks fan curiosity". Asianet News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "The Vaccine War trailer: It's Indian scientists vs naysayers in Vivek Agnihotri's next film". Hindustan Times. 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "The Vaccine War – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 25 September 2023.