The Vaccine War Movie Details:
| Based on | “Going Viral” by Dr. Balram Bhargava |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Drama Thrille |
| Release date | 28 September 2023 |
| Running time | 2hr 41min |
| Starring | Nana Patekar Anupam Kher Pallavi Joshi Raima Sen Sapthami Gowda Girija Oak Mohan Kapoor |
| Directed by | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Written by | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Produced by | Pallavi Joshi |
| Cinematography by | Udaysingh Mohite |
| Edited by | Shankh Rajadhyaksha |
| Music by | Songs: Rohit Sharma Vanraj Bhatia Swapnil Bandodkar Shryea Kaul Background Score: Rohit Sharma |
| Production Company | I Am Buddha Entertainment and Media LLP |
| Distributor | Pen Marudhar Cine Entertainment |
The Vaccine War Movie Cast & Characters:
- Nana Patekar as Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research
- Pallavi Joshi as Dr. Priya Abraham, Director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology
- Raima Sen as Rohini Singh Dhulia, Science Editor at The Daily Wire
- Sapthami Gowda as Dr. Sreelekshmy Mohandas, Scientist at ICMR-NIV
- Anupam Kher as Cabinet Secretary
- Girija Oak as Dr. Nivedita Gupta, Head of Virology Dept. at ICMR
- Nivedita Bhattacharya as Dr. Pragya Yadav, Scientist at ICMR-NIV
- Mohan Kapur as Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar, Head and Scientist of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Division at ICMR
- Anchal Dwivedi as Dr. Enna Dogra Gupta, Scientist at ICMR
- Arvind Paswan as Dr. Rajni Kant Srivastava Sr. Deputy Director-General of ICMR
- Mayukh as Dr. Samiran Panda, Head and Scientist of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Division at ICMR (Also Director of ICMR-NARI)
- Deepjyoti Das as Editor
- Vrinda Kher as Dr. Varsha Potdar, Scientist and Sr. Research Officer at ICMR-NIV
- Suhita Thatte as House help of Rohini Singh Dhulia
- Benny Brown as Security Guard Bahadur
- Manas Gupta as Gardener’s Son
- Divya Seth as Dr. Bhargava’s wife
- Reuben Israel as Dr. Priya Abraham’s husband
- Arjun Dwivedi as Dr. Sanjay Yadav
- Asheesh Kapur as Vikas Gupta
- Aarav Shukla as Dr. Pragya Yadav’s son
- Kavya Goel as Dr. Pragya Yadav’s daughter
- Rudra Choudhary as Dr. Nivedita Gupta’s son
- Nitant Trivedi as Dr. Nivedita Gupta’s son
- Dheeraj Sharma as Professor Vijay Raghavan
Storyline:
It is based on India’s battle against Covid-19, and the efforts the medical department took to overcome the global crisis.
The Vaccine War Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹10 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹9.47 crore |
About The Vaccine War Movie:
The Vaccine War is a Hindi medical docudrama film directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Pallavi Joshi. It tells about the development of Covaxin during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, shedding light on the efforts of scientists involved in its creation.
The film tells the true story of the development of Covaxin during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
After the success of The Kashmir Files (2022), director Vivek Agnihotri announced his next film, The Vaccine War, in November 2022.
The Vaccine War is marketed as “India’s first bio-science film”.
The theatrical release date was announced via a teaser on the 77th Independence Day of India.
The official trailer was released on September 12, 2023.
The Vaccine War was theatrically released on 28 September 2023. It is planned to be released in eleven Indian languages including Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Gujarati, and Bhojpuri. Also, it will be released in Indian Sign Language.
The Vaccine War received mixed reviews from critics.
According to a report “The Vaccine War” was unable to cross the Rs 1 crore mark on its opening day, managing to collect only Rs 0.85 crore. Early estimates suggest that the film faced challenges on its second day as well, earning a similar amount of Rs 0.85 crore. The total earnings for the film are estimated to be approximately Rs 1.70 crore. “The Vaccine War” recorded an overall Hindi occupancy rate of 11.77%.
The theatrical release date was announced via a teaser on the 77th Independence Day of India. The film will be released on 28 September 2023. Earlier it was set to be released on 15 August 2023 and then 24 October 2023. It is planned to be released in eleven Indian languages including Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Bhojpuri.
