Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is a filmmaker renowned for his gritty storytelling and unfiltered presentation of real issues. His filmography features few of the best social drama films in bollywood with his 2022 release, The Kashmir Files even getting honoured with the National Award for the Best feature film in National Integration. Vivek is one of the few filmmakers who through their films aspire to tell real and compelling stories. Taking concern of the current state of Bollywood, the ace director penned an open letter to the Minister of Industry and Supply of India, Mr. Piyush Goyal.

In the open letter that Vivek posted on Instagram, the director suggests some ways the government can fix a $20 Billion dollar opportunity by supporting Bollywood. Vivek through his letter talks about the remarks made by the minister at the “Startup Mahakumb”. The director seconds the minister's remark on how India needs to look beyond the superficial startups of Ice cream and healthy food and start focusing on building something innovative.

In the letter, Vivek talks about the decay of the film industry. He also talks about how cinema halls are becoming an unaffordable luxury with diminishing returns. Vivek opened up about the relevance of bollywood as an industry which was once like a soft power beacon is now reduced to a flower power.

 

 

 

 

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Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri seeks the government's attention to Bollywood. Highlighting about how art is dying with the number of visionary directors reducing day by day. The ace director also spoke about the hostility and threats. Vivek seeks the government to pay attention to the voices of cinema who really want to make a change with funding, incentives and platforms. The director asks the minister to empower filmmakers who dare to dream refraining from being mere copycats committed to put India cinema on the global map.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is one such voice who is focused on empowering Indian cinema and ending the “East India Company" like hostility shown by the western streaming platforms. The director is currently gearing up for his upcoming film The Delhi Files releasing in theatres on the 15th of August, 2025.