Vivek Agnihotri on The Vaccine War clashing with Prabhas' Salaar: Woh Raja hain...

Vivek Agnihotri's upcoming film The Vaccine War, which was scheduled to release on August 11 alongside Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and OMG 2 starring Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi in the lead roles, will now hit the theatres on September 28. The Vaccine War will clash at the box office with Prabhas' Salaar releasing on the same day. 

Alongside the official release date announcement, the makers unveiled the teaser in which they gave the audience a glimpse of Pallavi Joshi's look in the film. The actress-producer will be seen playing a real-life scientist. 

The Vaccine War is based on Indian scientists who worked tirelessly to develop the fastest and most effective covid-19 vaccine in the world. The film will reportedly also delve into the debate surrounding vaccinations in America. As per the makers, "The film will pay tribute to the dedication of the medical fraternity and scientists during the uncertain times of the Covid-19 pandemic."

2 things you need to know: 

• The Vaccine War stars Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar and Saptami Gowda.
• The film's release date was postponed citing pending post-production work. 

Vivek Agnihotri's The Vaccine War to clash with Prabhas' Salaar?

The Vaccine War will clash at the box office with Prabhas' highly-anticipated film Salaar on September 28. Ahead of the official announcement of the same, when we asked filmmaker Vivek Agnohtori if his film was releasing alongside Salaar, he said, "Salaar and we are poles apart." He added, "Woh kahan Raja hain, hum rank hain. Woh bhagwaan, they are demi-Gods. We are who? We are ordinary Indian citizens."

Without revealing if his film will clash with Salaar, Vivek said that people will compare (if the two films release on the same date) but he doesn't want the theme of his film to get lost amid the comparisons. "The thing is that they will compare and I don't want this theme to get lost in that. I pray to God," Vivek said.

Vivek Agnihotri calls Prabhas a "mega star"

Earlier, the filmmaker had taken to social media to voice his concerns and call out a portal for spreading fake news. Expressing apprehension over the impact of false information on individuals and society, Vivek wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "Who is spreading such fake news attributing fake quotes to me? I respect Prabhas who is a mega mega star doing mega mega budget films. We make non-starter, small-budget, people’s films. There is no comparison between us."

Vivek Agnihotri’s upcoming projects 

Vivek Agnihotri’s 7-episode docu-series titled The Kashmir Files Unreported is currently streaming on OTT. On the feature film front, the filmmaker has The Vaccine War and The Delhi Files in the pipeline.