Vivek Agrawal

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Vivek Agrawal
Born
Vivek Bajrang Agrawal

3 April 1974
South Mumbai, India
Occupation Writer, Director and Producer
Years active1994 - present

Vivek Agrawal is an Indian film producer and director who works in both Hindi and English-language cinema. His productions include the English-language feature film Land Gold Women (2011), which won the National Film Award for best feature film in English. [1] Agrawal's production credits span multiple successful films, including Queen (2014), Bombay Velvet (2015), UdtaPunjab (2016), Super 30 (2019), 83 (2021), The Girl On the Train (2021), and Vikram Vedha (2022).

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Agrawal also produced Sacred Games (2018), the first Indian Original series on Netflix, where he supervised all eight episodes of the first season. In addition to producing, Agarwal has directed the Hindi feature film I See You , starring Arjun Rampal.

Early Life and Career

Vivek Agrawal was born on April 3, 1974, in Mumbai, India, to Bajrang and Santosh Agrawal.[ citation needed ] At the age of 15, Agarwal developed interest in filmmaking. After completing a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance management, he left a master's program in economics and finance to work in the film industry as a production assistant. [2]

Agarwal served as the head of Phantom Films from 2011 to 2019 and later led production at Reliance Entertainment. During this time, he oversaw the development and production of over 30 films and web series.[ citation needed ]

Land Gold Women

Agarwal co-produced Land Gold Women through A Richer Lens Entertainment Private Limited, a production company he co-founded with his wife, Avantika Hari Agrawal. Avantika Hari directed and wrote the film, which addresses the issue of honor-based violence. Land Gold Women was released in India alongside the Movement to End Honour Violence, a campaign organized by A Richer Lens. [3] The company maintains offices in Mumbai, Dubai, and London, Agarwal serving as its CEO.

Awards and Recognition

Land Gold Women received multiple accolades, including:

The film premiered in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of Goa in 2009. It also received nominations for its soundtrack and for Best UK Feature (Avantika Hari Agrawal) at the East End Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not been released yet
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2001 Moksha: Salvation Associate Director, Executive Producer
2005 Kisna: The Warrior Poet First assistant director: Visual effects unit
2006 I See You Director
2009 Victory Executive producer
2011 Mausam Co-producer
2011 Land Gold Women Producer
2012 London, Paris, New York Executive Producer
2013 Ugly Co-producer
2013Meridian LinesAssociate Producer
2013 Queen Co-producer
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Associate Producer
2015 Bombay Velvet Co-producer
2015 Shaandaar Co-producer
2016 Psycho Raman Co-producer
2016 Udta Punjab Co-producer
2016 Wrong Side Raju Associate Producer
2017 Commando 2 Co-producer
2018 High Jack Co-producer
2019 Super 30 Co-producer
2020 Ghoomketu Co-producer
2021 The Girl on the Train Producer
2021 '83 Co-producer
2022 Sherdill Producer
2022 Vikram Vedha Co-producer
2022 Code Name: Tiranga Producer
TBASection 84 †ProducerPost-Production
2025 Abir GulaalProducerPost-Production
Television
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2018 Sacred Games Series Producerseason 1, 8 episodes

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