Vivek Agnihotri's Next Film Parva Inspired By The Mahabharata, Announced; Deets Inside

Known for his impactful films such as The Tashkent Files and The Kashmir Files, director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is gearing up to unveil his upcoming major project, titled Parva. Based on the book Parva written by S. L. Bhyrappa, this film will be a grand three-part franchise.

The film, a three-part franchise, was announced in the presence of his team. Joining him at the event was producer and actress Pallavi Joshi, co-writer Prakash Belawadi, and the author of the original novel ‘Parva,’ S. L. Bhyrappa.

Vivek’s ‘Parva’ is an adaptation of the Kannada-language book of the same name, authored by S. L. Bhyrappa. The novel offers a unique retelling of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, exploring the inner thoughts and perspectives of the main characters. Widely regarded as a modern classic, Bhyrappa’s work has received extensive praise and acclaim. Taking to X, Vivek dropped the first look.

The Vaccine War director recently accepted the National Award for his film The Kashmir Files on Tuesday, October 17, in Delhi. The 69th National Film Awards ceremony took place in the national capital and the filmmaker walked to the stage to accept the prestigious award. The Kashmir Files won the National Award in the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film On National Integration category.

After the ceremony was over, Vivek took to the microblogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his gratitude for the honour bestowed upon him. He wrote, “Thank you #NationalAwards for this most prestigious award. Award to #TheKashmirFiles is a tribute to all the victims of religious terrorism. Specially, in today’s context it shows what happens when humanity is absent. Thank you to all the citizens of India.”

Along with this caption, Vivek also shared the video played as his introduction at the event, followed by his accepting the award from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.