‘I don’t work with mediocre actors’: Vivek Agnihotri on casting wife Pallavi Joshi (Photo Credit: Facebook)

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Vivek Agnihotri, who is known to bring out the truth with his movies, said that he does not work with “mediocre” actors in his films and that he casts National Award-winning actors who are great at their craft.

Director Vivek Agnihotri who directed the controversial yet very successful film ‘The Kashmir Files’ is known to wear his heart on his sleeves. His next movie ‘The Vaccine War’ is ready for its release and on Tuesday the trailer of the film was launched in Mumbai. The trailer of the film has created quite a stir in the country and everyone is looking forward to watching this film.

The film features his wife Pallavi Joshi, who is also the producer of the film and plays a scientist. When asked, what made him cast his wife in the film and how was it working with her, Vivek Agnihotri said: “I don’t cast mediocre actors. I cast National Award-winning actors. Pallavi is a great actress and that is why she finds a place in my film. Moreover, she is a senior to me in the industry. She brings dimensions and dynamics to the character which my writing does not provide. She is smart and intelligent and it is always fun to work with intelligent actors.”

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