{"id":99583,"date":"2017-06-27T19:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T19:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=99583"},"modified":"2017-06-27T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T19:24:13","slug":"superhit-director-sunil-agnihotris-son-siddharth-turns-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/99583","title":{"rendered":"Superhit director Sunil Agnihotri&#8217;s son Siddharth turns director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mumbai, June 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) \u2013 Film making is a tough gig. It might look glamorous from the outside but <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99584\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sunil-Agnihotri.jpg\" alt=\"Sunil Agnihotri\" width=\"566\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sunil-Agnihotri.jpg 566w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sunil-Agnihotri-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>it requires lot of persistence and perseverance. It is quite common for a filmmaker\u2019s child to follow footsteps of their parents.\u00a0As a film and TV producer and director Sunil Agnihotri is a distinguished name.\u00a0 Unarguably, he has also been described as the \u2018King of Television costume dramas\u2019. Sunil Agnihotri has directed films like\u00a0Danga Fasad,\u00a0Daava featuring Akshay Kumar, Jai Kishen with Akshay Kumar,\u00a0Laat Saab\u00a0with Jackie Shroff \u2018Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya\u2019\u00a0featuring singers from the music world \u2013 Mika Singh and Shaan. He was a household name with TV series like\u00a0Chandrakanta, Jai Ganesha etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sunil Agnihotri\u2019s son Siddharth Agnihotri seems to have got accustomed to his father\u2019s way of life. Siddharth is armed with a complete filmmaking course from New York Film Academy, New York (U.S.A). He has recently opened his own production house under the name of Illusionist Films. He produces ad commercials and has plans for web series, TV shows and other digital content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Life father, like son\u2026.. Ad-filmmaker Siddharth too has begun his cinematic journey by wielding the megaphone with an interesting short film,\u00a0Equal Mom .\u00a0The film has already been well received on YouTube and is generating more eyeballs each day. It is jointly produced by Pooja Khubchandani, Apeksha Agarwal and Siddharth Agnihotri in association with Ogilvy, \u00a0Mumbai. The film has been scripted by Akshay Seth.\u00a0Equal Mom\u00a0delves on a sensitive issue of maternity leave for adoptive mothers. The subject has been beautifully portrayed in 2 minutes by a child and mother played by Priya Malik. It sends a strong message to the people and the governing authorities to give equal rights. The film is being sent across various festivals too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Speaking about his debut, Siddharth says, \u201cEqual Mom\u00a0is an extremely interesting concept and I wanted to create awareness on this subject. The script touched my heart and I believe and hope our film will make a difference and the law will recognise the importance of equal leave for an adoptive mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0On nudging about using his father\u2019s influence to bag work, Siddharth firmly states,\u201cI do not intend to use my father\u2019s name to bag work. I want people to see me individually and appreciate me for my work.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai, June 27 (Punjab Post Bureau) \u2013 Film making is a tough gig. It might look glamorous from the outside but it requires lot of persistence and perseverance. 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