Pallavi Joshi And Vivek Agnihotri's Love Story: It All Started At A Rock Concert

Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files has opened to good box office numbers, raking in over 27 crores over the weekend after releasing on March 11.

Gaining praise from all quarters, the film has now been made tax-free in five states of India. The police officers in Madhya Pradesh were given leave so that they can go watch the film. The film, based on persecution and the subsequent exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley in the early 90s features Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty and Chinmay Mandlekar in the lead. It also features Agnihotri's wife and critically acclaimed actor Pallavi Joshi in a key role.

Pallavi Joshi, a recipient of two National Film Awards, is married to filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri since 1997. While Agnihotri is known for films like The Tashkent Files, Buddha In A Traffic Jam and Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets, Joshi is known for her work in television serials like Mr Yogi, Bharat Ek Khoj, Alpaviram, Justajoo and films such as Woh Chokri, The Making of the Mahatma and Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda. 

The Kashmir Files was also praised by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Pallavi Joshi and Vivek Agnihotri met the Prime Minister on March 12 along with the film's producer Abhishek Agarwal. The producer thanked PM Modi and wrote, "“It was a pleasure to meet our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi Ji. What makes it more special is his appreciation and noble words about #TheKashmirFiles. We've never been prouder to produce a film. Thank you Modi Ji @narendramodi @vivekagnihotri #ModiBlessedTKF."

Joshi has been a part of Agnihotri's films Buddha In A Traffic Jam and The Tashkent Files, but did you know that this decades-old personal and professional partnership started at a rock concert?

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Here is a look at Pallavi Joshi Vivek Agnihotri love story and how fate helped the two get together unexpectedly:

• Speaking to ShaadiTimes, Agnihotri recalled that he first met Joshi at a rock concert in the early 90s through common friends. "Though I didn't know her personally I knew there was something we shared in common - I think it was the fact that we both were tremendously bored of the concert," he said.
• At the same interview, Pallavi Joshi recollected that she was thirsty and Agnihotri got her something to drink. However, she remarked that she didn't like him very much when they first met believing him to be snobbish since he was an ad-man.
• Gradually, the two connected at both personal and professional levels and got to know each other better.
• After three years of dating, the couple tied the knot on June 28, 1997 in Mumbai, in the presence of their families and close friends. The couple has two children and has been growing stronger ever since.
• The two often collaborate on professional projects and believe that working together has brought them closer as a couple. "As far as I am concerned working together has had a positive impact on our marriage. You are in constant contact and as we both enjoy and respect each other's professional abilities," Vivek remarked.