“The Vaccine War makes a case for telling science stories through human tales”, Swarajyamag, September 29, 2023:

“There are actually two movies within The Vaccine War, the latest from the stable of Vivek Agnihotri, the Bollywood commissar for right wing ideas.

One is about the valiant effort put up during the height of the pandemic by the unsung Indian scientists in the sedulous search for the medicine to safeguard against the coronavirus. It was a bravura fight against many odds, including physical discomfiture and isolation. The other is about the persistent voices from outside which the film alleges worked against India’s interests. 

The film is indeed gritty and inspiring in the portions it deals with the story of the scientists in pursuit of the indigenous vaccine. But when the film turns its attention to the group that it paints as the villains (especially sections of the media and certain media personnel) it loses the plot and becomes uncomfortably strident that it becomes a megaphone…..”

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