Pallavi Joshi

Acting

Pallavi Joshi

Born April 3, 1969 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (age 57)

Pallavi Joshi is an Indian actress, writer, and film producer. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as two National Film Awards, and a nomination for the Filmfare Awards. Writer-director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is her husband.

Known For

The Bengal FilesThe Bengal Files · 2025
The Bengal Files
5.92025
MovieDramaHistory
A criminal investigator uncovers a web of corruption during a missing person investigation, while a figure connected to the case reflects on the communal violence which broke out ahead of India's partition.
The Tashkent FilesThe Tashkent Files · 2019
The Tashkent Files
7.22019
MovieDramaMystery
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
SaudagarSaudagar · 1991
Saudagar
6.31991
MovieDrama
Two childhood friends have become bitter enemies. So much so, in fact, that they have divided their territories and sworn to kill anyone who crosses the boundary. Against this backdrop, their grandchildren fall in love and when their romance surfaces, the rivalry between is rekindled. The two young lovers are told never to see each other again, on pain of death ... when they get together, it's too late for their grand family ..
The Kashmir FilesThe Kashmir Files · 2022
The Kashmir Files
7.12022
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on a true tragedy, the emotionally triggering film sheds light on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus), a religious minority in the 1990s Kashmir valley, who were compelled to flee their homes by the Islamic militants.
The Vaccine WarThe Vaccine War · 2023
The Vaccine War
5.82023
MovieDramaThriller
Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.
Ilayum MullumIlayum Mullum · 1994
Ilayum Mullum
9.01994
MovieDrama
This is a film on moral policing. When this film was produced, the term `moral policing' was not in the public use by the activist circles or intellectual circles. It was produced in 1993. Perhaps, the film was a bit ahead of its time . More and more cases of moral policing were discussed decades later.. The victims and survivors of moral policing in India include women, religious minorities, sexuality minorities, Dalits, Adivasis, marginalized nationalities, marginalized linguistic cultures, marginalized regions and marginalized skin colours in India. Ilayum Mullum is based on certain real incidents that took place in Kerala.
RihaeeRihaee · 1988
Rihaee
9.51988
MovieDrama
A village is inhabited mainly by women whose husbands are in the cities earning a living. Taking advantage of the situation, a man who returns to his village succeeds in seducing most of the women.
Woh ChokriWoh Chokri · 1994
Woh Chokri
7.01994
MovieDrama
Geeta Devi, a widow, gets involved in a live-in relationship with her neighbor Lalit Ramji. However, Geeta and her daughter face treachery of fate with Lalit's sudden disappearance.

Filmography

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Buddha in a Traffic JamBuddha in a Traffic Jam · 2016
Buddha in a Traffic Jam
6.72016
MovieThrillerCrime
Vikram is a happy-go-lucky management student from a top Business School of India. He becomes an overnight sensation after a successful internet campaign against the radical fundamentalism of moral policing in India. This prompts his university teacher - Professor Ranjan Batki, to throw him a challenge for yet another internet campaign that would help raise money via a non-profit Pottery Club for poor people living in Maoists areas of India. Little does Vikram know that he is about to become a part of a plot that would risk his life and the nation. He gets entangled between two corrupt facets of India - Socialism and Capitalism, both of which are deeply rooted in India. It's a story inspired from true life incidents of Underbelly India.

Mrs Batki