'While We Watched' Holds A Mirror To The Media
The documentary is the story of loneliness felt by those who fight the mainstream
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The documentary is the story of loneliness felt by those who fight the mainstream
Between 2012 and his resignation in 2022, news anchor Ravish Kumar and his nightly primetime greeting, “Namaskar, mein Ravish Kumar” (“Good evening, I’m Ravish Kumar”) was a staple of Indian news media. As the host of the topical talk show Hum Log — which loosely translates to “We the people” — on the national news network NDTV, Kumar embodied an approach to news that is now under threat from India’s right-wing government. How the media landscape has been twisted and contorted to support
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While We Watched, now screening in NYC, follows journalist Ravish Kumar, whose critical but risky reporting counters India's conservative party rule.
Vijay Varma also shared that he saw the interviews of Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Tiwari, Ravish Kumar, and Kanhaiya Kumar to prepare for his character in the crime drama series Mirzapur.