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While We Watched

While We Watched

2022Movie⏱️ 1h 34m
DocumentaryBiographyNews
⭐ 8.5
IMDB Rating
2,721 votes

How independent news reporting in India and beyond is increasingly under threat by budgetary cuts and especially, extremists leveraging alternative platforms to spread misinformation.

Director
Vinay Shukla
Writers
Reshma Ramachandran, Amaan Shaikh, Vinay Shukla
Stars
Ravish Kumar, Sushil Bahuguna, Deepak Chaubey
Release Date
July 14, 2023
Language
Hindi, English
Country
India, United Kingdom
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Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 36
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ravish Kumar
Ravish Kumar
as Self
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Sushil Bahuguna
as Self
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Deepak Chaubey
as Self
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Sushil Mohapatra
as Self
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Swarolipi Sengupta
as Self
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Saurabh Shukla
as Self

πŸ’° Box Office

$19,499
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Filming Location
India
Production
Doc Society, Britdoc Films, LONO Studio

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

HindiNewsBiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

To keep democracy alive, it is very important to keep journalism alive.
by rohitroy-07092 β€’ 2023-07-27
10/10

"Former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh had said that as long as the journalist does bad things to the government, he is with the public and the day he starts praising the government, then understand that he has been sold. Today ninety percent media in India is sold. India is the world's largest democracy, if it wants to become a super power, then the interests and rights of its citizens will have to be protected, if the government does not do this work, then the media will have to raise the voice of the people. Ravish Kumar has single handedly exposed all the secrets of ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV on 30th November 2022 after the acquisition of NDTV by Adani Group. Owner of Adani group Gautam Adani is alleged to have close relations with the PM of ruling party. This documentary was released in September 2022. In various interviews Ravish Kumar has mentioned in various interviews that it was a planned and systematic move to take over the channel to muffle his voice.

πŸ“– Synopsis

How independent news reporting in India and beyond is increasingly under threat by budgetary cuts and especially, extremists leveraging alternative platforms to spread misinformation.