While We Watched
2022·Documentary·1h 34m
7.1
★
A turbulent newsroom drama that intimately chronicles the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiraling world of truth and disinformation.
Directed by Vinay Shukla
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Cast
Ravish Kumar
Self
Crew
Vinay Shukla
Director
Vinay Shukla
Writer
Vinay Shukla
Director of Photography
Khushboo Ranka
Producer
Luke Moody
Producer
Vinay Shukla
Producer
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18 reviews
Shubham
This is the story about NDTV and it's journalist Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Ravish kumar, before the hostile takeover of ndtv by billionaire Gautam Adani, the best buddy of our supreme leader PM Narendra fascism Modi. When the modi government took full control of the media of our country, it was ndtv who took a firm stance against the establishment, but with the fall of NDTV, Indian media instead of being 4th pillar of democracy was now fully the fourth pillar of BJP other three being-
**castiesm
Misoginy
And hate for minorities (MUST)**
Coming back to the film I really liked how close the filmmaking team got to the ndtv team and ravish. My favourite part when ravish gets a hate call instead of arguing with him he sings saare Jahan se achha Hindustan hamara and makes the caller song it too. Other than that I really liked the music. and how personally we got to know one of the most prominent journalist this country has ever produced.
Honestly speaking this film made me a little anxious as the youth of this country and who likes his right to expression. Because what this regime likes to do is whoever speaks out aginst them is labelled a communist, Anti national, and urban naxal. many of our students and activists have been arrested without government presenting any proof,most notably student leader from jnu Umar Khalid has been in jail now for 5 years now without recieving a trial, which is choking the spirit of democracy honestly
But I'm hopeful this will end it has to all fascists though it will never end but it always ends sooner or later. You can shut people's screems but you cannot shut their echoes. Till than I leave you with the quote from this documentry by Ravish Kumar.
**Not all battles are fought for victory
Some are fought to tell the world
That they were here in the battlefield.**
**castiesm
Misoginy
And hate for minorities (MUST)**
Coming back to the film I really liked how close the filmmaking team got to the ndtv team and ravish. My favourite part when ravish gets a hate call instead of arguing with him he sings saare Jahan se achha Hindustan hamara and makes the caller song it too. Other than that I really liked the music. and how personally we got to know one of the most prominent journalist this country has ever produced.
Honestly speaking this film made me a little anxious as the youth of this country and who likes his right to expression. Because what this regime likes to do is whoever speaks out aginst them is labelled a communist, Anti national, and urban naxal. many of our students and activists have been arrested without government presenting any proof,most notably student leader from jnu Umar Khalid has been in jail now for 5 years now without recieving a trial, which is choking the spirit of democracy honestly
But I'm hopeful this will end it has to all fascists though it will never end but it always ends sooner or later. You can shut people's screems but you cannot shut their echoes. Till than I leave you with the quote from this documentry by Ravish Kumar.
**Not all battles are fought for victory
Some are fought to tell the world
That they were here in the battlefield.**
This is the story about NDTV and it's journalist Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Ravish kumar, before the hostile takeover of ndtv by billionaire Gautam Adani, the best buddy of our supreme leader PM Narendra fascism Modi. When the modi government took full control of the media of our country, it was ndtv who took a firm stance against the establishment, but with the fall of NDTV, Indian media instead of being 4th pillar of democracy was now fully the fourth pillar of BJP other three being-
**castiesm
Misoginy
And hate for minorities (MUST)**
Coming back to the film I really liked how close the filmmaking team got to the ndtv team and ravish. My favourite part when ravish gets a hate call instead of arguing with him he sings saare Jahan se achha Hindustan hamara and makes the caller song it too. Other than that I really liked the music. and how personally we got to know one of the most prominent journalist this country has ever produced.
Honestly speaking this film made me a little anxious as the youth of this country and who likes his right to expression. Because what this regime likes to do is whoever speaks out aginst them is labelled a communist, Anti national, and urban naxal. many of our students and activists have been arrested without government presenting any proof,most notably student leader from jnu Umar Khalid has been in jail now for 5 years now without recieving a trial, which is choking the spirit of democracy honestly
But I'm hopeful this will end it has to all fascists though it will never end but it always ends sooner or later. You can shut people's screems but you cannot shut their echoes. Till than I leave you with the quote from this documentry by Ravish Kumar.
**Not all battles are fought for victory
Some are fought to tell the world
That they were here in the battlefield.**
**castiesm
Misoginy
And hate for minorities (MUST)**
Coming back to the film I really liked how close the filmmaking team got to the ndtv team and ravish. My favourite part when ravish gets a hate call instead of arguing with him he sings saare Jahan se achha Hindustan hamara and makes the caller song it too. Other than that I really liked the music. and how personally we got to know one of the most prominent journalist this country has ever produced.
Honestly speaking this film made me a little anxious as the youth of this country and who likes his right to expression. Because what this regime likes to do is whoever speaks out aginst them is labelled a communist, Anti national, and urban naxal. many of our students and activists have been arrested without government presenting any proof,most notably student leader from jnu Umar Khalid has been in jail now for 5 years now without recieving a trial, which is choking the spirit of democracy honestly
But I'm hopeful this will end it has to all fascists though it will never end but it always ends sooner or later. You can shut people's screems but you cannot shut their echoes. Till than I leave you with the quote from this documentry by Ravish Kumar.
**Not all battles are fought for victory
Some are fought to tell the world
That they were here in the battlefield.**
Nothing
7.0★ · 04/24/26
One for the ages.
One for the ages.
Yeager_Ishan
8.0★ · 04/19/26
I am utterly shocked by the reality and disgusted by the present 99% percent of media
I am utterly shocked by the reality and disgusted by the present 99% percent of media
Lala
essential viewing
essential viewing
Fr3k
7.0★ · 06/30/25
A quiet scream against the deafening noise.
Ravish Kumar doesn’t shout and that’s his rebellion.
This isn’t just a documentary about journalism; it’s a slow-burning elegy for truth in a country where the truth is no longer profitable. The camera stays close, almost uncomfortably so, as Ravish unravels not as a hero, but as a tired man in a crumbling newsroom, surrounded by silence, layoffs, and a nation turning its face away.
No melodrama. No heroic music. Just the weight of reality pressing down harder with each frame.
By the end, you're not clapping you're grieving.
Because While We Watched, so much was lost.
Ravish Kumar doesn’t shout and that’s his rebellion.
This isn’t just a documentary about journalism; it’s a slow-burning elegy for truth in a country where the truth is no longer profitable. The camera stays close, almost uncomfortably so, as Ravish unravels not as a hero, but as a tired man in a crumbling newsroom, surrounded by silence, layoffs, and a nation turning its face away.
No melodrama. No heroic music. Just the weight of reality pressing down harder with each frame.
By the end, you're not clapping you're grieving.
Because While We Watched, so much was lost.
A quiet scream against the deafening noise.
Ravish Kumar doesn’t shout and that’s his rebellion.
This isn’t just a documentary about journalism; it’s a slow-burning elegy for truth in a country where the truth is no longer profitable. The camera stays close, almost uncomfortably so, as Ravish unravels not as a hero, but as a tired man in a crumbling newsroom, surrounded by silence, layoffs, and a nation turning its face away.
No melodrama. No heroic music. Just the weight of reality pressing down harder with each frame.
By the end, you're not clapping you're grieving.
Because While We Watched, so much was lost.
Ravish Kumar doesn’t shout and that’s his rebellion.
This isn’t just a documentary about journalism; it’s a slow-burning elegy for truth in a country where the truth is no longer profitable. The camera stays close, almost uncomfortably so, as Ravish unravels not as a hero, but as a tired man in a crumbling newsroom, surrounded by silence, layoffs, and a nation turning its face away.
No melodrama. No heroic music. Just the weight of reality pressing down harder with each frame.
By the end, you're not clapping you're grieving.
Because While We Watched, so much was lost.