Reporting Live brings a sand-mining investigation to Netflix

Reporting Live, a thriller about journalists investigating illegal sand mining after a bridge collapse, became available on Netflix on October 9. The film stars Parineeti Chopra as reporter Sandhya and Deven Bhojani as cameraman Vinod, whose inquiry into the disaster leads them toward a powerful mining network. In the film, Sandhya and Vinod begin reporting on a bridge collapse in the fictional town of Visargaon. Their investigation points to illegal sand extraction and a network they believe is connected to the disaster. As they pursue leads, they encounter threats and resistance, including pressure within their newsroom. The story follows their effort to bring the findings to light. Directed by Dhruv Tripathi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mihir Jadhav, the film also features Adil Hussain as editor-in-chief Vidur, Shekhar Suman as channel owner Shyam and Amol Palekar as Shiva, a source who helps the reporters. Other members of the supporting cast include Saswata Chatterjee, Pitobash Tripathy, Geeta Agarwal Sharma and Nassar. The reviews assess the film’s central subject as timely, while differing on how successfully it handles the material.