Sydney Film Festival 2023 to feature Indian documentary 'While We Watched'

'While We Watched' is an Indian documentary that will be screened at the Sydney Film Festival this year. This podcast features a conversation with award-winning director Vinay Shukla, who shares details of his film and its making. The film chronicles the working days of TV broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar.

Mr Ravish Kumar, a well-known TV journalist in India. Source: Supplied / Sydney Film Festival

Mr Shukla explains why he decided to make this film.

When I heard Ravish was asking viewers to stop watching TV, I wondered why, and this led to exploring the reason behind it. The result is this documentary.

Film director Vinay Shukla

Mr Ravish Kumar, the ex-journalist of NDTV India Source: Supplied / Sydney Film Festival

He has previously directed a documentary, 'An Insignificant Man,' about Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the political party Aam Admi Party (AAP).

Vinay Shukla the director of documentary film 'While we watched' Source: Supplied / Sydney Film Festival

Sydney Film Festival will also feature Indian films ‘Joram’ (directed by Devashish Makhija) , 'Kennedy' (directed by Anurag Kashyap), and 'The Winter Within' (directed by Aamir Bashir).

Now in its 70th year, the Sydney Film Festival will screen run from 7–18 June and screen over 200 films.

Tune into SBS Hindi at 5 pm every day and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

LISTEN TO

Crowds cheering for 'Suki' throughout the race fuelled his athletic success

SBS Hindi

16:18Hindi

LISTEN TO

‘Why Runs The Abhisarika' - blends Sanskrit literature with contemporary western science

SBS Hindi

12:29Hindi

LISTEN TO

The Indian Mate _The journey from Namaste to How-r-ya

SBS Hindi

14:36Hindi