Reporting Live is an investigative thriller led by Parineeti Chopra and Deven Bhojani. It premiered directly on Netflix on 9 October 2026. It is Chopra's second Netflix project after the series Shaque: Trust No One.

Story

Chopra plays Sandhya Yadav, an ambitious young reporter at a Mumbai news channel. Bhojani plays her cameraman, Vinod Sharma. Their reporting on a deadly bridge collapse in Maharashtra leads them to evidence of illegal sand mining, which puts them up against a powerful syndicate. According to ANI, director Dhruv Tripathi wanted to make a grounded thriller centred on ordinary people.

Cast and crew

  • Parineeti Chopra as Sandhya Yadav
  • Deven Bhojani as Vinod Sharma
  • Amol Palekar
  • Shekhar Suman
  • Adil Hussain
  • Nassar
  • Saswata Chatterjee
  • Pitobash Tripathy
  • Geeta Agarwal Sharma

Director: Dhruv Tripathi Writers: Dhruv Tripathi and Mihir Jadhav Producers: Partha Kiran Thakur and Joshua Shirsath (Old Monk Entertainment)

ANI reported that Tripathi spent about seven years with the project, from writing it with Jadhav to filming it. Producer Partha Kiran Thakur highlighted the cast, which brings together actors from different generations, and the first on-screen pairing of Chopra and Bhojani.

Release

Netflix India released the official trailer in early October, and the film began streaming worldwide on 9 October 2026.

Reception

Reviews have been mixed to negative. Critics generally praised the subject and the lead pairing but faulted the execution.

  • Hindustan Times and India Today each gave 2.5/5. Both called the honest-journalism theme worthwhile but said the drama struggled to build tension.
  • The Times of India gave 3/5, praising Chopra and Bhojani while calling the investigation predictable.
  • Cinema Express gave 2/5, criticising its simplistic portrayal of journalism.
  • The Indian Express (Shubhra Gupta) gave 1.5/5, criticising the writing as too explanatory.
  • Scroll.in's Nandini Ramnath was more positive, calling it a solid, efficiently told thriller.

Where to watch

Reporting Live is streaming on Netflix.

Sources

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