India, Nov. 7 -- The way audiences consume news may have changed with the rise of digital platforms, but filmmaker Dhruv Tripathi believes journalism's fundamental responsibility remains the same: bringing the truth to light. "There may be a certain section which is about numbers, but there are also people who are using the digital medium to put out some very hard-hitting and true journalism," he says. His recent film, the Parineeti Chopra-starrer Reporting Live, has received appreciation from audiences, and Dhruv believes Parineeti was the most apt choice for the lead role. "We needed someone who could feel relatable even as a reporter and Parineeti has a certain sense of relatability to her, which has always been one of her unique aspects," he says. The film, which highlights an illegal sand-mining racket run by a ruthless syndicate, grew out of a conversation with co-writer Mihir Jadhav about people stealing sand. The research also uncovered accounts of journalists, IAS officers and policemen who had faced threats or lost their lives while exposing illegal activities. "We realised that there was a much bigger responsibility than just making a crime film. It was about the cost of truth and the fact that there were a lot of ordinary people going against the grain to bring this to light," he ends....