Punjab, Oct. 9 -- Reporting Live, a Hindi crime-investigative thriller starring Parineeti Chopra and directed by Dhruv Tripathi, premiered worldwide on Netflix on Friday - a straight-to-streaming release rather than a theatrical one.
The film
It sits in a genre Hindi streaming has been circling for a while: the journalist-led investigative thriller, where the protagonist's job is the plot engine rather than set dressing. Tripathi directs. The global Netflix premiere means it is available in every market the platform operates in from day one, with no theatrical window.
Why the route matters
Two years ago a mid-budget Hindi thriller with a recognisable lead would have taken a limited theatrical release first and arrived on streaming eight...