{
  "id": 17770188,
  "title": "Why journalist Sandhya Ravishankar accused Netflix's Reporting Live of stealing her sand mining exposé — What she said",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/why-journalist-sandhya-ravishankar-accused-netflixs-reporting-live-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:33:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/why-journalist-sandhya-ravishankar-accused-netflixs-reporting-live-of-stealing-her-sand-mining-expos-what-she-said-11793605708493.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar has publicly accused Netflix's \"Reporting Live\" of stealing her original exposé on illegal sand mining without crediting her or seeking permission. In her claim, Ravishankar stated that the movie, which features Parineeti Chopra as a reporter, was a direct rip-off of her real-life story and that she had pitched it to Netflix twice in 2022 and 2023. She further criticized the performances of both Chopra and the film's director, Dhruv Tripathi, calling them \"idiotic and amateurish.\" Despite her claims, LiveMint could not independently verify Ravishankar's allegations. No statement from Netflix has been made regarding the issue.",
  "summary": "In her public accusation, the independent journalist Sandhya Ravishankar claimed that the movie was a pick-up from her real life and that she had pitched it twice to the streaming giant.",
  "key_points": [
    "Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar accuses Netflix's Reporting Live of stealing her sand mining exposé.",
    "She claims Netflix used her story without crediting her or seeking permission.",
    "Ravishankar criticized performances of Parineeti Chopra and director Dhruv Tripathi."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}