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Pallavi Joshi believes today's media lacks journalists who chase truth and challenge the establishment. She recalls stalwarts from her youth whom people could look up to. Joshi maintains her anti-establishment position as a filmmaker despite political hurdles. She hopes young journalists will emerge to walk the path of fearless truth-telling.

Key Points: Pallavi Joshi Slams Media Collusion Calls for Vocal Journalism

  • Pallavi Joshi says media needs more vocal stance against political alliances
  • She recalls past media stalwarts who asked uncomfortable questions
  • Joshi maintains anti-establishment stance as responsible filmmaker
  • She warns of hurdles when uncovering hidden political truths
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Pallavi Joshi points fingers at collusion of media and powers, says media should be more vocal

Actress Pallavi Joshi criticizes media's silence on truth, says no journalists left to look up to, urges young blood to challenge establishment like stalwarts.

"We don't have anyone right now. There is nobody that my children can really look up to - Pallavi Joshi"

Mumbai, Aug 27

Actress-producer Pallavi Joshi feels that the media of the country needs to pull up its socks when it comes to the reportage, and bringing the truth to the general populace.

Pallavi spoke with IANS at her home in the Andheri area of Mumbai ahead of the release of her upcoming film ‘The Bengal Files’, and said that there are no journalists today whom she could look up to.

She told IANS, “We see a lot of political alliances now. If I may be open about this, the media should be a little more vocal. And we have seen it in the past, we had some very good journalists. Every time I think about a journalist, there are certain images which come in front of me. When I was younger, there were these people who were stalwarts of the media”.

She further mentioned, “We don't have anyone right now. There is nobody that my children can really look up to and think that, ‘oh, this is a guy who chases the truth. This is a guy who's asking uncomfortable questions to the establishment’. We don't have those people in the media anymore. And I hope we get some young blood who's raring to go and who reminds us of the stalwarts of media once again and walks down that path”.

Earlier, the actress-producer had shared that she likes to preserve the anti-establishment sentiment in her. She spoke about the hurdles that one encounters when they go against the interests of those in power, as happened with her film in West Bengal.

She earlier told IANS, “As a responsible artist, and as a responsible filmmaker, I have always kept myself a little anti-establishment. And it is very important to do that because only then can you truly show a mirror to the society. Unfortunately, it's a little too difficult in our country right now to bring the truth forward, because of political reasons, a lot of truth has been hidden away from us”.

“Now, if somebody wants to uncover that truth, and if somebody wants to walk down the same path as us, then there will be hurdles”, she added.

Presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal & I Am Buddha, The film is a worldwide release by Zee Studios, and will arrive in theatres on September 5, 2025.

- IANS

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Sarah B
While I appreciate her speaking up, it's easy to criticize from the outside. Journalists face real threats and pressure in today's environment. We need to support the good ones who are still trying.
Vikram M
True that! Where are our modern-day Prabhash Joshis and Arun Shouries? Media should be the fourth pillar, not a cheering squad for politicians. Kudos to Pallavi for speaking truth to power! 🙌
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Ananya R
But let's not forget there are still some good journalists out there - Ravish Kumar, Faye D'Souza, and many regional journalists doing great work. We need to celebrate them too!
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Michael C
Interesting timing for these comments - just before her film release. Is this genuine concern or clever marketing? The film industry also has its own biases and alliances.
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Priya S
As a journalism student, this hits hard. We're taught about ethical reporting but see what happens in the real world. Hope we can bring back the glory days of Indian journalism! ✊

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