Far beyond being a listing exercise, rather it provides an in-depth study of each film-maker and their body of work…a testimony to the causes and concerns that film-makers espouse and the issues that they want to create awareness about…. The book is perhaps the most comprehensive commentary yet on India’s independent documentary films…a vital and timely document that brings to the limelight the chronicles of untold stories.
Books on Indian documentaries are rare and an effort such as veteran journalist Shoma A Chatterji’s “Filming Reality” looks particularly at the Independent Documentary Movement in India is indeed welcome… [The book] opts for a eulogistic tone, commending the remarkable courage and persistence of documentary filmmakers in India… making it a useful resource for researchers and film lovers.