London, Feb 14 : MetFilm Distribution has acquired the U.K. and Ireland rights to Vinay Shukla's multi-award-winning documentary 'While We Watched', reports 'Variety'.

A Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Kumar resigned after controversial billionaire Gautam Adani took over the company.

‘While We Watched’ debuted at Toronto in 2022 where it won the Amplify Voices award, followed by Busan, where it picked up the Cinephile award, according to ‘Variety’. Most recently, the film won the international competition at Helsinki’s DocPoint Festival.