Harini Calamur's Writings
Conflict (Documentary) available on Netflix, is the story of photojournalists who cover conflict. It tells 6 discrete stories of 6 different photographers, from different parts of the world, who document some of the worst conflicts on earth, today. Conflict on Netflix, a…
The Expanse , on Netflix India, is a science fiction series, set 200 years in the future. And, it is a dystopian future. Earth, in this period has colonised and settled Mars. Mars has fought and won independence from Earth. And there is tension…
David Fincher’s series Mindhunter, that released on Netflix a couple of weeks ago, is an atmospheric period piece on a subject that is very popular on American TV and film – serial killers, and the people who hunt them – the FBI…
My grand aunt’s husband fought with the Indian National Army (INA).In an era before instant communication, or even the black phone most of grew up with, there was no news of him for a few years. My grand aunt (father’s mom’s sister)…
If , like me, you were brought up on a steady diet of commando comics, then the story of Dunkirk would be familiar to you. A beleaguered British Army, chased to the ocean by the all powerful German Army. And, a motely…
On World Book Day – that day in the year, where we celebrate our love for books. I hav always liked books. I used to be a fairly lonely child, and books were an escape to another world. I was a fairly…
The Millennials – a generation that seems to perplex everyone, in terms of their attitudes, behaviour, consumption patterns, and work ethos. Over the last few years, I have been keeping abreast of a tome of literature from across sources – academic papers,…
Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui sparkle in this tightly paced, masala mix.
Many moons ago, i watched a war film called Operation Daybreak, the story of Czech partisans – fighting for the British Army – whose mission it is to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich . Heydrich was the brain behind the plan for the Final…
I finally got to see Dear Zindagi. A story about a young woman – a cinematographer – who has everything going for her. She is confident, talented, good looking – and yet feeling completely out of sorts. Nightmares. Insomnia. A sense of…