The Unabridged Journals of Karissa Gupta

  My parents and I are movie aficionados. Ordering pizza and binge watching movies is a typical Sunday night at our place. On one such night, after much squabbling, we decided on watching the movie American Sniper together. My mom being a rom-com person wasn’t thrilled. Nevertheless, she agreed. After all, it was movie night. Plus, who can say no to something when there’s pizza involved? The movie American Sniper is a non-fictional story about a man named Chris Kyle, played by the renowned actor, Bradley Cooper. Chris was an American, brought up in the state of Texas. As he grew up, he tried many different avenues including sports and becoming a cowboy. Ever since he had been little, he’d learnt traditional American values which resulted in him adopting nationalist beliefs. He always said that America was the greatest country in the world, and that he’d do anything to protect it. Ultimately, he found his calling. He joined the military and became a SEAL. He was trained as a special...

  I vividly remember the day I saw this movie for the very first time. For, that was the day my opinion about Hindi cinema changed. Earlier I had a mindset that Bollywood movies are all the same generic dramas with not much meaning attached. That was until I saw Dear Zindagi, a movie that beautifully shows the journey of a girl falling in love with life.  The movie, Dear Zindagi, revolves around a young, aspiring cinematographer, Kaira. She always prioritised her work with the ambition of making it big one day. However, the road to the destination was bumpy. As she tried to navigate her way through the world of cinema, she faced a lot of ups and downs not only in terms of work but also in her personal life. Various failed relationships, lack of commitment, and strained family ties had a huge impact on her. The fact that her relationship with her parents and relatives wasn't good resulted in her pushing other people away too. When she was little, her parents had abandoned her. ...