It all began 14 years ago with a Google search,” Delhi-based Rajiv Parkash tells us over a video call. Growing up, he had heard of his late father being nominated for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Having lost him at the age of 17, when he was still in school, Rajiv says he never got a chance to ask him about it. “One day, I thought I should self-verify this fact, so I typed his name [on the Internet browser]. After surfing for about 45 minutes, I came across a piece written in first person,” he recalls. “The author [who used to be with Gaumont British News], had spoken at length about my dad, who worked for the British Paramount News. He concluded the piece by mentioning how he had had lunch with him in London in 1975, and that he’d been devastated to hear that he died in a restaurant a few days later.” At the time, Rajiv didn’t know who the author of that particular essay was. 

After digging deeper, he discovered that this was actually a chapter from a book titled, Filming History: The Memoirs of John Turner, Newsreel Cameraman. Turner’s book was the catalyst, he says, “...I started finding out more about my father.”