One lazy day, I was surfing the channels trying to look for something interesting to watch. Alas! One show caught my attention. Mumbai Calling.
HBO Signature (Asia) just premiered a comedy TV series that focuses on the call center industry within India. It tells a story of a UK born Indian who was sent to Mumbai to run operations of UK call centerTeknobable.
It runs here during the weekends for an hour, with each episode about 20 minutes long. I was hooked and have watched all 7 episodes last weekend.
What compels me to watch it is not because I’m interested on how the characters’ life story evolves on every episode, but for the tidbits that are presented when a scene transitions. I can’t help but feel “at home” and reminisce my own memories. I watch how the center is being run and listen intently to their agents’ calls. A friend even told me, “It’s just too real!”.
I like how the script was written — hilarious and witty. What’s interesting is the nuisances of how it presents UK customers as not being perfect and combined with dialogue that insinuates the difference in cultures.
I recommend you watch this weekend and tell me what you think. Should we start our own TV series called “Manila calling?” It would be interesting to note the differences.
