We ended up custom making them with a team of incredibly talented local tailors.” A still from Season’s greetings “Some of our challenges were to get the suitable modesty wear in the correct skin tones due to short casting deadlines. If that was one chink to be ironed out, other was to procure modesty wear. I loved working in India and would do it again,” says Amanda who feels many a time people don’t realise the power dynamics at play. Once everyone knew what I needed to do, they were quite accommodating. There are cultural differences for sure however, everyone I’ve worked with wants the best for the production and performers. “Indian film sets are just getting introduced to this essential role. Aastha KhannaĪmanda, who is based out of Canada, got her first gig in India on web series Mastram. Also, the makers can breathe easy that 20 years down the line, they are not going to battle some charges! If an actor needs an action director for an action scene, How can you not have an intimacy director to choreograph sex scenes. The #MeToo movement brought along this whole new concept of intimacy coordinators who help a director bring their vision on screen, while ensuring that in the process no actor feels uncomfortable or gets exploited.

When this role came out, I went for training as I saw the need,” says Amanda Liz Cutting, the first ever intimacy coordinator (IC) to work in India. Actors often called me in to be their advocate on sets for various scenes. Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.I came into this field with experience as an agent, actor, director and producer. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance.Īs we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content.

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