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Meet Bollywood’s newest specialists: Intimacy directors!

ByDinesh Raheja
Nov 27, 2021 07:49 PM IST

A new breed of filmmaking professionals is ensuring lovemaking in cinema gets more believable and comfortable for all

The winds of change are blowing over the entertainment world at gale force. Sex is not a taboo topic anymore. No longer does the camera segue to two roses rubbing against each other to suggest intimacy. Emboldened actors and content creators, especially on OTT platforms, have enthusiastically adopted a more modern attitude towards on-screen sensuality.

Jim Sarbh and Zoya Hussain played a couple in a strained relationship for Prateek Kuhad’s ‘cold/mess’ video
Jim Sarbh and Zoya Hussain played a couple in a strained relationship for Prateek Kuhad’s ‘cold/mess’ video
An intimacy director will use different methods to coach each actor
An intimacy director will use different methods to coach each actor
Intimacy coordinator Neha Vyas says coaching actors before an intimate scene helps choreograph movements more aesthetically
Intimacy coordinator Neha Vyas says coaching actors before an intimate scene helps choreograph movements more aesthetically
Shakun Batra, director of Kapoor & Son, says the presence of an intimacy director makes the shoot more comfortable and protective for the performer, too
Shakun Batra, director of Kapoor & Son, says the presence of an intimacy director makes the shoot more comfortable and protective for the performer, too
Aastha Khanna, intimacy coordinator of the show, Four More Shots Please!, says it’s important to have somebody navigating conversations with clarity, and at all times upholding the consent of the actors
Aastha Khanna, intimacy coordinator of the show, Four More Shots Please!, says it’s important to have somebody navigating conversations with clarity, and at all times upholding the consent of the actors
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