MUMBAI: Every year the world of entertainment comes up with films and TV shows. Intimate scenes also play a key role in the storyline of many of them.
So, have you ever wondered what actually goes on behind-the-scenes when actors shoot intimate scenes? In an interview, Aastha Khanna, who is India’s first intimacy coordinator, shared how she makes sex scenes in movies comfortable for actors. She told Scoopwhoop, “I discuss their consent, their boundaries, what are they not good with, what parts of their body are they okay to use, how much nudity are they okay to show. And then we get into rehearsal and workshop. That’s when I get there and simulate and choreograph the ways in which we can achieve the scene while upholding the actor’s consent.”
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Further, Aastha Khanna added that she also has to keep in mind the creative vision of the director when she makes decisions about the choreography. She said, “The director has a clear idea of what they’re looking for in a scene, how they’re looking at the choreography, what kind of mood they’re trying to create. What is the impact of the scene in the larger picture.”
She was asked how many people are actually there on set when these scenes are shot. According to Aastha, a good closed set should have three-four people, apart from the actors but you can’t push that, so you usually end up having seven-eight people on set. Aastha also revealed that most of the sex has actually been rehearsed multiple times. “I focus very vigorously on rehearsals so that the actors are clear of each other’s boundaries. That becomes an outline and then they know that their ‘going with the flow’ is within the realm of possibility, within their consent. There could be a scene where I would turn around and say “the first thing you need to do is touch this person’s face, then you touch their shoulder and then kiss their neck and then move to the back,” she said.
Aastha added, "What I bring to it is safety and efficiency.”
Keep reading this space for more updates.
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