¡®Gehraiyaan¡¯ Poster Gives Credit To Intimacy Director; Cinema Fans Give It A Big Thumbs Up!
Intimacy directors or choreographers are hired to facilitate scenes for the stage and screen. Read more here.
The onscreen chemistry between actors plays a significant role in letting the filmmaker tell a story from their perspective.
But did you know how big a role intimacy directors have in shaping up this chemistry?
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Intimacy directors have always been there in the film industry to choreograph romantic scenes.
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Intimacy directors or choreographers are hired to facilitate scenes for the stage and screen. The scenes mostly involve physical touch.
From building up moments of sexual tension to scenes featuring nudity and simulated sex, the directors make the scene realistic without making the actors feel uncomfortable about it.
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The concept of designated intimacy directors became necessary after the #MeToo movement to ensure actors feel comfortable with the story and what it demands.
Hollywood always had intimate directors, and it looks like Bollywood and Indian films are catching up.
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Author Aseem Chhabra posted how for the first time, an intimate director has been credited on the poster of the movie Gehraiyaan.
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The film starring Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa has been directed by Shakun Batra.
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Taking to his Twitter, Aseem Chhabra shared a screenshot of Shakun Batra¡¯s Gehraiyaan.
I could be wrong, but is it the first time I have seen a credit for an ¡°Intimacy Director¡± in an Indian film (or any other film)? I know Dar Gai and am really curious about her contribution to this film. pic.twitter.com/eTCZ12hZly
¡ª Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs) January 5, 2022
His tweet gained the attention of several cinema lovers who added their two cents on the same.
This is actually so great. At first I didn't know something like intimacy direction exist. Months back saw clips about it on snapchat and was so impressed. The layers of hard work that goes into making films awe me. https://t.co/GN1y0axD16
¡ª Geet (@iamtapo) January 5, 2022
no but I'm so happy she's getting credit for her mainstream work because she's been making beautiful music videos for hindi artists like Ritviz and Prateek Kuhad for so long now plus some amazing short films on netflix too https://t.co/dkECNVrv1s
¡ª tarantino's feet (@melodramussy) January 6, 2022
Intimate scenes? Female director/lens/gaze? Always better? Comfortable for actors too? I think one more person aastha was intimacy coordinator on the film
¡ª somen mishra (@somenmishra0) January 5, 2022
This makes me so happy! It's one of my fav roles that we regularly have on the sets in NYC that I'm on - any time there's any chance of nudity or any mimed sexual touching. It's very encouraging to see Bollywood moving in this direction too!! Intimacy coordinators are the best ?
¡ª jorts the kat(herine) (@kay_fil) January 5, 2022
Wow. Okay. I didn't know this was a thing but happy that the person got the credit.
¡ª Kshitij Salve (@JaisiAapkiMasti) January 5, 2022
Bridgerton had an intimacy coordinator , did know that. First I've ever heard of it in a Hindi movie tho.
¡ª SMITA DAS (@SMITADA32233101) January 5, 2022
Dar Gai is such a fabulous director. Some of music videos that she has made are so unique, so imaginative.. Stoked to see what she brings to the table.
¡ª maximus (@SirFincher) January 5, 2022
Who is Dar Gai?
Dar Gai is the powerhouse who directed official videos of Ritviz's hit songs 'Sage' and 'Liggi', both combinedly garnering 200m+ views, making Aisha Ahmed and Vedika Pinto breakout stars overnight.
¡ª Ismail Mohamed (@ismohd87) January 5, 2022
The intimacy director for Gehraiyaan is writer-director Dar Gai, who has earlier worked on Three And a Half and has also written and directed the music video for Prateek Kuhad¡¯s ¡®cold/mess.¡¯
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Directed by Shakun Batra, the much-awaited movie that promises to give you what lies beneath the surface of complex modern relationships releases on 11th February.
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