Behind what appears on the silver screen is a vast, dynamic, living, breathing ecosystem of labour, material, technology and processes that shape the creative outcome of a film.
Outlook's anniversary issue, curated by Editor Chinki Sinha and guest editors Aradhana Seth and Gautam Pemmaraju, is an ode to the below-the-line cinema workers.
Behind what appears on the silver screen is a vast, dynamic, living, breathing ecosystem of labour, material, technology and processes that shape the creative outcome of a film.
From the gaffer who lights up the set to the set dresser who resets the pillow covers, each person is an essential part of the story being told, the film being seen.
We bring to the limelight, some of these anonymous workers – the backbones of any film.
An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Charu Shree Roy is a Film Editor. In 2013, Roy wrote, edited and directed a short film entitled Chasing The Rainbow. It won the National Award for Best Promotional film and, in 2016, the Audience Poll at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival. Several successful features she has worked on across genres include, Haramkhor, Lipstick Under my Burkha, Lucknow Central, Chhichhore, Bombay Begums, Sui Dhaaga, Ankahi Kahaniya and Killa, the Avinash Arun directed Marathi film which won the National Award.