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Lean crew on film sets leave countless of artistes in dire straits
Updated On: 12 October, 2020 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Even as big-ticket movies go on floors, make-up artistes, stuntmen, spot boys struggle to land projects as makers hand-pick skeletal crews for shoot
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John Abraham's Mumbai Saga are among the films currently being shot
At a glance, the picture looks promising — with several big productions having gone on floors in the past few weeks, the wheels of the entertainment industry appear to be turning again. But delve deeper, and one may observe that a chunk of the industry workforce is reeling under severe economic strain. As the state government's guidelines recommend having a lean crew on the set, stars and producers have been compelled to cut down on their teams, leaving countless artistes — including make-up and hairstyling artistes, stuntmen, technicians and spot boys — in dire straits.
A make-up artiste who used to work closely with a leading star, who is slated to leave for a shoot in north India next week, notes that while the head of each department has emerged unscathed, the bottom of the pyramid is the worst affected. "The number of actors hired is still the same, but the crew is suffering the brunt of the SOPs [standard operating procedures]. My friends and I have been dropped from projects because more often than not, the makers will choose our bosses over us for an assignment," she says.
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