Shoojit Sircar wonders how 'intimate scenes' will be shot after COVID; Dia Mirza reacts

With a nation-wide lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb cases of Coronavirus, citizens feel that it might be a while till things go back to rmal, and some fear that later too, life may t be same.

Sharing his thoughts on same te, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar in an Instagram post raised topic of intimacy in films and asked, "What happens to hugs and kisses once COVID storm passes?" 

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Shoojit Sircar asks an important question

"How cinema world conducts shooting intimate scenarios in film to be seen and planned, after all this is over. Especially intimate kissing/hugging scenes. How close or how far.. or cheat story telling in those intimate scenes for sometime," Piku director wrote on Instagram.

Giving a strong reply to question asked by filmmaker, actor Dia Mirza commented: "Guru, entire process of making a film is intimate! So many people all coming toger to create moment after moment in unity and synchronised effort. Aap intimate scene ki baath kar rahe ho, how will all that change? Will we be masked and gloved as a crew? Only time will tell."

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Netizens react

A user had this witty quip: "Go back to 60s/70s, show two flowers swaying." Ar pondered over very future of film shoots, and t just intimate scenes. "How will industry shoot at all, if y ban garings of 50 or more people?" user wondered. Ar user suggested performing a health check-up for actors before shooting intimate scenes: "Probably all actors involved would be asked to go through a medical test first." "I think time has come for virtual intimacy till we find corona vaccine," opined ar user.

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