TLI Staff
New Delhi: After nearly four months of being restricted to their homes, TV actors are now heaving a sigh of relief with the shooting of their respective shows resuming. However, things have changed drastically at the sets with stringent hygiene measures, thermal screening, and other safety measures being incorporated to ensure the well being of the cast and the crew.
Also, actors prefer to do their own make-up in the changed situation and have to wear masks all the time except when shooting for their respective sequences.
This is especially proving to be a challenge for the team of mythological shows who often wear elaborate costumes complete with headgears, accessories and hairstyles.
Devi Aadi Parashakti aired on Dangal TV has become the first mythological show to go back on floors.
Rati Pandey who plays the role of Goddess Parvati in the show is glad to be on the sets again but admits that wearing masks with heavy costumes in the hot and humit climate is a challenge.
“Honestly, I feel very good to have started working again. Ever since we started shooting the production team has been on their toes, as far as the sanitation and safety of the team is concerned. The crew is wearing masks and face shields. They are checking the temperature and blood pressure of everyone at regular intervals. Even the personal cars that we came in, were sanitized. Talking about the shooting, since we are doing the wedding scene, the costume for me is very heavy. The climate being hot is only adding to the difficulty. I also cannot take off the mask unless I am shooting. The costume along with the mask is making it uncomfortable for me. Moreover, all this, while we were on a sabbatical mode, getting back to shoot, was a task initially but I’m sure we’ll settle into this new way of life very soon,” says the actress.
The show has its set based in Umbergaon in Gujarat, which is a green zone, due to which the whole crew along with the lead actors Tarun Khanna and Rati Pandey had to stay in quarantine for 14 days before facing the camera.
Sharing his experience, Tarun Khanna says, “Our producers are taking very good care of us. They have ensured that a doctor visits every team member’s room twice a day to get their temperature and pulse checked and also before we come in for the shoot. Right outside our studio we all are made to go through a sanitization tunnel after which our temperatures are checked again. And all the other protocols are taken care of. On a personal front, this is the first time I have been away from the camera for this long. And I’m really happy to be back in front of the camera doing what I know best.”
