StageCraft Foundation honours backstage technicians

Technicians of the Bengali entertainment industry were honoured at an award function here, an initiative by pop icon Usha Uthup to encourage and recognise 'backstage heroes'.
The StageCraft Awards 2017 conferred laurels to technicians in 13 categories, including best event manager, best choreographer, best makeup artist, best costume designer, best sound designer (stage) and best theatre production, at the event last night.
"Any performance of mine would have been incomplete without the support of the technicians. Same holds true for each and every artiste in the world of showbiz. And StageCraft is the first such initiative in the country, but we would wish more people come forward," Uthup said.

The singer is the founder trustee of StageCraft Foundation, while superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee Chatterjee is the face of StageCraft.
"For the past four years, StageCraft Foundation has been working to give a little recognition to those who work tirelessly to set up a stage, do the wirings, fix the trolley at a shooting spot, set up the camera angle, do touch-up so that an actor looks good on camera," Uthup said.
In a video clip aired at the award ceremony, Amitabh Bachchan pledged support to the initiative.

"We are humbled by the support of Amitabh Bachchan. He has promised to attend the next StageCraft awards," said Uthup.

A representative of the Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) said the event management industry employs five million people across India.
"So those who ensure our safety and work for hours must be given their due," he said at the event.