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How an inherently collaborative film industry will adapt to the time

Many in the business of cinema are cautiously excited as the industry receives the green signal to restart work.

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For many, the excitement to resume work is mingled with some concern for how things will take shape, and a bit of longing for the way things were.

Ranjita Ganesan New Delhi

10 min read Last Updated : Jun 05 2020 | 8:50 PM IST

Casting director Nandini Shrikent was used to her Bandra office being packed with aspiring actors going over their lines, trying not to sweat as they waited hours at a stretch for their turn. “We would be casting for three films and shows at a time,” she says. “I don’t think we will be going back to that soon.” With people at risk of infecting each other with more than just nervous energy, most screen tests are set to move to web conferencing.

This is not entirely unfamiliar territory for Shrikent as for some years now the busier stars have been

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