Of shooting stars and the scorching sun

The fiery sun is burning down on you, but as the Bollywood legend Raj Kapoor had said, “The show must go on.� And so be it. Lights, camera, action and make-up!
When people are scared to even step out of their homes, Tollywood artistes are shooting outdoors — with full make-up on!
“Don’t talk about make-up, it is the worst thing that can be possibly done now,� said actress Pallavi Chatterjee, while shooting outdoors in Bansdroni for a tele-film. With full make-up which was constantly being replenished in the hot sun, the reaction on the skin was obvious.
“Aamar shara gaaye rash beriye gachhe,� said the actress. Talking about her make-up in summer, Pallavi said, “I do my own make-up and it has to be heavy.�
This is no ordinary summer and make-up specialists are trying all kinds of combinations.
Said make-up artiste Prabir Dey, “I have just finished doing the make-up of Jishu Sengupta and Locket Chatterjee. I have used minimum foundation. Generally, it is seen that at this time of the year, make-up tends to get patchy. So the skin has to be kept at its normal base. Special skin creams should be applied constantly.� And lots of pampering with ice, of course.
Shooting outdoors with high fever, actress Debolina Dutta said, “A medicated cream has been prescribed by my doctor which I am using. Honestly, with this kind of heat, I wonder if any cream can help my skin!�