My mother held camera for me: Anamika Chakraborty

During lockdown many channels kept their shows going by airing content shot by the actors themselves from the confines of their homes.

Raw footage

shot on

phones

and

SLRs

is sent to editors to create the final product. Though some of the shots are

possible

with a

static camera

and basic lights, in most cases the actors need at least one person to come to their rescue.

When Anamika Chakraborty – Hiya from

Ekhane Akash Neel

Season 2 – was asked to shoot from home, she was unsure about how to pull it off alone. But after some convincing, the former beautician got her mother on board. “It was very difficult at first but then my daughter started teaching me how to hold the camera and give the cue. Now I feel much more comfortable and confident,” says Madhumita.