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CinemaWith intimate scenes – involving nudity, simulated sex or kissing – becoming more and more realistic with time, it is necessary for someone to make sure that the actors have consented to the act and are comfortable with it.CrisScene from Rithu / Courtesy - YouTube / The Cinema ManA kissing scene was to be shot for the film on that day. The female actor who had agreed to do the scene ahead of the shooting, suddenly said she could not go through with it. She backed out. Everybody on the set turned on her – how could she sign the contract, take money for the job and then simply say no? Only one person stood by the woman actor. Costume designer Jayalakshmi Sundaresan said to the rest of the team that the actor had her own reasons for not doing the scene and one had to respect that. The actor should not be made...

EntertainmentWith the Tamil Nadu government allowing TV serials to resume shooting, the shows are back with new stars, new content and new plot twists galore.Anjana ShekarThose who follow Tamil television serials can hardly wait for next week when new episodes will finally begin airing on channels. With the entry of actor Yashika Anand, what awaits Roja and Arjun in Sun TV’s hit soap Roja? Will Yashika’s character bring in a change in the lives of Roja (Priyanka Nalkari) and Arjun (Sibbu Suryan)? The TV show became so popular that its duration has now been increased. The serial will now play from 7.00 to 8.00 pm from Monday to Saturday on the channel. First aired in 2018, Roja has completed close to 600 episodes. What will the new couple – actors Krishna and Nakshatra Nagesh – bring to Sun TV’s Nayaki? What awaits viewers on Zee Tamil’s Sembaruthi? These are some of...