Anniversary Issue | Below The Line Cinema Workers | Meenal Agarwal (Production Designer)

Outlook's anniversary issue, curated by Editor Chinki Sinha and guest editors Aradhana Seth and Gautam Pemmaraju, is an ode to the below-the-line cinema workers.

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Updated on: 5 January 2023 6:47 am

Anniversary Issue | Below The Line Cinema Workers | Meenal Agarwal (Production Designer)

Behind what appears on the silver screen is a vast, dynamic, living, breathing ecosystem of labour, material, technology and processes that shape the creative outcome of a film.

From the gaffer who lights up the set to the set dresser who resets the pillow covers, each person is an essential part of the story being told, the film being seen.

We bring to the limelight, some of these anonymous workers – the backbones of any film.

She wanted to be an architect but became a photojournalist in Mumbai. For Meenal Agarwal, 52, now a production designer, it was her interest in narrative photography that led her to explore backgrounds. Agarwal is now an established production designer and is known for her work in Qala (2022), Ankhon Dekhi (2013), Pari (2018) and Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015).