With television and cinema booming with
interesting content, fantasy – horror has always been an audience’s favourite.
&TV’s Laal Ishq which showcases this genre perfectly has made its place in
the audience’s heart with its intriguing and spooky content. It has always been
a fascination for viewers to watch ghosts on television screens, but do you
know what goes behind making them look so real and scary?
A ghost must be fearsome enough to match the
imagination of fear in one’s mind. There are multiple steps involved in
creating a ghost, right from conceiving a thought to building a scary
character. The producers of Laal Ishq have some interesting insights to share
with you this World Paranormal Day. “We have had around 230 ghosts on Laal
Ishq. To make them look real and frightening to the audience, a lot of
prosthetic make up is used on them. These prosthetics take approximately 4 – 5
days to be made and even after that, if they don’t look a certain way then we
get it redone which is an extensive process to go through. After this, in the
postproduction phase, the editing involves heavy VFX which plays another
important role in the making of the ghost. We rely heavily on VFX and
prosthetics while making the ghost look petrifying and spooky.”
Mayank Mishra who plays a ghost in Laal Ishq
shares his experience of working in the show. He goes on to say, “Taking up the
role of a ghost is mentally and physically challenging as one doesn’t get a
chance to showcase who he is. It takes up almost 6 hours for me to get ready
for my role in Laal Ishq due to the heavy prosthetics and costume. The initial
thought that crossed my mind when I took up the role was that this is going to
be challenging. Also, I secretly dreamt of playing the bad ghost while growing
up. Every child has a certain perception of a ghost and I got to play one which
was a great opportunity to come out of my fantasy world.”
This World Paranormal Day Laal Ishq brings in some
intriguing and spine – chilling episodes for its viewers.
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