In the early 1990s when Basic Instinct was shot, an intimacy coordinator - someone hired to help performers feel more comfortable during nude and sex scenes - was unheard of, says a detailed report in BBC.

But it's a role that's being increasingly sought-after since the 2017 #MeToo movement put the spotlight on rampant sexual harassment and exploitation in entertainment industries around the world.

In 2018, HBO announced it had hired its first intimacy coordinator for The Deuce, a series about the sex and porn industry in 1970s New York, at the request of actress Emily Meade. The network later said all of its programmes with intimate scenes would be staffed by an intimacy coordinator. Soon other platforms, including Netflix and Amazon, followed suit.

Since then, several studios, producers and directors have started using intimacy coordinators on set. In the past few months, the winds of change have reached India too.

Khanna, 26, says her job can be "compared to an action director and a dance choreographer - but for intimate scenes".

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