Inflation has caused serious problems across the country, especially in household expenses such as prices for onions, tomatoes, oil, and sugar. Currently, sugar is sold at a price of 70 rupees per kilogram. The rise in sugar cost may impact not only the household budget but also the production budgets of content creators.
The question arises whether the increased cost of sugar will affect the budget of the film and television industry. Although the costs of sugar in large-scale films are relatively small, the price increase will still raise producers' expenses, especially in action films.
Many may not know that sugar is used on film sets. Films often feature scenes where a character dramatically breaks or falls onto glass, without any consequences. This is achieved because the 'glass' used is actually sugar.
Props similar to sugar glass are used on set in action scenes. Using sugar glass instead of real glass, which is made with safety measures, is a cheaper and simpler option for filmmakers. Film producers use this for glass breaking scenes or acrobatic stunts involving bottle smashing, as the pieces look like real glass after destruction, adding realism to the scene.
Sugar glass is made from sugar. It is visually indistinguishable from real glass, and its destruction is simple and harmless. The production cost from sugar turns out to be lower than that of real glass. In most action scenes, sugar is used as raw material, and its price increase will directly reflect on the prop cost. Previously, when resources were limited, filmmakers used sugar glass, although today there are alternative materials such as resin and acrylic.
Sugar glass is created by mixing sugar, water, corn syrup, and cream of tartar. This mixture is boiled at a high temperature to give it a transparent appearance similar to glass. It is then cast into the required shape. Even dishes that are supposed to break in films are made using this material. The use of such fake props is common in Bollywood films. For example, Priyanka Chopra broke not real but simulated glass during a scene in the film 'Quantico'. Rohit Shetty's films have a lot of action, and similar fake props are also used on his film sets.
Sugar is also used on set for making tea and coffee. On large sets, where there is a large number of crew members and actors, sugar consumption is high. Now, due to the rising cost of sugar, the catering cost may slightly increase.