As the story progresses Sharmila meets the young writer played by Dharmendra . After Sharmila meets Dharmendra and their relationship blooms the camera take a different position in context to Sharmila. The camera now 'steps back' so to speak to into what literary terms would call, the third person and theater terms 'the fourth wall'. For cinema this is a technique that suggest character interaction, as opposed to the point of view shot that suggest action and reaction. In "Anupama" the introduction of this technique that is called 'shot - reverse shot' is used to show Sharmila's coming out of her isolated shell to interact with the world around her.

Frame 1 - Sharmila and Dharmendra stand facing each other establishing apparent eye contact. The camera watches them both from behind Dharmendra. The key word is that the camera 'watches' and is not necessarily taking the point of view of either character.

Frame 2 - Dharmendra speaks to Sharmila as she listens gazing downward. This is the classic camera set up for the shot - reverse shot that comprises what is termed 'invisible editing'. The reverse shot for this set up would be looking over Dharmendra's shoulder from his back at Sharmila's face. This is the standard way conversations are filmed in modern cinema.

Later in the same scene the couple sit and interact.

Frame 3 -Dharmendra teases Sharmila and she smiles. The camera now 'gazes' at Sharmila's reaction to Dharmendra's teasing. There is a difference between a point of view reaction shot and gazing at the reaction within the frame. The point of view reaction shot is used to show a character's emotional state and a shot that gazes is a form of voyeurism that objectifies. Often this type of 'gazing' is associated with desire.

Frame 4 - The shot shows Dharmendra gazing at Sharmila smiling as we also gaze at him. His desire is evident and has been reinforced by the previous shot from frame 3. Through camera shots and editing a deeper emotional meaning has been layered to the films 'text'.

Dharmendra then says the words that lead to the action of the next scene and example, "I think you have never seen yourself smile. Just go before a mirror and smile, and see how beautiful your smile is."