How are these catch lights positioned?

[Linda Barzini]

I have noticed this style in many Bollywood films. It looks like the actress is crying, but I believe it is just catch lights that I think would be almost straight above the talent so the reflection is off the lower eye and even waterline (avoiding the iris and pupil).

Does anyone know exactly how this look is achieved?

 

[Scot Yount]

I don't know how it is done, but it is an interesting look to be sure.

 

[Samir Patel]

Could it be clamshell lighting? yeah thinking it is clamshell lighting or bounce from below.

https://fstoppers.com/originals/how-photograph-headshot-clam-shell-lighting-100155

 

[Marc Wielage]

If it was directly above the talent, there'd be a pretty big nose shadow.

 

[Linda Barzini]

Answer was in a BTS.

 

[Tom Gleeson]

I suspect they are tearing up the actors with an eye irritant so the eyes water. Some actors can do this through performance but once the eye fills with water it sits at the bottom of the eye reflecting the key.

 

[Brian D. Goff]

Bollywood movies - love em. Positive happy stories, can't have enough of that in this lunatic world....

 

[Joe Cage]

Answer was in a BTS.

What kind of light is that??

 

[Satsuki Murashige]

What kind of light is that??

Looks like rope lights wrapped around a stick? Pretty ingenious, really.

 

[Bob Gundu]

Looks like rope lights wrapped around a stick? Pretty ingenious, really.

Yeah LEDS it looks like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6vCSwf5-DA

 

[Mark K.]

It's not some special catch light, it's just eye drops for fake tears. They come out constantly on Bollywood shoots.

 

[Linda Barzini]

Those aren't emotional or sad scenes.

 

[Patrick Tresch]

I think it's also a top light. (on the last 2 frames)
On the other pictures we don't see the shadow coming from a light under their faces. Or is it due to its big size and close to the lens position?