I Wanna Be in Bollywood!
August 12th 2008 22:24
Link: gowyld.com.au
As I was saying, I did the makeup in the car, and arrived one hour after the suggested starting time. A quick trip to the Ladies' revealed mineral make-up powder on the suit, and a strange lead pencil-like shading on my nose, which I cannot account for, except to say that Bridget Jones was in the house tonight, from her make-up disasters to her scary-stomach-holding-in pants (vital for the 33 year old attempting to audition for roles of nubile 20-something university students, especially as I never fit that particular description; even as a 20-something).
"Anything," I declared, then remembering suddenly the film's genre, added, "Well, the Australian roles. I can't speak Hindi".
Now, having already pushed the boundaries on the character descriptions ("young and hot", "intellectual looking", "elegant looking 24ish lady", "21ish"), I was informed that all of the Aussie roles had been filled already. Barely half a dozen others remained, sitting in a circle with scripts in lap. When the low-talker muttered, "We only have Punjabi roles left", and claimed no need for extras, as they would be milking the Sydney Uni campus for willing crowds, I was given a virtual "Thanks for coming" and shown the door (after he very obligingly typed in my contact details into his mobile, in case anything came up).
Determined not to leave without a last ditch attempt at getting a foot in the door, I chatted to Vikram from Bombay (not Mumbai...?), to discover this film is the first of this particular production house, before shaking hands, turning on my heel, and joking with a passing cameraman as I left about coming too late for a part, giving myself a big thumbs down, a giggle, a winning smile and hair-toss... to show I could play a Bollywood princess if they decided to call.
So unfortunately, unless emo hair waif boy miraculously did not delete my details when I left the building and does call, my Bollywood career has not started yet. It's enough to drive me to using emoticons...
! Till then, I'll practice the art of applying eyeliner.| 48 |
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