Casting Call for "A Nice Indian Boy" Paid Feature Film
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Casting South-Asian actors to play roles in "A Nice Indian Boy" film. See the details below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: A delightful, contemporary tale on Indian marriage from the 21st century. Naveen Gavaskar (Karan Soni) knows what his parents want from him and his sister. They want them to deeply cherish their Hindi heritage, they want them to hold onto all Hindi traditions and most importantly, they want them to rejoice in strictly Hindi marital ceremonies. This proves to be much more difficult for Naveen, given that he is openly gay in a culture where that is sometimes a difficult thing to be. Karan Soni (NAVEEN) and Jonathan Groff (JAY) are attached as leads. Rate: Paid. Additional information: Location & Dates: Vancouver in late May/June. Union and Non-Union welcome to submit. Seeking talent residing in the Lower Mainland. When applying, please submit CVs, headshots, demos.
4 roles
South Asian. Pandit Kumar is a close friend of Archit's and is the religious priest at their Ganesh temple. He hosts a beautiful ceremony for Arundhathi and Manish's wedding and goes on to host Naveen and Jay's wedding. At first, he has an aversion to hosting a gay marriage based on Hindu principles, but has a change of heart, learning that religion must evolve and diversify. Performer must have knowledge of Sanskrit.
South Asian. An older toxic uncle who lacks in social graces.
South Asian. The father of Manish at his wedding with Arundhathi. He leans over to Naveen and tells him he'll be next in having the traditional Indian wedding.
South Asian. This grandmother tells Navid he'll be next to get married.
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