Casting Call for "Law Dogging" Indie Dramedy Pilot
Casting actors for "Law Dogging" indie dramedy pilot, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Half-hour single-camera comedy-drama pilot Desperate to belong to his fiancée's tight-knit Indian American farmily, an earnest outsider throws away a stable law career to chase a long-shot startup - never realizing the picture-perfect family he's trying to win over is held together by secrets, and gambles, as reckless as his own. Rate: Paid roles, open to nonunion and union actors. Additional info: Shooting August 10-16. Please apply if interested.
9 roles
CO-LEAD $275/day (-5 days) Any ethnicity outside the South Asian community (a cultural outsider to Ria's Indian-American family) Ria's fiance. A warm, over-eager golden retriever of a man who tries too hard and means every bit of it funny without knowing it, clever, big heart, questionable judgment. Light Hindi coaching (no prior Hindi needed) On-screen kissing (no nudity)
CO-LEAD Jamie's flancée; Indian-American, Bay Area-raised. Poised, stunning, razor-sharp, and quietly unravelling while carrying something heavy. Dry wit under composure. a master of looking fine Must speak scripted Hindi (conversational preferred) On-screen kissing (no nudity) $275/day (-4 days)
SUPPORTING $200/day (-2 days) Ria's mom. A formidable, elegant matriarch running on pragmatism and love in equal measure warm but never soft, no patience for dreamers. Conversational Hindi & English, Indian accent
SUPPORTING $200/day (-2 days) Ria's dad. A restless, boyish dreamer who never outgrew his big ideas playful, generous, a little irresponsible; the fun parent who'd rather chase a scheme than sit still.
SUPPOR SUPPORTING $200/day (-4 days) Ria's grandma. A sly, mischievous grandmother with scene-stealing comic timing and zero filter she'll bless you and roast you in the same breath. Must be fluent in Hindi (role performed in Hindi, subtitled)
SUPPORTING $200/day (-3 days) Ria's little sister. Deadpan, whip-smart, and allergic to sincerity a young stand-up who hides everything behind a joke and sees more than she lets on. Strong comedic timing
SUPPORTING Alisha's roommate. A dry, deadpan tech guy endearingly awkward, brilliant with a laptop, hopeless with a high-five. Quietly funny and unexpectedly game. $200/day (-2 days)
SUPPORTING $175/day (-2 days) Charming, polished, and effortlessly likable the "perfect on paper" guy, blissfully oblivious to the chaos he causes just by showing up. Has a strange, honking laugh. Great comedic warmth. Must speak scripted Hindi (conversational preferred)
SUPPORTING $175/day (-2 days) A twinkly, near-silent, comical neighbor who builds whole friendships without knowing a lick of English talking a face that does all the
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