Astoria Life: New York Minutes

Musings from the Queen of Queens, or My 6 years of living in Queens and greater NYC, where I moved to work for the water department and ended up, among other things, traveling the world and appearing on a billboard on Times Square.

Friday, October 16, 2009

It's not Hollywood, it's Bollywood!

Today I had an appointment to go audition for Sonya, a "featured extra" role in the upcoming movie "When Harry Tries to Marry." It's about an Indian guy in NYC trying to find a wife among millions of set-ups, as is the tradition.

(I actually already am in the movie -- sort of ---- as my photo is one of several potential fiancees that Harry's relatives show him.)

The agent told me to look as young as possible as the actor playing Harry is only about 20 years old (I am 36.)

I arrive at the address given for my 5:30p appointment --- the agent is not there and I am told to take a seat in the front area. More and more really pretty Indian girls --- who actually ARE 20 or so ---- arrive, and I am sure I come off as too old to get this part.

About 45 minutes of all of us waiting there with no agents or movie production employees speaking to us, another Indian woman rushes in and asks everyone who is there to audition for Sonya to gather round her.

"So!" she says (without telling us her name or apologizing for the wait). "In this movie, Harry is trying to meet a wife. He has a dream that he is on a game show like "Love Connection". They show the first woman with the sign -- Neeta, Audience Approval 89%! and the Sonya -- 10%! And that's the part! That's the part!" she repeats the last sentence like "Isn't that great????"

No one says a word but everyone is lookig at each other like "Can you believe this crap????"

I meanwhile am thinking I could very likely get this part.

But I didn't. I didn't even get anything but a glance-over -- as did almost everyone else --- before getting sent on my way and a reject e-mail the next morning.

I just looked it up on imdb.com http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535110/

Seriously, don't tell me that the Indian Harry gets with the actress so blonde her name is actually Caitlyn Gold.

YAWN.

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