Casting Indian-American Actress for Feature Film – WHAT LIES WEST
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Film
Casting Indian-American actress, age 25-35, for a one-day shoot on a feature film. Non-Union only, Paid work.
-The character of LISA is sophisticated, wealthy, independent, and highly intelligent. She has recently married an heir to a Sonoma winery fortune, but is aware she brings as much to the relationship as he does.
-Talent will provide own wardrobe, suitable for a wealthy young woman out on an easy walk in a park with her new husband.
-Talent provides own travel to Santa Rosa, CA.
-Day rate $168, time commitment approx 6 hours. Filming date June 6, 2018.
-Female director, majority female crew, making a fun and positive story about female friendships.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: San Francisco, CA
Please submit to: sean@whatlieswest.cm by 2018-05-31
This casting notice was posted by: What Lies West
Biography
Mandeep Bevli is a celebrated performer in the Indian South Asian media market. With thousands of hours in front of the camera broadcast on the small and big screen she is known best for her unique brand of sprightly energetic performances and interviews. Most notable were her long running and ubiquitous series, “Grandstand” (2008-2011) and “Popularly Yours” (1997-2000). In addition she is well known for hosting her English nightly news and entertainment broadcasts with the media group “India Today”, her Bollywood movie performances and the “Bigg Boss 5 Celebrity Edition” series.
Her career spanning 16 years to date, began at a young age in 1995 working internationally with the industry’s top actors, political figures and popular and traditional music professionals. Upon the burgeoning of the television and film industry in the mid 1990s, Mandeep grew her brand and by the early 2000s she had become a national household name recognizable as a seductive captivating iconoclastic public figure to hundreds of millions of viewers.
A self made professional, Mandeep began her career by working to secure projects on her own. Experiencing a great response to her talent and professionalism by producers, directors and the general public her success came quick and opportunities flowed. She began hosting internationally televised travel, culture and food shows, a game show followed by a Bollywood feature film and hosted several internationally aired prime time shows for the major India Today Media group. She sang and produced an album, a popular music homage to “Bollywood” oldies. Her broad experience ranges from interviews with notable figures such as Muammar Gaddafi, Amitabh Bacchan to performances with Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra.
Today
After working continuously for 16 years, the “Bigg Boss 5” project marked the beginning of a 3 year sabbatical. Mandeep moved home to Los Angeles pursue new professional experiences. Focusing first on advancing her skill in craft. She has been participating in a myriad of activities to expand her professional lexicon. Various actives have kept her busy, attending University, participating in professional trade association groups, practice with fellow artists and keeping up with industry developments. Mandeep is now ready to broach her new endeavor here in the US market, excited to put her new perspective and reapply her unrelenting work ethic in to professional practice.
Realizing that her work and the notoriety that comes with it brings a host of community responsibilities, her goal now is to focus on participating in the more diverse and evolved US market to produce a meaningful positive works via her performances.
Quotes
“I’m not one to revel in the trimmings and trappings afforded by celebrity, I am always on the quest to pursue impactful work or work that leaves a positive mark. This for me means working on the kind of projects that are more in line with my socially conscious sensibilities.”
“My entire being is rooted in unconditional love for my fellow human being- that is where it all starts and is appreciated at times, loved at times, misunderstood and taken advantage of at times but that is the path I’m on and I don’t want to change my lane…..I’m like a bubble of unconditional love….”
– IMDb Mini Biography By: Mandeep Bevli