Isha Talwar recalls Shanoo Sharma’s “weird” | Indian Movie News
Popular Bollywood casting director Shanoo Sharma, identified for discovering contemporary expertise for some of the industry’s largest movies, lately sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to focus on her work on the newly launched movie Saiyaara. However, a post associated to the interview sparked a wave of candid revelations from actors who have auditioned for her in the past.
Isha Talwar Recalls “Weird Ask” During Early Audition
In the feedback part of the post, actress Isha Talwar opened up about an uncommon audition she was requested to carry out early in her profession.
She recounted, “So when I started auditioning for roles with Shanoo… I was told to perform a scene at a restaurant called Mia Cucina in Versova, Bombay… a CRYING scene in the middle of a busy working restaurant with customers dining next to my table. I was told I should have no inhibitions as an actor and hence I should be able to do a crying scene with Shanoo sitting in front of me and some of her assistants… It was such a confusing/weird ask… it shattered my confidence as a young girl in films.”
Talwar went on to say she felt an audition ought to be carried out in a correct casting space or, if required at a real location, one ought to be employed for the aim. She added, “I do remember saying I can’t do it and of course I never got the role… but at least I didn’t give in to the weird ask and surely didn’t cry at a restaurant for a role!”
Sharing her story “a decade later,” Talwar said she needed newcomers to really feel “no pressure” if confronted with related conditions.
Nidhi Subbaiah Echoes Concerns Over Audition Environment
Another actress, Nidhi Subbaiah, also took to the feedback to mirror on her own early expertise with Sharma’s casting course of.
She wrote, “Shanoo is sweet but I’m not sure of her casting process. Was shunned and made fun of by her assistants when I’d gone for my first audition. They kept giggling about how different photos are from reality while pointing at a Miss India who was with me for that audition.”
Shanoo Sharma has not yet responded publicly to these accounts.
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