Wannabe soap stars step into limelight
BUDDING actors and actresses have a shot at international fame and the chance to clinch a role in an award winning Indian soap opera.
O2’s Indian Soap Star is hosting four days of auditions at the Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre, in Slough, as part of its nationwide search to find a lucky winner for a speaking part in the Zee TV show Pavitra Rishta [corr].
O2 spokesman Nick Wilkins said wannabe stars can just turn up to the roadshow on the day and there were four parts to read for a mother, a father a daughter and a son.
He said: “It’s open to any age, any gender or any nationality. We’re certainly not restricting it and we know it’ll be of incredible interest to the Indian community.”
The shopping centre is one of seven roadshow destinations across the country and the overall winner will be announced in early December on the competition’s Facebook page.
They can invite two friends and will receive return flights to Mumbai where filming takes place, plus spending money and a week’s accommodation in a luxury hotel.
Pavitra Rishta, with a claimed 500m viewers worldwide, tells the story of a typical family from the Marathi region called the Karanjkars.
Auditions take place from 10am-6.30pm on Thursday and Saturday, November 25 and 27, 9.30am-5.30pm on Friday, November 26 and 11am-5pm on Sunday, November 28.