The film extras circuit is one of those “secret society” factoids that infiltrate the traveler grapevine. I found scouting requires perseverance; the inactivity one endures as an extra on set demands a more Zen-like patience. you made 5,000 rupees for five days’ work? I don’t even want to consider the hourly conversion!
Originally published in Travel And Leisure SouthEast Asia, June 2014. DOWNLOAD