Adil&Shernaz

Non-members Adil and Shernaz on the sets of a Fair and Lovely advertisement in Colaba. Notice Adil in the film "Being Cyrus", the scene when Simone Singh's character sells the house.

Foreigner Extras

Camille Michem from Switzerland, Claire Charbonneau and Mathew Campbell from Canada, coordinator Shahnawaz Khan(Bobby), Tintin from Imphal, Ricky from Mizoram and Colin Mcleod from U.S.A. I was told my Matt that Bobby and other people from the production refer to Tintin and Ricky(not their real names) as Chinese and Bobby admitted that they were picked because they could pass off as Chinese. The others Camille, Claire, Matt and Colin are travellers who were approached by about four people in a day to act as extras.

Stadium 2

This is a view of what foreigners who are picked up as extras do in between shots

Stadium1

This is the Wankhede stadium near Churchgate, where you can see 150 B class crowd of Junior Artistes/Mahila Kalakars shooting for a Bank of Kuwait advertisement

Hospital Set

This is on the sets of a Raja Mukherjee TV serial in S.J.Studios, Saki Naka, Andheri.

Nayan, Kripal and Deva

Junior Artistes Nayan and Kripal and Cine Agent, Deva. I was told that Kripalji is a veteran and can be spotted as a police officer in films like Ashiqui and Sadak.

Darshan and Imran

Junior Artistes Darshan and Imran in their costumes on the sets of a TV serial

Deva, Monali and Seema

Cine Agent Deva with Mahila Kalakars Monali and Seema on the sets of a TV serial. Watch out for Seema in the Aishwarya Rai starrer Umrao Jaan where she plays her main maid.

Deva, Manoj.R, Monali and Blanny

My best and favourite contact,Cine Agent, Deva, newly elected leaders of the Junior Artistes' Association, Manoj R., and Blanny with Mahila Kalakar, Monali on the sets of a TV serial.

Lucky, Ramkiran and Jai

Junior Artistes Lucky and Ramkiran and a struggling actor, Jai in their costumes for a Raja Mukherjee, TV serial.

Essel Studios

This is also in the Essel studios where a junior artiste from the "Salaam-e-Ishq", Lahore set accidently came into my frame while I was taking a photograph of the Central Jail board.

Salaam-e-Ishq set

This is on the sets of Nikhil Advani's Vidya Balan and John Abraham starrer film, "Salaam-e-Ishq", Essel Studios, Chembur. The set was a created Lahore street where Vidya Balan, probably a reporter in the film is asking people on the streets about the India-Pakistan cricket match. The Junior Artistes supplier said that taking interviews and photographs of the junior artistes was not allowed.

Asha Chandra's Acting School brochure detail

According to Asha Chandra, there a few struggling actors who lose patience and become members of the Junior Artistes' Association/Mahila Kalakar Sangh

Asha Chandra's Acting School brochure

Ms. Asha Chandra, an FTII, Pune graduate, an Osho bhakt and the star of Lalit Vachani's film, "Star Maker" runs an acting school in Juhu.

Acting School

This is just a signboard of an acting school that I found while I was looking for the office of the Cine Agents' Combine in Andheri. Notice Aishwarya Rai's face on the right.

Cine Agents' Combine

This is the office of the Cine Agents' Combine (or Junior Artistes'/Mahila Kalakars Suppliers) in a closely packed residential area in Andheri.

Mahila Kalakar Sangh

And ofcourse, I quickly took this photograph and ran for my life....

Mahila Kalakar Sangh

This is right outside the Mahila Kalakar Sangh in Adarsh Nagar, Andheri. When I went to the office the first time, they refused to talk to me and asked me to come after a month. This is a side view of the office because I was too scared I'd get beaten up for taking this photograph

Helpful kids

These kids- Mohammed, Naseem, Imran, Naseer and others (I just couldn't remember their names and it was too dark to write their names in my notebook) helped me wash my feet when I stepped into a puddle right outside the Junior Artistes' Association office.

Junior Artistes' Association

I apologize for the poor quality of this photograph. This was taken by my cousin who was kind enough to get on top of a truck, parked in front of the office in order to get a full view of the sign board.

Junior Artistes' Association

This is the office of Junior Artistes' Association in Jogeshwari east.

Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association

This is outside the office of the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association to which the Mahila Kalakar Sangh was affiliated to earlier.

The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees

This is the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees office in Andheri. This is the mother body to which the associations of Junior Artistes, Mahila Kalakars, Stuntmen, Dancers, Lightmen etc. are affiliated to.