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**We appreciate talents from outside of the GTA. However, any talents who choose to
travel for this gig will not be reimbursed for any travel or accommodations.
**Must be a Canadian Citizen or PR to apply for this casting call. No visible tattoos or
piercing.
** No heavy makeup or long/fake eyelashes for female talents.

Session Fee: $300/day
Fitting: $50 travel fee
Buyout: $600
Usage: OLV & Social, until November 30th, 2026

Self-tape instructions:
Film with your phone at a well-lit place with Landscape direction with a clean
background.
Take audition videos for the following characters and scenes. Shoot the scene.
Label your video with your “name - age - audition character”. (e.g,: John Smith - 40 -
Dad.) If you are a family, please label with all names and ages (e.g: Lia Chin 40/ Rob
Smith 8/ John Smith 40)
Send only ONE video to us if you are taking it with your family members. Send seperate
videos if you decide to audition for both DAD and the Delivery Person

BREAKDOWN & SELFTAPE INTRODUCTION

Please do not alter audition sides/scenarios. We need to see the exact scenes performed to
help shortlist talent. ● We will not consider submissions without the accompanying scenes
performed.
Story: A family bustles to get their home ready for a big Diwali party. Mom proudly puts out her
homemade mithai — then catches her son happily eating through the arrangement. While she’s
in shock, the doorbell rings: guests already?! Panic — but Dad coolly opens the door to a

Walmart delivery of fresh mithai. The table is saved and laden just as the second bell rings with
the real guests; Mom flashes her hostess smile and slyly nudges the empty Walmart bag under
the tablecloth. Two doorbells: bell #1 = the Walmart delivery save; bell #2 = real guests implied
(never shown).
SLATE: your name, height. location and age (kids). Indicate if you speak any
South Asian languages. A full body (360 degree) shot.

Dates

KEY DATES:
Photo Submissions: July 24th,2026
Selftape due: July 26, 2026
Callback (In-person) date: Aug 11, 2026 
Fitting Date: August 21, 2026
Shoot Date: August 25, 2026

Roles

Roles Details

Title

Dad

Content

DAD - 30-45 - Male - SOUTH ASIAN - SOC. Family-oriented, helpful, genuinely involved in the
preparations; excited to celebrate Diwali with his traditions and friends. He loves his family.
Wardrobe Suggestion: festive kurta — celebratory but not over the top; contemporary, with
personality. If you don’t have it right now, please do not worry at all. We will select a talent based
on performance.
Selftape details:
1. Full scene — continuous, two takes. You are finishing decorations while the family
prepares. Clock your wife discovering the child’s sweets crime — one beat of amused, loving
calm and a small reassuring glance → doorbell #1: cross to the “door” with unhurried,
confident purpose and open it as if the arrival is expected → receive the bag from the delivery
person with a warm, satisfied “right on time” acknowledgement → doorbell #2: shift smoothly
into host mode, your “welcome to our home” smile.

2. Please do two takes for the scene above. Take 1 dry/understated (calm efficiency IS the
joke — keep the reassurance very small); Take 2 warmer/more festive (more family warmth
and celebratory energy, while remaining the calmest person in the room).
3. Optional ad-lib: repeat the door greeting with a natural Hinglish welcome (e.g., a warm
“Happy Diwali, thank you bhai!”).

Salary

Session Fee: $300/day Fitting: $50 travel fee Buyout: $600

Ethnicities

Asian - Indian, Asian - Pakistani, Asian - Bangladeshi

Gender

Male Only

Age

30 - 45