Mumbai: Anmol Ahuja, the founder of Casting Bay and a casting director, has provided insights into the casting of influencers and star kids, sharing fascinating details from his experience casting a variety of performers. Anmol shared a story to Bollywood Bubble about a celebrity who asked for his son to be handled like any other employee.
casting director Anmol Ahuja talked about the selection process of Star Kids for any project
Throughout the conversation, Anmol emphasized that famous kids go through pressure just like any other newcomer and have to audition for opportunities. He related an incident in which a superstar advised him to treat his son without any special privileges. “I’ll tell you one thing, he’s the son of a very big superstar, but I won’t name him,” he stated.
“So the superstar I am talking about, his son will be working with us for a short period of time,” he went on. He wants to learn about the casting process and has the time to do so. “Please treat him like any other staff member of yours, no special consideration.” his father stated.
The casting director denied that the star kid in question was Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan and said he had never given him an audition. He did, however, praise Junaid and relate a tale of how Junaid once prevented the cancellation of a play.
He added, “You know, even Ananya Panday had to audition for Student of the Year 2.”
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