EXPAT STUDENTS MAKE QUICK BUCK IN "K" WOOD

Filmmakers in Chennai cast college students of Tibetan and Asian origin to play extras in films that are supposedly shot in exotic locations in Southeast Asia.Working part time for pocket money may be a common thing for students living in Chennai have found a novel moneymaking proposition in acting,thanks to Kollywood and the recession in equal measure.

in fact,several students of Tibetan and Asian origin and those from the eastern states of India are NOW highly in demand among filmmakers in the city .The producers employ these students to play the role of extras or bystanders in films that are purportedly shot in exotic oriental locations like malasyia ,Singapore among others.For instance at a recent film shoot,which took place at Olympia Tech park in guindy the film makers hired several students from various institutes in Chennai,who formed the so called foreign crowd.