ahhhhhhhh!

I was in a real live Bollywood movie! Ahhhhhhh! It was so exciting! I said I'd do it, and I did and it was everything I hoped for and more. So Beth and I were extras in a party scene in the new Aishwarya Rai movie, and we kept getting picked to cross in front of the camera and such. Beth palled it up with one of the stars who then said he's like to show us around the city. We have famous Bollywood friends. I'm living the dream. This is a brag post.

I've had a lot of interest in Bollywood for a bit because of the whole getting a degree in film studies aspect of my life, so it was just such a dream to see the inside of a working Bollywood set. A lot different than I had imagined. Really really productive and fast paced compared to Hollywood. Now I understand how they are able to pump the movies out so fast. We were doing a scene that involved like 40 untrained extras who didn't speak the language of the crew, and they still finished the scene ahead of schedule. Amazing. I can't wait to see the finished movie. Beth and I will have to throw a screening party when we get it back at home.

Mumbai is amazing. I love it. It's got a such a different feel than the rest of India. We've been spending a lot of time just wondering around the streets seeing where we end up. Reading in parks and hanging out on the beach. It's great. We're not sure at this point if a week is going to be enough. I think we end up feeling that way about most of the places we stop for more than a few days. It gives me a lot of hope for the rest of the trip.