26 May,2015 03:10 PM IST | | IANS
A contest titled 'Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero', organised to find a lead actor to be paired with Poonam Pandey in 'Helen', attracted over 25,000 people, says the film's producer Suresh Nakum
Over 25,000 actors want to be Poonam Pandey's hero!
A contest titled 'Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero', organised to find a lead actor to be paired with Poonam Pandey in 'Helen', attracted over 25,000 people, says the film's producer Suresh Nakum.
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Poonam Pandey. Pic/Santa Banta
Nakum told IANS: "The kind of response that has come for the contest of 'Kaun Banega Poonam Ka Hero' has been nothing less than mighty pleasing for the team. In fact, I have never seen such kind of a response for any Bollywood movie before the film goes on the floors."
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He said that "over 25,000 followers of Poonam Pandey have uploaded videos and audio clips to try and play the male lead".
The hunt required the contestants to make a two-minute audition video, during which they were free to enact a movie scene or dialogue of their choice to the best of their ability. Poonam herself invited the candidates through a video in which she says she is looking for a male lead to star opposite her.
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'Helen' is produced by Nakum and Vipin Medhekar under the World Networks banner.