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Another acting gig to add to my resume

July 7th, 2009

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I got a call from my agent last week, asking if I was available for a video shoot.

Apparently it’s for a company that is looking to have a “Pakistani or Middle Eastern” woman for their footage.

I’m not sure what it entails, but I’m going today, so wish me luck!

It’s funny because just when I start doubting myself and whether I’ll ever get jobs in the entertainment industry due to hijab, things start to pick up.

I will update you all as soon as I get back, so consider this column to be continued….

And now I shall continue the story!

I got back this evening and was wiped out after a long day. The shoot I took part in was basically a commercial for a company that makes products for different cell phone companies. The commercial will play internally for employees around the world. The director told me the company is in 24 countries so that’s a lot of places!

Basically I was just showing how to use the phone to text and was walking with someone in an area that looked as though it was somewhere overseas and we were using the GPS feature to find out where we were going.

It was a lot of fun and the people were great to work with.

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8 Responses to “Another acting gig to add to my resume”

1. July 7th, 2009 at 12:04 am zainab

   Awesome Mariam! Good Luck!
2. July 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am Sandy

   thats nice.. i can’t wait to hear the update
3. July 7th, 2009 at 5:04 pm Camillia

   I’d love to see a hijabi actress! I hope everything works out for the best for you inshAllah.
4. July 7th, 2009 at 6:58 pm fatima

   awesomeee! mashAllah,really looking forward to the details haha,Im starting to feel like I know someone famous:O) -u rock girl !
5. July 8th, 2009 at 4:34 am caraboska

   Cool beans! (Little 1980s-speak for you ). I am so happy to hear it worked out well. I always say it’s a good sign when you’ve had fun at a gig. I bet they are happy with you too, so that it will lead to many more gigs insha’Allah! And if you manage to get a copy of the video, we’d love to see it if they’ll let you!
6. July 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am Mariam Sobh

   I’d love to get a copy of it as well
7. July 8th, 2009 at 4:52 pm Maryam Khalid

   best of luck and u better upload it soon :p
8. July 8th, 2009 at 8:53 pm Sarah Husain

   Very cool…:) Baby steps, U r getting there woohooo

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