I went for a shoot to Mumbai and there I met this casting coordinator girl. We had not seen each other before that, even though we talked a lot of times. Just when my assignment got over, I got to sit with her while waiting for my cab to arrive. As we got talking, I asked her about how she got into this unusual line of work. She mentioned that life had thrown many challenges at her. Hardly in her mid or late twenties, as she looked to me, she told me that she was a successful case of liver transplant. However, she was in comma for three months. It immediately got me interested in asking her further. She mentioned she didn't know anything about what happened and how life changed during those three months. Her parents had lost hope, but one day she woke up. She had lost her childhood memories and couldn't recognize her old friends. Many medical complications and struggles and ultimately she found a foothold in this line. I found her attitude and approach extremely confident and was awestruck with the way she bounced back and now successfully doing her work which requires extremely independent attitude, negotiation skills, art of dealing with people from all age groups, backgrounds and social status. Just then my cab arrived, I said bye to her and congratulated her for choosing life and being a winner. Though I don't have her picture, I do have my picture from that shoot.
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