Special Correspondent

Panaji, Nov 14: Konkani film, O Maria, waiting to be premiered for International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2010 has an American actor playing lead role in it.

Filmmaker, Rajendra Talak, said that Cory Goldberg who was spotted in Incredible India campaign is playing lead role in his film `O Maria’, which speaks of current Goa.

Talak said that he saw a glimpse of Cory in Incredible India campaign advertisement and since then wanted him to caste him in his next movie. “Cory had a small but significant presence in the campaign advertisement. He was shown bathing Elephants and later signing Incredible India card,” the filmmaker, who has won national awards for his earlier Konkani films, said.

In the run up to make O Maria, Talak went scouting for Cory in Mumbai. “I met few agents and asked them about this actor. Finally, I managed to get him,” Talak said.

In O Maria, Cory has played a role of a foreigner who comes to Goa. The film also features Shernaz Patel, Sulabha Arya, Tiku Talsania, Meenacshi Martins,, Aryan Khedekar, Kavin D’Mello, Rosefern and John D’Silva beside others.

Internationally famed Goan origin singer and composer Remo Fernandes has given music for the film and also sung three songs. The music for the film will be released on November 16 in Panaji, Talak said.

O Maria has already received Censor Board certificate and is waiting to be premiered at IFFI 2010, which is beginning from November 23 in Panaji.