Modeling jobs in India shouldn't depend on who your agency knows
Whether it's print, commercial, or fashion week, ShortCine connects models directly with brands and casting directors looking to book.
Here's how modeling jobs work in Mumbai and Delhi right now: you sign with an agency, they take 20-30% of every booking, and you wait for them to put you forward. If you're not with one of the big agencies, most brands don't even know you exist.
Your portfolio lives across three places: a Google Drive folder you share over WhatsApp, your Instagram grid, and maybe a PDF comp-card your agency made two years ago. None of it has your actual measurements, and good luck getting a casting director to find it when they're looking for someone with your exact look.
Brands outside the big metros have it worse. They need models for regional print campaigns, e-commerce shoots, digital ads, but they're stuck browsing Instagram or asking around. There's no proper way to search for a model by height, age, build, or location unless you already have the contacts.
And for models trying to break in? You're spending money on photoshoots, sending your book to agencies that never respond, and hoping someone tags you in a casting call on Instagram stories. The whole thing feels like it runs on luck and connections.
Professional comp-cards
Build a proper comp-card with your photos, measurements, and experience. All in one link. No more sending PDFs over WhatsApp.
Verified measurements
Height, bust, waist, hips, shoe size, all verified on your profile. Casting directors trust what they see, and nobody gets surprised at fittings.
Get found by brands directly
Brands and casting directors search by look, body type, location, and experience. If you match the brief, they find you. No agency middleman needed.
“I was spending half my time just forwarding my portfolio to people on WhatsApp. Now I send one link. I've gotten three commercial bookings from brands I never would have heard from through my old agency.”
Priya Menon
Commercial Model, Mumbai