You seem to have this extraordinary ability to turn non actors into actors. Malli, Halo and The Terrorist for instance.
How does a filmmaker get non- actors to perform?

A small film is bound to have restrictions with its cast. It is very important to understand actors if they are from non-acting backgrounds. A carpenter, your mailman, friends anybody can act in the film if they are game enough and have an interesting face.

Financial constraints leave you with little choice. You can't change their basic persona but they have to be dealt with a certain degree of sensitivity while facing up to the camera.Make them feel at ease on the sets. Explain things to them clearly. There are times when your actors are not exactly camera conscious and it may appear as though they have rendered some mind-blowing performance.

It is imperative that actors and actresses are comfortable with the cinematographer because most of the time, apprehension springs out of a sense of insecurity connected to their appearance. It is crucial to make the actors really comfortable in front of the camera and make them relate to it in a way they would relate to their closest friend. It is the only way to lose inhibitions, get them onto a free state where you are spontaneous, effervescent and your response is natural.

This is one of the main ways to make an actor look more beautiful and to make him perform better.

Low budget films have this uncanny ability of turning non-actors into actors.