upon hearing him do a screen test the instantaneous verdict was that his accent was simply way too indian and he was relegated to walking back and forth ( with each of what could be dozens of takes ) across the set behind all the action ( with the scottish backpackers , who were not screen tested , their polaroid photos having been deemed sufficient ) standing in the foreground , ready for anything , even a close-up or even , as arden had scored , a coveted feature extras role .