Film, television serials, and theatres/stage shows are a great source of entertainment. The glamour, popularity, and earnings of industry leaders have been encouraging many youths to start their career in the film, television, and entertainment industry. Starting from your effort to get admitted into one of the prestigious acting institutes. And many of you ask which is the best acting school in India. Answering this query is a little tricky, as many famous players are there on the education market. Here is a brief information on the top 3 acting schools:
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National School of Drama, Delhi
Established by the Sangeetr Natak Akademi in 1959, it is one of the premiere theatre training institutes of this globe. After becoming independent in 1975, it is an autonomous entity under the Societies Registration Act 21 of 1860. It directly receives funds from the Ministry of Culture under the Government of India. It offers a full-time three-year diploma course in dramatic arts, which is equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree. Its course is based on a comprehensive, depth, and carefully planned syllabus, catering to every aspect of theatre.
Apart from theoretical training, its three-year diploma course lays emphasis on complete practical training. As a part of training, learners have to produce. For more details, you can visit here (www.nsd.gov.in). Its alumni list names Anupam Kher, Pankaj Kapoor, and Raj Babbar. After the completion of a course, we help our students get an entry into a production house for film or TV serials.
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Barry John Acting Studio, Mumbai
Started offering training to aspiring actors from its origin campus in Noida in 1997. It has made two shifts, and is offering its acting courses from its current campus in Mumbai. Backed by all the requisite facilities and faculty members. The courses mould students in acting, film production, and allied areas. Shortened as BJAS, Barry John Acting Studio has produced several popular and successful actors. Frieda Pinto, Varun Dhawan, Rani Duggabati, and Arjun Kapoor are some reputed names that make this institute a reliable option for aspiring students. With specific certificate or diploma acting courses, we help aspirants know the basic to advanced skills required for becoming a successful actor, producer, writer, or filmmaker. At BJAS, we offer both certificate and diploma courses in acting and filmmaking. Our courses lay emphasis on practical training and enhancing the requisite skills.
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Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
It is a common belief that most of the prestigious and reputed acting schools lie in Mumbai and Delhi. The truth is a little different, and the Film and Television Institute of India, located in Pune, proves this. Established in 1960, it is an autonomous institute under the Government of India, it is the reformed name of the Prabhat Studio, which was founded in 1933. It offers short to long-term courses (1-3 years) in screen editing, cinematography, acting, etc. You can easily name Om Puri, Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shatrughan Singha, and John Abraham. To know more, click here – (www.ftii.ac.in)
You can think of other acting schools if you don’t succeed in having a berth in one of the above-mentioned top schools.
