knk brochure march 2008

It is an honour I can never forget. I owe this award to Kishore Namit Kapoor and his academy who have helped groom me into
an actor I am. — Hritik Roshan while receiving Screen Best Promising Newcomer Award for Kaho Na Pyaar Hai.
Kishore Namit Kapoor a F.T.I.I. graduate, has trained two generations of actors over two decades and runs the industry's best
known acting classes — Filmfare
Kishore Namit Kapoor is easily one of the best teachers of acting in Mumbai today. He takes lot of pains and always tries his
best in teaching. — Anupam Kher, Screen.
Kishore Namit Kapoor is an institution in himself and he is the best in the business - Subhash Ghai — Mid-Day
Kishore Namit Kapoor is an excellent trainer, well versed in the finer aspects of training raw talent, moulding them into
confident stars of tomorrow. — Stardust
He told me things, that I never knew before. I soaked in like a sponge all the ideas and instructions provided by
Mr. Kapoor. He has moulded me into the actress I am right now. — lndrani Bannerji in Showtime.
Kishore Kapoor's Acting Classes is churning out stars for the screen and aspiring stars have been coming to him, to find
professionalism, polish, and possibly a gentle push in the right direction. — Times of India.
Kishore Namit is more sincere and helpful than anyone else here. He really takes pains with each of the actors, actress
and urges us constantly to give our best. — Sajid Khan, A Student in Sunday.
'The Stardust Academy' is unique because it trains aspirants in an intensive course of all the basics in the art of films and
filmmaking under the guidance of a vastly experienced Kishore Namit Kapoor and his team.
— TRADE GUIDE/ Film Information.
The impression that you get after a chat with Namit Kapoor, is that you've just spoken to a headshrinker, a psychiatrist.
Carefully, yet articulately expressing himself, Kapoor tells you how he considers every acting teacher to be essentially a
trainer, making the aspirant actor realise his potential and goading him on to give off his best. — COMPLETE
CINEMA.
Kishore Namit Kapur is one of the first few brilliant students of acting who passed out from the Film and Television Institute of
India. He now runs his own State of the Art acting school in Mumbai where he has trained, some of the well-known star-sons
and daughter's, besides others. He has also written a well-researched book on the art of acting. — International Festival of
Short Films On Culture.
KISHORE NAMIT KAPOOR ACTING LAB
• INSTITUTE •
Plot No.: AD-95, Unit No.: D5/D6, Vasundhara C.H.S. Off Four Bunglows,
Behind Jankidevi Public School, Adj. B.M.C. Public Garden, MAHADA, Andheri (West),
Mumbai - 400 053. Ph.: 2 636 16 26 • 2 639 80 73 • Cell.: 98200 36584
Website : www.knkactinginstitute.com • Tele-Fax : 022 2 639 80 73 • E-mail : actinginstitute@yahoo.co.in
“Your Dream - Our Goal
Your Success - Our Dream”
When you step into tinsel town, you are possessed with a dream — dream of conquering one of the
biggest glamour industry in the world, “Filmistan (Indian Film Industry) the world of glamour, name,
fame, money and success.” This industry gives you all, for sure, but not without squeezing everything out
of you. So, if you have the Talent, we provide you the Training. If you have the Passion, we provide you
the Platform. Let the Journey begin… with a Dream.
At Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Lab,
We believe in
Polishing your Passion, Professionally.
“The little things that he teaches you-that might help you technically or
help you to construct your thoughts - are amazing. Here is a man who knows
what he is doing..... he's teaching you the art of acting and he is the best in the
industry. He is the right choice" - Hritik Roshan- Superstar of the millennium
I am grateful to Amol Bhavdankar for launching "Meenal Entertainment", a talent
agency, which is an exclusive facility for our students. "Meenal Entertainment"
was launched to pay tribute to the memory of Amol's sister, Meenal, a very special
student of ours, whom we lost to the floods of 26th July, 2005.
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Eligibility and Criteria
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The minimum educational qualification requirement for entrance into the course is matriculation / SSC /
HSC or equivalent.
The preferable age group for admission is 16 to 30 years.
Thorough knowledge of Hindi, Written & Spoken, a must.
Knowledge of English would be helpful.
Desirous candidates will be interviewed by Kishore Namit Kapoor and his decision in matter of admission
will be final. Selection will be purely on merit.
Duration and Timing
The course entails an intensive & result oriented training & expects the student's total commitment &
dedication for the entire duration of the course (24X7)
Current batch available ________
Discipline and Attendance
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Acting Lab reserves the right of suspending, removing, or taking any disciplinary action against any
student at any stage for misbehaviour, misconduct and lack of attendance.
Being absent for no valid reason will be dealt with severely.
Students will not be permitted to accept any acting assignments either in films or serials, during the
training period.
Boarding and Lodging
Candidates coming from outstation locations have to arrange boarding and lodging themselves. The fees
does not include this. We can however help you to find accommodation, expenses of which are to be borne by
the candidates.
Fees: Terms and Mode of Payment
• The fees for the entire course is ____________________________ payable cash down at the time of
admission.
• A Candidate fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be interviewed by Kishore Namit Kapoor. If selected the
entire fees will have to be paid in advance at time of admission.
• No refunds will be made after admission, under any circumstances.
• The above mentioned fees does not include Boarding and Lodging.
The profession of acting is as old as this earth. It was an usual, humid and wet July
evening in Mumbai. The year was 1896 and the place Watson Hotel. The Lumiere
brothers were going to present their show — Moving pictures. This old profession was given a whole
new dimension by the Lumiere brothers.
The awesome experience of moving pictures drove them mad. It was called “Marvel of the Century”.
This “Marvel of the Century” became a household name when in 1913 Dadasaheb Phalke made
“Raja Harishchandra” the first indigenous silent film of India. From 1913 to 1930 scores of silent
movies were made, some with a brilliant spark and some only damp squibs.
Cinema in India took a gigantic step when sound came. Its advent changed the whole gamut of
filmmaking. Now movies were more real and more humane. Prithviraj Kapoor, P. Jairaj, Lalita Pawar
and Sulochana were notable exceptions that made their presence felt even in the talkie-era.
The rise of Kundan Lal Saigal, Motilal and finally Ashok Kumar gave new ramifications to this
nascent industry. In the early forties, the whole scenario went through a sea change due to the rise of
the celebrated triumvirate: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor. They along with Nargis,
Madhubala and Meena Kumari scaled such dizzy heights that their juniors, barring Amitabh
Bachchan, scampered to reach there.
You are trying to be part of such a dazzling constellation. Believe me, this is not an easy task. Scores
of youngsters swoop on this tinsel town every day and start their struggle with a hope. Soon their
hopes are dashed and they meet an ignominous end.
A dreaded scenario, but true.
It all started in late sixties, when the Government of India decided to open an acting institute in
Pune. It was first of its kind in Asia. When the first batch of the Film and Television Institute of
India (F.T.I.I.), Pune, entered the industry it was greeted by derisive laughter and pejorative
comments. A recalcitrant industry slowly opened its gates and after the stupendous success of
Shatrughan Sinha, Jaya Bhaduri, Danny Denzongpa, Rehana Sultan and Asrani, there was a clamour
for trained artists.
F.T.I.I. Pune was unable to cope up with growing demand because of its limited capacity. The Late
Raj Kapoor was instrumental in starting acting classes in Mumbai.
To pave your way we are presenting some facts about our Institute.
Syllabus
1) Opening up Exercise
2) Diction
3) Voice Culture
4) Concentration
5) Action Problems
6) Observation Exercises
7) Imagination Exercises
8) Sense Memory Exercises
20) Music
9) Speech (Variation and Modulation)
21) Variation of a Theme
10) Listening
22) Other Vital Skills and Personality
Enhancement
11) Emotional Experience
19) Cinema Orientation Seminars
12) Body Language
(A) The art of communication
13) Improvisation
(B) Acting Therapy
14) Yoga and Meditation
(C) Assertiveness
15) Movement
(D) Motivation
16) Expression Exercises
(E) Transformation.
17) Playback and Lip Sync
(F) Realising Potential
18) Dubbing
23) Memory
24) Scenes
25) Character study
26) Video Practical
27) Dance
28) Fight
29) Voice Modulation
30) Theory
31) NLP Techniques
Patrons
Acting Lab is favourite of Film folks and they chose us only, for the training of their
kith and kin among all the other acting institutes. Here are some names
• Rajshree Productions
• Dilip Kumar
• Smita Thakerey
• Baldev Khosa
• Rakesh Roshan
• Pradeep Guha
• Vinod Khanna
• Vidhu Vinod Chopra
• Sharmila Tagore
• Moushumi Chatterjee
• Raj Babbar
• Farah Khan
• Lawrence D'Souza
• Sajid Nadiadwala
• Sudhakar Bokade
• Jackie Shroff
• Hema Malini
• Shah Rukh Khan
• Salim Khan
• Anupam Kher
• Vijay (Oscar)
• Pahlaj Nihalani
• Tom Alter
• Shobha De
• Suresh Oberoi
• Tabassum
• Allu Arvind
• Prem Chopra
• Raza Murad
• Gopal Pandey
• E. V. Satyanarayan
• Paintal
• Raj Sippy
• Anees Bazmi
• Sawan Kumar Tak
• T Series
• Rahul Rawail
• Danny Denzongpa
• Umesh Mehra
• Partho Ghosh
• Zarina Wahab
• Kuku Kohli
• Keshu Ramsay
• Harry Baweja
• Raj Zutshi
• Pankaj Dheer
• Mukesh Udeshi
• Raju Karia
• Arjun Hingorani
• Vikas Mohan
• Kundan Shah
• Reema Rakesh Nath
Achievements
How training in our institute transforms a person, can be seen in the works of our students listed below:
• Hritik Roshan
• Navin Prabhakar
• Vivek Oberoi
• Akshaye Khanna
• Saif Ali Khan
• Sonali Bendre
• Yukta Mookhey
• Esha Deol
• Kareena Kapoor
• Priyanka Chopra
• Juhi Babbar
• Mahima Chowdhary
• Sajid Khan
• Fardeen Khan
• Uday Chopra
• Arbaaz Khan
• Arjun Rampal
• John Abraham
• Aseem Merchant
• Rahul Dev
• Priyanshu Chatterjee
• Arya Babbar
• Pooja Batra
• Bela Segal
• Vikas Kasliwal
• Priya Gill
• Madhu Sapre
• Aditi Gowitrikar
• Perizaad Zorabian
• Sikandar Kher
• Tarun Khanna
• Kunal Kapoor
• Sonu Sood
• Megha Oberoi
• Dino Maria
• Vikas Kalantri
• Karan Khanna
• Sandali Sinha
• Megha Mukherjee
• Herman Baweja
• Khayum Ali
• Reshmi Ghosh
• Pawan Pandey
• Apoorva Agnihotri
• Amit Sarin
• Ayesha Murad
• Eijaz Khan
• Geeta
• Shriya Saran
• Ramcharan
• Ravi Mohan
• Aryamaan
• Ali Khan
• Sammir Dattani
• Karan Sharma
• Chiranjeevi Sarja
• Zayed Khan
• Divya Datta
• Liza Ray
• Vikas Dar
• Tejaswini Kolhapure
• Riya Sen
• Himanshu Malik
• Karan Sharma
• Shamita Shetty
• Neil Nitin Mukesh
• Kapil Chopra
• Shahnawaz Khan
• Smiley
• Vastavikta
• K. Khushi
• Aamir Ali
• Mishal Raheja
• Niketan Dheer
• Zulfi Sayed
• Upen Patel
• Anjori Alagh
• Kishen Kumar
• Kabir Sadanand
• Neetu Chandra
• Shiv Darshan
• Narmada Gowinda
• Esha Sharwani
• Kulraj Randhawa
• Sidhant Karnik
• Ali Murad
• Bharat Thakur
• Vinay Jain
• Ayaz Khan
• DJ Aqeel
• Viraj Patel
• Allu Arjun (Telgu)
• Naman Shah
• Manish Goyal
• Siddharth Dhawan
• Indraneil Sengupta
• Sudhanshu Pandey
• Manasi Varma
• Nasir Qazi
• Chaitanya Choudhary
• Amit Sadh
• Ankur Nayyar
• Sai Deodhar
• Raahil Azam
• Angad Bedi
• Sharad Malhotra
• Pulkit Samrat
• Goutam Chaturvedi
• Manav Gohil
• Smita Bansal
• Vivek Mashru
• Vikas Manakkala
• Nidhi Seth
• Arvind Takker
• Rahul Deo
• Isha Kopikar
• Vikas Kasliwal
• Shruti Sharma
• Aashima Bhalla
• Haneef
• Tara Sharma
• Jitu Saproo
• Sagarika Ghatke
• Natanya Singh
• Yuvika Chowdhari
• Priti Mehra
• Manish Nagpal
• Amar Upadhyay
• Mona Thiba
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