{"id":6728,"date":"2017-08-10T04:31:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T04:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2017-08-10T04:31:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T04:31:16","slug":"actors-are-not-born-actors-are-made-said-anupam-kher-at-whistling-woods-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=6728","title":{"rendered":"\u201cACTORS ARE NOT BORN, ACTORS ARE MADE,\u201d SAID ANUPAM KHER AT WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"5th<\/a>~He shared his journey from a sad childhood to being a Padma Bhushan recipient~<\/em><\/p>\n

Mumbai, 8th August 17:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI don’t believe in the luck factor. I believe in seeking, exploring and hard work. It is only practice, persuasion and preservation that enables an ordinary person to become an extraordinary man\u201d, emphasised Anupam Kher, a legendary actor of India with over 500 films in 35 years to his credit, at the inauguration of the sixth season of the 5th Veda cultural hub with about 600 students attending the acting workshop held at the Whistling Woods International (WWI) campus.<\/p>\n

\"Subhash<\/a>\u201cYou too can become extraordinary only when you really\u00a0work extra hard and differently from others and leave your audience surprised\u201d, said the renowned actor while sharing anecdotes from his journey in the film industry. He shared stories about how he fought with Mahesh Bhatt to get the old man\u2019s role in \u2018Saaransh\u2019 to how he became a star by getting an opportunity to play a pivotal role in Subhash Ghai\u2019s film \u2018Karma\u2019. While on stage, during the interaction, Anupam Kher enacted a scene along with Subhash Ghai on how he got the role of Dr. Dang in the film.<\/p>\n

Subhash Ghai, Founder and Chairman, WWI acknowledged Anupam Kher as a man with great sense of humour and wealth of knowledge about cinema and life, while simultaneously possessing a warm child-like personality.<\/p>\n

During the interaction with Subhash Ghai he pointed out, \u201cMost children belonging to small town grow up with imaginations, while children in cities grow with targets and calculations. That\u2019s why most of the finest artist have their roots grounded in small towns of India.\u201d He even shared some great quotes of wisdom by his father, which he followed religiously and in turn enabled him to attain greater success in life. He then spoke about the three illustrious years he spent at the National School of Drama, from where he graduated and won a gold medal. He taught the students how breathing techniques play an important role in defining an actor\u2019s voice. He also shared that yoga and meditation are the most important elements in an actor\u2019s life in order to have a control on his body, mind and soul.<\/p>\n

On being questioned by a student about the secret behind his success, Anupam Kher revealed, \u201cI don\u2019t take myself seriously and that is my biggest strength.\u201d The talented actor also stressed on the importance of having a command on the language, be it in a play or onscreen. He encouraged the students to be able to read and speak in Hindi to be an actor in the Hindi language films, plays and television.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the occasion, Subhash Ghai said, \u201cWhen an actor inspires a director, then magic is created on celluloid. It then becomes imperative for the director to highlight such immense talent. Anupam Kher inspired me to write the best lines for him in Karma and Saudagar.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interaction was followed by a Q&A session with acting students with a strength of more than 80 students at WWI, and Anupam Kher patiently answered every question with examples and stories from his life experiences.<\/p>\n

About WWI:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Whistling Woods International (WWI) is a Film, Television, Animation, Communication, Fashion, Music and Media Arts institute located in Mumbai, India. Founded by one of India\u2019s leading filmmakers \u2013 Subhash Ghai, WWI is one of Asia\u2019s largest Film, Communication &Media Arts institute. The Hollywood Reporter\u2019 has rated WWI as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in the world in 2014, 2013 & 2010. The campus is located inside Mumbai\u2019s film & television production hub \u2018Filmcity\u2019, and offers courses that vary in duration from 1 year to 3 years. All the major specializations of the Media & Entertainment industry are catered to, including Acting, Animation, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Music, Screenwriting, Sound, Visual Effects, Media Management Studies, Visual Communication and Fashion Design. Degree and diploma courses offered as accredited to The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

~He shared his journey from a sad childhood to being a Padma Bhushan recipient~ Mumbai, 8th August 17:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI don’t believe in the luck factor. I believe in seeking, exploring and hard work. It is only practice, persuasion and preservation that enables an ordinary person to become an extraordinary man\u201d, emphasised Anupam Kher, a legendary actor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6731,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728\/revisions\/6731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}