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Hit It and be a Great Actor!
Though not a cakewalk but by working on yourself, self marketing, hard work and perseverance, you can definitely be a successful actor/actress in Bollywood, India.
What Should You Have?
- Good looks may help you (especially in TV serials) though I don't agree fully with it. You can work on your looks or rather on your overall personality by facial exercises, Ayurveda treatments and yoga.
- Good body and its maintenance.
- Good voice. You can develop by various vocal exercises.
- Very pleasant nature.
- Good command on HINDI.
- Excellent ability to memorize and that too, quickly. This is of paramount importance, especially in serials where you get your lines just before the shot!
- Good acting abilities. You can learn from this blog or by joining our workshops or online free help!
- Good networking capabilities- building up contacts on line, off line with industry people.
- The tremendous amount of patience, to be ready for a prolonged struggle and willingness to face periods of financial instability.
- Emotional stability
How Should You Develop the above Qualities in you?
- Learn professional acting either by carefully selecting a good school or if in doubt, the best option could be a personal and professional acting coach
- Join gym developing a good and HOT body
- Improve your mental health and be strong. Join yoga classes to learn relaxation and mental balance
- Make a professional portfolio of about 7 to 10 pictures to begin with, where you look exactly as you are. No dark glasses (Let casting directors see your eyes!).
- Start building your contacts in the industry by networking through creating and updating of your profile/ page on a regular basis on social sites, emailing your profile, monologues, your website and show reel.
- Register yourself with at least 3 to 4 good coordinators (Select form posts in this blog)
- Do not restrict your efforts only to one field, e.g. Bollywood films. Enter in modeling, TV serials, commercial ads and print. Just hit all opportunities available
- Remember that acting is a business and you have to be a good businessman or a woman. You can't live in emptiness without money or with your parents/ relatives/ friends charity forever!
- Finally, have confidence and faith in yourself and go on struggling, at least for 3 years
You can learn all the above and take a short cut to be a Bollywood actor by getting trained by a reliable and expert acting coach
