CHAPTER 1 : HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR/ ACTRESS IN BOLLYWOOD OR HOLLYWOOD OR ANY REGIONAL FILM INDUSTRY???

CHAPTER 1:   HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR/ ACTRESS IN BOLLYWOOD OR      
                         HOLLYWOOD OR ANY REGIONAL FILM INDUSTRY???

EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THIS EARTH HAS A DREAM TO WATCH HIMSELF ON THE SILVER SCREEN & BOAST IN FRONT OF THE FRIENDS & FAMILIES THAT HE HAS WORKED IN A MOVIE. MOREOVER, AFTER HE LEAVES THIS WORLD HE OR SHE HAS LEFT HER LEGACY IN THE FORM OF ART FOR HIS UPCOMING GENERATIONS. WHAT EVERYONE WANTS IS NAME, FAME & RESPECT. WELL, THAT'S THE ANSWER WITH A 100% ACCURACY. IN MASLOW'S THEORY HUMAN BEING HAS SELF-ESTEEM DESIRES WHICH IS FULFILLED OR SATIATED THROUGH THE FILM INDUSTRY ROUTES. WHETHER THE PERSON IS A SCION OF A POLITICIAN, A BUREAUCRAT, AN ACTOR, A MIDDLE-CLASS FELLOW OR EVEN A POOR ONE EVERY ONE WANTS TO ENTER IN THIS GLAMOROUS INDUSTRY TO TRY THEIR SHEER LUCK. YES!!! BECAUSE IN THIS INDUSTRY ONLY TALENT IS NOT ENOUGH. THE LADY LUCK SHOULD ALSO SMILE ON YOU...

BUT THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION WHICH POPS UP IN EVERYONE'S MIND IS:

HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR/ACTRESS IN THIS FILM INDUSTRY???

WELL, THE TRUTH IS THAT NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU AN ACTOR. IT'S YOU WHO CAN ONLY MAKE YOURSELF AN ACTOR BECAUSE AN ACTOR BY BIRTH WILL ALWAYS BE AN ACTOR WHILE OTHERS CAN JUST GROOM YOU IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. THESE CAN BE THE SO CALLED ACTING INSTITUTES, PERSONAL TRAINERS WHICH COST YOU A BIT OR THE WORK BEHIND THE CAMERA AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OR ASSISTANT SCRIPT WRITER CAN SHAPE YOU IN A PROPER MANNER AS A GOOD ACTOR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF THAT IN THE BOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY. 

ONE OF THEM IS THE SUPERHERO OF INDIA 

THE OTHER ONE IS THE INDIAN ROCKSTAR WHILE

THE THIRD ONE IS ONSET TO WEAR HIS FATHER'S SHOES BY BECOMING A DIRECTOR

HOWEVER, THAT IS A LONG & TOUGH ROUTE

THAN MENTION ME THE EASIEST WAYS TO BECOME AN ACTOR???

WELL, NO EASIEST WAY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED YET TO BECOME AN ACTOR. AN INDIVIDUAL'S MISSION IS NOT TO BE JUST AN ACTOR BUT SHOULD BE A RENOWNED & SUCCESSFUL ACTOR WHOM FINANCIERS & PRODUCERS CAN BANK UPON.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE FEW SUGGESTIONS WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE:

1. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: THERE IS AN OLD ADAGE THAT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. YOU CAN SELECT ONE     OF THE POPULAR DIALOGUES WHICH ARE YOUR FAVORITES SO THAT IT IS EASY TO REMEMBER. THEN YOU CAN PRACTICE THAT FOR 10 TO 15 TIMES UNLESS YOU  GET IT PROPERLY 

2. MIRROR IS YOUR BEST FRIEND: PRACTICING IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR GIVES          YOU A VERY GOOD FEEL. MOREVER, IT HELPS YOU TO CHECK ON YOURSELF                WHETHER YOU ARE PERFORMING PROPERLY OR NOT

3. AUDIENCE: YOUR FRIENDS, ACQUAINTANCES, STREET OR STAGE SHOWS AND 

           FAMILY IS YOUR AUDIENCE. ITS MUST TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF THEM. 

  

                     ADDITIONALLY, YOUR PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL FUNCTIONS, STAGE SHOWS 

   ALSO HELPS YOU A LOT.

4. STAGE FEAR: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WHICH MOST OF THE ARTISTS FACE. 

  IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, YOU ARE ALONE BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE AUDIENCE  FROM THE PODIUM OF THE STAGE YOU GET NERVOUS. PERFORMING MORE IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCES INCREASES YOUR CONFIDENCE, ENHANCES YOUR ACTING SKILLS, PERSONALITY AS WELL AS YOU CAN ACT WITH APLOMB.

5. CAMERA FEAR: EVEN THE WELL-ESTABLISHED STAGE ACTORS HAVE THE FEAR         OF THE CAMERA WHEN THEY APPEAR FOR AN AUDITION. THERE IS A SAYING             THAT WHILE FACING THE CAMERA, THE ACTOR GETS NERVOUS & PROFUSELY          KEEPS ON SWEATING. THIS IS THE WORLD OF MODERN GADGETS, CAMERAS &    MOBILE PHONES. YOU CAN SHOOT YOURSELF EVERYDAY IN THE CAMERA &    WATCH YOUR PERFORMANCE. THIS CAN HELP YOU TO DISSUADE THE CAMERA      FEAR

6. SKIN OF THE CHARACTER: ACCORDING TO MY INFORMATION, NO ACTING                  SCHOOL IN THE WORLD CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO ENTER INTO THE SKIN OF A             CHARACTER. THIS WORK CAN BE DONE BY THE ACTOR ITSELF. LOTS OF THINGS      COME INTO EXISTENCE WHEN A PERSON HAS TO ENTER IN THE SKIN OF THE      CHARACTER. WHETHER YOU PLAY A GANGSTER, A LOVER, A SIMPLE MAN, AN      ARROGANT BUSINESSMAN, SHREWD LAWYER OR A CORRUPTED BUREAUCRAT YOU HAVE TO SIMPLY JUSTIFY YOUR CHARACTER TO EARN THE ACCOLADES &     STANDING OVATION FROM THE AUDIENCES AS WELL AS BE A LEGEND. WHETHER THE MOVIE TURNS INTO A HIT OR A SHIT (APOLOGIES) A FLOP, YOUR PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE PRAISED BY THE AUDIENCES AS WELL AS THE CRITICS. REMEMBER, CRITICS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THEM YOUR FRIENDS AS THEY CLOSELY ANALYSE & MONITOR YOUR PERFORMANCES. THIS IS THEIR JOB & THEY ARE EXPERTS. HAVE A LOOK AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST LEGEND OF INDIAN CINEMA WHICH PRESENTS THE PERFECT ACTOR WHO GOT UNDER THE SKIN OF THE CHARACTER IN A NEGATIVE ROLE AS A DACOIT. EVEN A 5 YEAR OLD INDIAN KID REMEMBERS HIS NAME NOT ONLY IN INDIA BUT FOREIGN SOILS ALSO

7. STRONG BELIEF: THE LAST THING IS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A STRONG BELIEF IN YOURSELF WHETHER A PERSON ENCOURAGES OR DISCOURAGES YOUR PERFORMANCES. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES IN BOLLYWOOD WHERE THE ACTRESS BROKE INTO TEARS ON HER DEBUT MOVIE AS THE DIRECTOR SHOUTED ON HER BUT LATER ON SHE WENT ON TO BE A GREAT ACTRESS WHO EVEN WON FILMFARE AWARDS & MOST IMPORTANTLY WORKED IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES TOO. IT WAS HER STRONG BELIEF & WILL POWER WHICH TOOK HER TO THE TOP POSITION IN BOLLYWOOD. SHE IS ONE OF THE RECOGNIZED GREAT ACTRESS OF INDIA AS WELL AS ABROAD. 

WE WILL COME WITH THE SECOND SCHEDULE VERY SOON WHERE WHAT ARE THE BEST STEPS TO BECOME AN ACTOR WOULD BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE...

THANKS & BEST OF LUCK FOR YOUR INITIAL PREPARATIONS