Actress "Meeta Vasisht" Joins Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares Faculty
Meeta is a renowned television, film and theatre actress who has left an impress in all three media with herpowerful and intense performances.
-- Anupam Kher’s noted acting school ActorPrepares will soon see an addition to its faculty with Meeta Vasisht joining. Meeta is a renowned television, film and theatre actress who has left an impress in all three media with herpowerful and intense performances. A post-graduate in literature from PunjabUniversity, Chandigarh, and a graduate from the National School of Drama(Delhi), she was trained under the famous Patsy Rodenburg, UK’s legendary voiceand speech coach whose alumni included Lady Diana. Meeta has been on the visiting faculty ofsome of the premier design, film and theatre institutes of India; NIFT (Delhi),FTII (Pune), NSD (Delhi) and the NID (Ahmedabad). She has also conductedtheatre workshops in the UK (London, Birmingham, Leicester) and in Damascus.She teaches students of fashion design, film direction and acting, usingtheatre techniques. Meeta will teach in all the branches of Actor Prepares.
According to Meeta, “Anupam Kher is one of those rare peoplewho, I think, really celebrates individuality—his own and that of others.That’s obvious when he requests that you bring to the table 200 % of yourcreativity and experience in the field. And that you actively contribute to thelarger vision he has for Actor Prepares. This obviously makes it a great place forbudding actors to be in---where they know they’re going to unfold as unique,powerful personalities and not as assembly line actors. For us on the teachingside it becomes a challenge to be able to give one’s best, and I’ve alwaysloved both things---- a challenge and to be able to give one’s best.”
Meeta Vasishth has done manyfilms namely Taal, Ghulam, Phir Milenge, Maya, Kuch Khati Kuch Meethi etc. Alsoshe has been a part of many T.V Serials including Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki &Swabhimaan. “Meeta is a fine actress whohas straddled many media; theatre, television and cinema. She is also anaccomplished writer and teacher having conducted workshops on acting anddirection in UK and elsewhere. With her diverse experience, Meeta will be avaluable asset and talent multiplier at Actor Prepares,” says Mr Anupam Kher.
After getting unprecedentedcritical acclaim and commercial success Padma Shri Anupam Kher established hisdream project Actor Prepares in the heart of Mumbai. He not only takes time offhis very hectic schedule to personally impart some of his acting secrets totomorrow’s actors and superstars but has now started this latest addition tohis fine teaching haven. It is because of his keen intellect and thoroughunderstanding of the performing arts that he has started this latest weeklyventures. After opening branches in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad, he has goneinternational with his school by becoming the first actor to open aprofessional acting school in London; no less in association with Ealing MediaSchool and Heathrow City Partnership.
Actor Prepares has trained some ofthe finest actors of the Indian film Industry, including Deepika Padukone. Manyinternationally acclaimed directors such as Danny Boyle and Shekar Kapur havelavished accolades on Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares. The school currentlyhas 3 branches namely Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and London. The school also has asizeable collection of films and books/journals to facilitate the learning ofcinema. Actor Prepares also has a Talent Placement agency, which is constantlycalled upon by major film and television production companies to refer actorsand actresses for their projects.
