Bollywood actor Anupam Kher will launch his acting school Actor Prepares in Ahmedabad after having launched the branches in Chandigarh and London.

 

"This phase of vigorous expansion reflects the high level of interest in Indian cinema and the entertainment business among the younger generation the world over. I believe that acting, like any craft, can be taught, learnt and perfected," Kher said.

"My interactions with the current crop of international directors like Danny Boyle or Ang Lee or Gurinder Chaddha, keeps me abreast of global trends that are emerging in world cinema and I pass on such knowledge to my students," added the actor, whose career spans a quarter century encompassing almost 400 films.

The 2.5-acre acting school will be launched on July 20. The campus also has swimming pool, a gymnasium, and a horse-riding school.

Asked about it, Anupam said, "Acting cannot be taught in isolation. It needs to be viewed as part of a larger exercise of personality development. Hence in our programmes everywhere, we also include yoga, dance, martial arts, voice and diction etc."

The veteran is also ideating a programme on life-coaching, called The Change Within.

"I got the idea from my own life in which I roller-coastered along from failure to success to almost failure again. And I realised that through it all I have not really changed as a person. So I started discovering the roots of my equanimity and I rediscovered the wisdom of my grandfather`s sayings" said Anupam.

He is also planning to launch a school in South Africa.