Career in Acting

Hey buddy! Myself Govinda and I have completed my 10th grade. I am interested in acting and I want to make my career as a modal. Would you please tell me that what should I do to be a modal??

[Kiran Chandar]

First of all, all the best for your career and as you said that you want to be a modal so let me tell you that you can apply for any diploma course in film schools. In India, there are many film schools that encourage your skills and shine your ability so you should apply in those schools. Here I am providing list of some film schools:

Following list of film schools are:

FTII, Pune Film and Television Institute of India

The Barry John Acting studio

National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi

Anupan Kher’s, Actor Prepares

Subhash Ghai’s, Whistling Woods International

Roshan Taneja Acting Studio

AAFT ,Noida

Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute

Delhi Film Institute

ZIMA

Digital Film School, Mumbai

Kreating Charakters Pvt. Ltd

BestActor Academy
Mumbai , Maharastra , 400089 India

Hi I want to make my career in the field of acting so please tell me which type of job can I get and what is the pay scale of jobs in acting?

[Arun Vats]

Though Bollywood, the Mecca of the Indian film industry, you can kick start your career in acting by getting a break on TV channels.

These channels are growing in numbers with mega serials, reality shows, game shows and various count downs.

All this brings in a lot of opportunities for upcoming actors.

You can also become a stage artist for which you need to complete an academic stint at the National School of Drama.

There are many institutions offering acting courses all over India.

There are plenty of career opportunities for aspiring actors and actresses but since more and more youngsters want to get into this field so it has made this field more competitive.

It is not so easy to get into this field.

There are many institutions in our country which provide degree and diploma courses in drama and acting.

There are various institutions all over India that offer short term as well as long term programs in acting. The fee structure for these course can vary from anywhere Rs.35,000 and Rs.1,50,000.

Pay Packet

Acting:

A stage actor can get somewhere around Rs.1,000 to Rs. 10,000 per show.

This largely depends upon the scale of the show, kind of role, production house and moreover the kind of viewers.

An experienced TV actor can approximately earn between Rs.10,000 to Rs.2, 00,000 per episode whereas a new comer can get Rs.2, 000 to Rs.10,000 depending on the role.

Top Companies

Top banners you can look forward to be a part of are as follows:

1. Star TV
2. Pritish Nandi Communications
3. Cinevista
4. Sahara one Media and Entertainment Ltd
5. Saregama India Ltd
6. UTV Software Communication Ltd
7. Balaji Telefilms Ltd
8. Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd