Famed NSD to start acting course in city

For the newly launched course, the institute will be accepting applications till October 1. Operating from 603, Durga Chambers, Andheri West, the institute will be shortlisting 30 candidates for the batch after the auditions on October 10. Classes are to be held from 8 am to 6 pm for five days a week

Mumbai: The National School of Drama (NSD), a premier Delhi-based theatre institute that has produced some of the country’s finest actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Makrand Deshpande, Om Puri, Irrfan Khan and Anupam Kher, has announced a year-long acting course in the city beginning on October 15, auditions of which are scheduled for October 10.

New Delhi, India- 21 May 2016: Students of National School of Drama rehearsing for a play ‘Taj mahal ka tender’ on May 21, at National School of Drama in New Delhi, India. (Phto: Prabhas Roy/ Hindustan Times)

Director of NSD Chittaranjan Tripathi said, “The Mumbai course would follow the unique NSD methodology, which has evolved over 66 years through the experiences of veteran theatre artists.” The course will be conducted at a rented facility in Andheri since NSD does not yet have a permanent campus in the city.

For the newly launched course, the institute will be accepting applications till October 1. Operating from 603, Durga Chambers, Andheri West, the institute will be shortlisting 30 candidates for the batch after the auditions on October 10. Classes are to be held from 8 am to 6 pm for five days a week.

NSD in Delhi admits only 33 students each year to its prestigious three-year course.

“Mumbai is the home of Bollywood, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati theatre. The city has a tradition of over two and a half centuries of theatre. Yet, students here had no direct access to NSD training. By starting this programme, we want to make our curriculum available to more aspiring actors,” Tripathi said.