The charisma of acting on stage lies in an actor’s attitude. An actor has to form and re-built the character he is playing,” says film actor Govind Namdev.
Govind Namdev is a renowned name among the theatre and film lovers across the country. On Thursday he was present at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan to take the ‘Master Class’ of thetare aspirants.
Marking the second day of 8th Theatre Olympics, Govind Namdev conducted the Master Class for theatre aspirants. He shared his experiences of theatre and film industry altogether with the audience.
The celebrated theatre personality of the city Alok Chatterjee was also present as the facilitator. Besides, GGovind Namdev was welcomed by senior journalist Girija Shankar. During the Master Class, Govind Namdev talked on the topic ‘Charater Building’.
While interacting with the audience, he said that whether it is theater or movie actor / actress, it is necessary to understand the character. Understanding whatever character has been given to them, molding that character in the most beautiful manner is important for an artist.
Sharing his experience in the National School of Drama and Indian Cinema, he told that if the artist does not understand his character, then this can be the biggest problem in acting.
He told that before he plays any role, he understands that, he searches for that character in his life. Then, his body language, his way of getting up and talking, by all means, determines the tone of his speech according to that character. After that, they take it on the platform or on the screen. Every artist should do these exercises.
Speaking about the pronunciation of language, he said that it is important to practice for correctness of language. The audience shared their view points and problems with Govind Namdev.
He said that it is important to have a sense of acting, it does not work to understand the sense of speech and it is easy to act.