Known Bollywood actor Ali Khan advised the youth to first go for quality education before chasing their dreams as education plays a major role in various aspects of life. He said this at the Bollywood School of Drama in Dehradun where he will be coaching budding actors for two days.
Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Khan said that his main aim in visiting Dehradun is to find those with potential for acting and help them develop their talent in order to find work in the industry. Addressing the youth of Uttarakhand, he exhorted them to first ensure that they had quality education before they began pursuing their dreams. Quality education helps one achieve success in various spheres whether it be acting, directing or producing in the industry, he added. Born in Bihar, Ali Khan completed his BSc and llB before moving to Mumbai in 1987 in order to work in the film industry. He had a passion for acting since his childhood and was in search of an opportunity to get an entry in the industry for which he had to struggle a lot. He acted in the movie Khuda Gawah starring Amitabh Bachchan in 1992 and various other movies including Border, Khiladi and Indian among others since then. BSD chairman Wasim Raja said that in the future various noted actors including Raza Murad, Pankaj Berry and directors including Ravi Bhatia, Raman Kumar and others would visit the BSD to guide students.