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ABOUT ACTOR PREPARES

Actor Prepares is the most preferred acting institute for aspiring actors in India and across the globe. Established in 2005, the institute was established by international actor, Mr. Anupam Kher. Based in Mumbai, which is also home to the glamorous Hindi Film Industry, Actor Prepares is the only institute in the world that is run by a professionally active actor. Our training faculty is amongst the best in the industry and have over 17 years of professional experience. Actors trained by Anupam Kher and Actor Prepares include Deepika Padukone, Varun Dhawan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Kiara Advani.

Actor Prepares offers a variety of acting and writing courses which are scientifically designed incorporating modern and effective techniques that guarantee to bring out the actor or performer in you. A recent survey conducted by a Canadian Television network has proclaimed Actor Prepares as “The Most Unique School for Acting” in the world.

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I never knew that such an acting school measuring up to International Standards existed in Mumbai.

DANNY BOYLE

The classes have not only taught me the details of acting but groomed me overall and has made me a more confident person.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE

A very professional acting school because Anupam Kher himself is a thoroughly professional actor.

GURINDER CHADHA

Mr. Kher’s acting workshop with me was the most definitive and cathartic experience of my life.I will forever be thankful for the opportunity to have been taught by a talent as great as him.

HRITHIK ROSHAN

Actor Prepares is providing an invaluable service of fresh young talent of International Class

SHEKHAR KAPUR

Only after training under Mr. Anupam Kher I felt equipped to be able to fulfill the requirement.

ABHISHEKH BACHCHAN
Salman Khan on actor prepares

If a school bears the name of Anupam Kher, it must surely impart exceptional teachings in the art of acting and filmmaking, which is evident in the outstanding performance of its students.

SALMAN KHAN

TESTIMONIALS

I never knew that such an acting school measuring up to International Standards existed in Mumbai.

DANNY BOYLE

The classes have not only taught me the details of acting but groomed me overall and has made me a more confident person.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE

A very professional acting school because Anupam Kher himself is a thoroughly professional actor.

GURINDER CHADHA

Mr. Kher’s acting workshop with me was the most definitive and cathartic experience of my life.I will forever be thankful for the opportunity to have been taught by a talent as great as him.

HRITHIK ROSHAN

Actor Prepares is providing an invaluable service of fresh young talent of International Class

SHEKHAR KAPUR

Only after training under Mr. Anupam Kher I felt equipped to be able to fulfill the requirement.

ABHISHEKH BACHCHAN
Salman Khan on actor prepares

If a school bears the name of Anupam Kher, it must surely impart exceptional teachings in the art of acting and filmmaking, which is evident in the outstanding performance of its students.

SALMAN KHAN
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FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN

Award winning international actor Anupam Kher is best known for his prolific career in Indian cinema. He has appeared internationally in over 500 films and 100 plays, over a span of 35 years, with blockbuster hits including Saaransh​, ​Khosla Ka Ghosla​, ​A Wednesday, ​Special 26,​ ​Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara​ and The Accidental Prime Minister​ to name a few.

Having worked with acclaimed directors such as Ang Lee, David O. Russell, Woody Allen, Gurinder Chaddha and the Wachowskis, some of his Hollywood films include ​Silver Linings Playbook​, ​Hotel Mumbai​ and ​The Big Sick.

Anupam Kher, a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts, and former Chairman of the Film Certification Board, National School of Drama, and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is a recipient of the IIFA Award for ​Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema. He was nominated ​for the prestigious BAFTA and also was the recipient of a record breaking eight consecutive Filmfare Awards. In 2004, Kher was bestowed with the Padma Shri, followed by the Padma Bhushan Award in 2016, by the Indian government for his distinguished service of higher order in art.

Kher currently resides in New York, starring in NBC’s hit series ​New Amsterdam.

In addition to his acting career, he established Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares in 2005, a world-renowned acting school. Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani and Hrithik Roshan are amongst the list of notable alumni.

Kher has also authored two bestselling books:​ Lessons Life Taught MeUnknowingly: An Autobiography​, and ​The Best Thing About You Is You​, the latter has been translated into six languages and is in its 20th edition. Through his works, he has earned himself a reputation as a motivational speaker, sought by corporations and educational institutions including Harvard, Oxford, MIT, and Kellogg School of Management. In 2019, Anupam Kher was listed as one of the top ten social media influencers in the world.

He was awarded the Dalai Lama Award for his work with underprivileged children through the Anupam Kher Foundation, founded in 2008, and was also appointed as a UN Ambassador for the HeForShe campaign.

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Award winning international actor Anupam Kher is best known for his prolific career in Indian cinema. He has appeared internationally in over 500 films and 100 plays, over a span of 35 years, with blockbuster hits including Saaransh​, ​Khosla Ka Ghosla​, ​A Wednesday, ​Special 26,​ ​Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara​ and The Accidental Prime Minister​ to name a few.

Having worked with acclaimed directors such as Ang Lee, David O. Russell, Woody Allen, Gurinder Chaddha and the Wachowskis, some of his Hollywood films include ​Silver Linings Playbook​, ​Hotel Mumbai​ and ​The Big Sick.

Anupam Kher, a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts, and former Chairman of the Film Certification Board, National School of Drama, and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is a recipient of the IIFA Award for ​Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema. He was nominated ​for the prestigious BAFTA and also was the recipient of a record breaking eight consecutive Filmfare Awards. In 2004, Kher was bestowed with the Padma Shri, followed by the Padma Bhushan Award in 2016, by the Indian government for his distinguished service of higher order in art.

Kher currently resides in New York, starring in NBC’s hit series ​New Amsterdam.

In addition to his acting career, he established Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares in 2005, a world-renowned acting school. Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani and Hrithik Roshan are amongst the list of notable alumni.

Kher has also authored two bestselling books:​ Lessons Life Taught MeUnknowingly: An Autobiography​, and ​The Best Thing About You Is You​, the latter has been translated into six languages and is in its 20th edition. Through his works, he has earned himself a reputation as a motivational speaker, sought by corporations and educational institutions including Harvard, Oxford, MIT, and Kellogg School of Management. In 2019, Anupam Kher was listed as one of the top ten social media influencers in the world.

He was awarded the Dalai Lama Award for his work with underprivileged children through the Anupam Kher Foundation, founded in 2008, and was also appointed as a UN Ambassador for the HeForShe campaign.

FOLLOW HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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