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The aspiring actors of the diploma batch were extremely lucky to interact with an acclaimed casting director Tess Joseph who has cast for films such as Lion, Life of Pi, The Namesake & others.Tess Joseph began her journey as a Casting Director (India) on Mira Nair's 'Namesake' and went on to work with many international directors including Wes Anderson, Jeffrey Brown, Ang Lee and Doug Liman. She joined the Indian cast of Lion produced by TWC which premiered at The Toronto Film Festival 2016 and has Sunny Pawar already nominated for Critics Choice Awards. Tess is one of the co-producers on Girl

Veteran Actor Rajhubir Yadav delivered a Celebrity Guest lecture at Actor Prepares. Rajhubir shared his challenges and experiences with the diploma batch students while portraying a character in a film as well as in OTT platforms. He was seen in many milestone films in the following decades. Two films that he has acted in have received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Salaam Bombay! and Lagaan). Raghubir Yadav is one of the few Indian actors to have received the Silver Peacock Best Actor Award, at the International Film Festival of India. His most acclaimed role was as the drug addicted "Chillum" in Salaam Bombay! (1988). His other acclaimed

Drishika Chander attended the Diploma Programme in Acting at Actor Prepares. She made her debut in Deepak Reddy’s short-film Manasanamaha which has been making noise ever since it was released in March. Manasanamaha, a palindrome meaning salutations to the mind, also stars Viraj Ashwin, Valli Raghvender, Prithvi Sharma and Bunny Abhiran. What’s unique about the film that’s catching everyone’s attention is the fact that the film shows the story unraveling in reverse, so do the engaging visuals on-screen. She plays a complete contrast to her role in Manasanamaha. The film is a love story set in a village with a completely new team. The

Gurbani Gill completed her diploma programme at Actor Prepares. The course followed a disciplined approach, incorporating a broad array of classes that trained her in key aspects such as emotions, voice, body, speech & diction, characterization, auditioning techniques and method acting. Gurbani made her film debut in the Marathi-language film Dear Molly directed by Gajendra Ahire. She looks very confident in front of the camera despite it being her first film. She has starred with other well-known artists from the Marathi industry including Alok Rajwade, Mrinmayee Godbole and Ashwini Giri. The film is about a daughter’s journey to find her missing father in Sweden. The movie

'Aarya' - Indian crime thriller drama series fame Sikandar Kher delivered a guest lecture at Actor Prepares. Sikandar is known for his brilliant acting performance in the movies including Milan Talkies, Romeo Akbar Walter, The Zoya Factor, Sooryavanshi and many others. He got his first break in acting from producer Sanjay Gupta in the film, Woodstock Villa. Sikandar has played comic roles in films like Tere Bin Laden 2 and The Zoya Factor. Also, Sikandar Kher has a line of projects in his hand and will be seen in many big films. He also made a debut on television and was seen in shows like 24, Aarya and International Netflix show - Sense 8. He is