My journey with “Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai” 💙💘💙

My journey with ‘Actor Prepares’ has been nothing less than magical. And no, I am not exaggerating. Landing inside the wooden furnishings adorned with iconic posters and connecting with the stage that has seen such stalwarts perform, was truly a blessing. Little did I know, my journey planned for 3 months would last almost a year, thanks to the lockdown. The best twist of 2020 for me was, that it helped me be with the magic of ‘Actor Prepares’ for a much longer time, than expected.

Reaching ‘Actor Prepares’ for me, was a journey that I had been planning from the past 4 years. Soon after my under graduation in dentistry, I had shifted gears into the broadcast media industry and had been working as a News Anchor and Assistant Producer with English news channels. With round-the-clock shift timings, and a constant time crunch, I remember finding it extremely hard to accommodate time for theatre rehearsals and plays.

I even used to open the website of ‘Actor Prepares’ discreetly on my office desktop and keep a tab on the process of admission. I did this for three years. And finally, towards the end of 2019, I said, “let’s do this”. I quit my job, applied for ‘Actor Prepares’, made a short trip to Mumbai and visited the office. I gave my first audition, an amateur performance of a cliché Bollywood character. As I filled my form for the details, I couldn’t believe I had taken more than 3 years to actually REACH this temple of acting.

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The vibe of this institute is unmatched. Faculties were more like family for us, serving us our truth, and helping us break our barriers, every single day. They unitedly challenged us to perform better, making us value our flaws and perfections, both to our advantage.

Paresh Sir’s motivational charm, Suraj Sir’s rocking dose of reality, Bablu Sir’s passion for fine details, Alok Sir’s powerful aura of imagination, and Suveer Sir’s rhythm with the resonators, made the perfect mould for us to shape ourselves as an actor.

In a world filled with judgements about actors and the profession, ‘Actor Prepares’ will give you the golden insight and belief, that, be it acting or any other passion, “Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai”. It will show you the torchlight and help you realize that acting, just like any other profession, is NOT EASY. In fact, now I realize, acting is much more than hard work, it takes a piece of your soul to live another character.

 All in all, if you reach ‘Actor Prepares’, you are blessed. You will walk in with doubts, and walk out with conviction and pride.

Thank you, team ‘Actor Prepares’ for adding magic to my life. Shine on!

Snehal Shrivastava