NSD marks its presence at National Film Awards
27 March 2013 4:25 AM IST
The 60th National Film Awards last week brought to light that the National School of Drama (NSD) is still the most proactive trainer in the industry, giving graduates an edge before and behind the camera in tinsel town and on stage.
Five graduates the country's premier drama school made the grade on the honour roll of the 60th National Film Awards. While filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia got the award for the best movie Paan Singh Tomar, Irrfan Khan won the best actor prize. Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia got the the best supporting actors and actress award, respectively, with Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Industry watchers say the roster casts the spotlight on NSD, known for its intensive production-oriented training and focus on traditional theatre with international and regional exchanges.
Set up in 1975 under the Ministry of Culture, NSD offers a three-year course that covers body language, martial arts, Sanskritic and western traditions of acting. It has two outreach wings - the theatre in school programme and the repertory company that takes theatre to children and to the regions.
Senior NSD repertory artist Sukumar Tudu said: ‘A holistic training in acting and stage production can sustain an actor in the long run. Tigmanshu (Dhulia), Irrfan (Khan), Dolly (Ahluwalia), Nawaz (Nawazuddin)... they were all trained in traditional and western theatre methods at the school...the NSD training gives them substance and ease to fit into any character on the stage.’
Five graduates the country's premier drama school made the grade on the honour roll of the 60th National Film Awards. While filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia got the award for the best movie Paan Singh Tomar, Irrfan Khan won the best actor prize. Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia got the the best supporting actors and actress award, respectively, with Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Industry watchers say the roster casts the spotlight on NSD, known for its intensive production-oriented training and focus on traditional theatre with international and regional exchanges.
Set up in 1975 under the Ministry of Culture, NSD offers a three-year course that covers body language, martial arts, Sanskritic and western traditions of acting. It has two outreach wings - the theatre in school programme and the repertory company that takes theatre to children and to the regions.
Senior NSD repertory artist Sukumar Tudu said: ‘A holistic training in acting and stage production can sustain an actor in the long run. Tigmanshu (Dhulia), Irrfan (Khan), Dolly (Ahluwalia), Nawaz (Nawazuddin)... they were all trained in traditional and western theatre methods at the school...the NSD training gives them substance and ease to fit into any character on the stage.’
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