From Film School to Film Sets: Actors Who Invested in Learning the Craft – Rasika Dugal, Kalki Koechlin to Vidhatri Bandi

Acting schools are the gyms for actors. And Bollywood boasts actors who’ve polished their craft at film schools only to bring the most defined shades on-screens. Here’s looking at actors who invested in learning the craft.

Vidhatri Bandi: Shiddat actress Vidhatri Bandi graduated from UCLA – TFT (Theater, Film and Television) in 2016 and pursued a professional program in acting for camera and a career development course. The actress also participated in a one-month basic improvisation course at The Groundlings.

Kalki Koechlin: Kalki Koechlin was attracted to theater from a young age. The actress has studied drama at Goldsmiths, University of London. Even while she studied at Hebron School, a boarding school in Ooty, she was also involved in acting and writing.

Rasika Dugal: Mirzapur actress Rasika Dugal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune and earned a postgraduate degree. For the unversed, the actress was taught by the veteran Naseeruddin Shah while she was studying at FTII.

Tillotama Shome: Tillotama Shome, known for pulling off layered roles, has completed a master’s program in Educational Theatre from New York University. In New York, the actress also taught theatre to murder convicts at a high-security US prison.

Athiya Shetty: Athiya Shetty chose to take up acting at a very young age. The ‘Hero’ actress enrolled herself at New York Film Academy to study acting and pursue a graduation degree in Filmmaking & Liberal Arts.

When it comes to knowing the craft and skills from the inside out, these actresses have honed it!