The element of acting is present in man from the moment of birth, as a child combines body movements and vocal chords, in order to communicate needs to its mother. As the years go by, a child learns to imitate elders, to control and to manipulate expressions. With an innocence, a lack of inhibition and curiosity, a child is the best student of acting, while maturity brings along self-doubt and an unwillingness to accept new ideas.

Necessitating an actor's most consistent need… a hunger for knowledge, to learn more. It is this specific knowledge that allows an actor to create his own universe. For an actor's face needs to be an empty canvas, ready to be shaped as per the role portrayed. An ability that comes only with a continuous cycle of learning and practice.

If you believe you possess the ability to imagine, to relate to people and situations that exit in another mind, if you can project emotions, improvise, glean mannerisms and styles from diverse people, if you are an observer and not a spectator, if you can present a make-believe performance that may not be splendid but is convincing, then you could well take a swing at acting.

Acting is as serious a business as any other, and contrary to what is commonly believed, requires sheer hard work. All the glamour and glitz mask an extremely completive business.

Actors are paid on the basis of star status:, the project’s profile and specifications of the role. Compensation could range from few thousand rupeesper episode to a few crore rupees per movie.