World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas, Namit Das to Aahana Kumra, new-age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
All the worlds a stage when it comes to honing appearing expertise. Theatre has at all times been a prepared pool for Bollywood in addition to tv when it comes to sourcing the best of actors. Now, OTT as a platform appears to have taken cue.
With the fast surge in reputation of streaming websites as platforms of leisure, a brand new breed of actors with a theatre backgrounds, who had been ready for the appropriate break, have emerged as family names. On World Theatre Day, we take a look at these outstanding names within the digital area who owe their roots to the theatre.
Chandan Roy Sanyal
World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas to Aahana Kumra, new age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal, who received new followers along with his act within the fashionable collection “Aashram”, is a well known identify within the theatre circuit. He says the medium taught him “humanity”.
“I think the biggest takeaway for me is humanity. It teaches you how to treat everyone equally. I did revive my theatre in lockdown. I worked on two pieces. One is ‘Dumb Waiter’ by Harold Pinter, A British comedy and created another show called “In between, which is a few bunch of actors in an audition room. And I hope to carry to the stage this 12 months,” stated Chandan.
Sumeet Vyas
World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas to Aahana Kumra, new age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
Sumeet Vyas, who proudly acknowledges owing his grooming as an actor to theatre, was one of many earliest starters on OTT. He has been working in digital exhibits from lengthy earlier than it turned a fad, having made his first streaming impression approach again in 2014 with The Viral Fever present, “Permanent Roommates”.
Lately, too, Sumeet has emerged as one of many busiest actors on OTT platforms. Last 12 months he was seen in exhibits as various as “Official Bhootiyagiri”, “Wakaalat From Home” and “Dark 7 White”, apart from the online movie “Unpaused”. This 12 months thus far, he has had a pivotal position in Mahesh Manjrekar’s warfare drama “1962: The War In The Hills”.
“Theatre has given me everything. My upbringing as an artiste happened with a theatre company. I was 17 and it’s been 20 years since then. So, everything I know about cinema, stories, human beings and life is through theatre. Theatre taught me that nothing is permanent. You cannot hang on to success or failure,” he stated.
Namit Das
World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas to Aahana Kumra, new age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
Namit Das discovered prepared takers within the digital area final 12 months with consecutive exhibits “Aarya”, “A Suitable Boy”, and “Mafia”, after making his mark in 2019 with the exhibits “Abhay” and “Table No. 5”. Namit who has been seen on and off the Bollywood display screen since 2009, has been a part of the theatre world since 2002.
“I think one of the biggest takeaways has been discipline and the fact that you have to be there and the show never stops for anyone. No actor, technician is bigger than the story that you are putting up. When you have the show in the evening and your tickets have been sold and the audience is coming, there is no getting away from the fact that this might not happen. Everything happens. So, this belief in the bigger sense is controlling you and you realise that you are one small part of it. This is one of the biggest learning from the world of theatre,” stated Namit.
Aahana Kumra
World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas to Aahana Kumra, new age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
For Aahana Kumra, working in theatre for a decade gave her the streak of fearlessness whereas dealing with the digicam.
“When I professionally started performing theatre in 2011 in Naseeruddin Shah’s play ‘By George’, I rehearsed for it for 4-5 months and that changed me. It was the first time somebody had paid to watch something I performed. So, that was an emotional moment for me. I also felt very responsible that we speak to society through stage. Theatre started because there was a communication we were trying to build with our audience. It has led me to be what I am. It lets me be fearless, it lets me experiment and that is something which so many mediums don’t allow us to do. Theatre allows you to grow which no other medium has done. I see a lot of fearlessness in actors who come out of theatre,” stated Aahana.
Freddy Daruwala
World Theatre Day: Sumeet Vyas to Aahana Kumra, new age OTT stars who owe their roots to stage
Freddy Daruwala, who will quickly be seen within the internet collection “The Incomplete Man” and “Inspector Avinash”, is thought for his roles Gujarati performs. Although he is not ready to give a lot time to it these days, the actor has discovered a approach to stability it.
Talking about what theatre has taught him, Freddy stated: “It teaches you preparation and practice, which is a very important tool. It will make your performance a little better than others. If you are prepared then you won’t think so much about how you will go for the lines.”
He added: “I do want to go back to my theatre. To balance, when I know I can’t do theatre, I do theatre workshops with my friends who have done theatre or are doing it. It helps me gain confidence and puts me back into the roots of my learning.”
