Chandu Champion Actor Aniruddh Dave on How Actors From NSD and FTII Are Now ‘Real Stars’ (LatestLY Exclusive)

Chandu Champion is releasing tomorrow. Patiala Babes actor Aniruddh Dave is playing the role of Jagannath Petkar in the movie. It is the role of Kartik Aaryan's brother. In his career, he has trained with actors who are from NSD and FTII. Talking about the government institutions, he said that actors from there are real stars now. Chandu Champion Screening: Kartik Aaryan-Kabir Khan’s Biographical Drama Leaves Real-Life ‘Chandu Champion’ Murlikant Petkar Teary-Eyed (Watch Video)

In an Exclusive chat with LatestLY.Com, he said, "Though I am not from those institutes, in theatre I have trained with faculties who are alumni of such schools. Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Varma these actors are ruling over mediums, and they are from such places." Aniruddh Dave who has done a lot of theatre says such schools truly polish the craft of an actor.

Aniruddh Dave with Kartik Aaryan

Dave says the Government institutes are underrated. Dave says, "Vijay Varma from FTII is ruling over Netflix. Pankaj Tripathi, Brijendra Kala who are from NSD are in every second movie and OTT show. I am very happy to see this. There was a time people from NSD were considered down market. People making commercials would not hire theatre and NSD stars saying they looked too down market. They did not even let 'such faces' stand on sets. Everyone wanted upmarket looks. Today, people hail talents like Nawazuddin Siddiqui."

Aniruddh Dave was mentored by Satish Kaushik when he was starting out.  "These people live in an atmosphere where they are constantly talking about the craft and watching movies. Sudeep Chatterjee, Bollywood's best cinematographer is from FTII," he gushes. Chandu Champion: Watch Kartik Aaryan’s Inspiring Army Jawan Training in New Promo! Fans Eager for Release

Aniruddh Dave in Kaagaaz 2

He also spoke about the matter of how masses in India are unable to relate to Gen-Z actors as most of them do not even talk in Hindi in interviews. Dave said, "We identify Bollywood cinema as Hindi language cinema. The audience is 85 per cent Hindi speaking. I feel knowledge of Hindi is basic. We are always encouraged to read Hindi books, poems and literature to improve our skills. Sky is the limit for a good performer with good spoken Hindi."

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 13, 2024 10:04 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).