Best Acting schools in India

(1) FTII, Pune Film and Television Institute of India
FTII is located in Pune. The Institute offers 2 year PG Diploma in Acting.

The most prestigious of all Indian acting schools. Teaches acting, direction, cinematography, screen play writing & other sects of film making.

Alumni: They have provided hundreds of talented people to Indian cinema, check out here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India_alumni

http://www.ftiindia.com/

Flat No 11, Telephone Exchange, Law College Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India

+91 20 2543 1817

(2) The Drama school
It offers one year long certificate course along with some short duration courses. With well trained faculties, & unique theatre forms & methods it is growing very fast.

Program Coordinator

+91 9619336336

info@thedramaschoolmumbai.in

Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh

Dr Bhalerao Marg,

Charni Road Kele Wadi,

Mumbai, Maharashtra 400002
http://thedramaschoolmumbai.in/

(3) The Barry John Acting studio

The Barry John Acting studio is in Mumbai and Delhi. It offers diploma and Certificate courses in acting. Teaching method is a mix of theatre & film, meshing acting methods by Stanislavski, Stella adler, Sanford Meisner.

Mumbai Studio

301 Nanak Chambers, Opp. Fun Republic

New Link Road, Andheri West

Mumbai 400053

Phone :- +91 9967977966 / 67, +91 22-26742192

Delhi Studio

32 Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV

New Delhi 110024

Phone :- +91 9716114466, +91 9999704455, +91 11-40578451

http://www.bjas.in/

(4) National School of Drama (NSD)
NSD offers a 3 year course which leads to a PG diploma in Dramatic Arts. Well the teachings here are heavily theatre based. They will train you specifically for theatre though people like Nassrudin shah, Irfan Khan & Nawazuddin Siddiqui etc have made it big in Bollywood. Make a choice according to the career you want to pursue.

National School of Drama

Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi - 110 001

Tel - 011-23389402

http://nsd.gov.in/


(5) Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute

Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai offers 3 months course in acting.

Vasundhara Society No.95, Unit D-4/5/6 Mhada, S.V. Patel Nagar,

Andheri-West, Mumbai-400053, India

Email - actinginstitute@yahoo.co.in

Contact Person:

Mr. Naresh / Ms. Jennifer

Tel: 022 - 2636 1626, 2639 8073

Mob: 9820036584

http://www.knkactinginstitute.com/

(6) Actor Prepares

Anupan Kher’s institute offers full time and part time course in acting. The institute has branches in Mumbai, Ahmadabad and Chandigarh.

In duration of three months they will mesh up your acting classes with dance & martial arts. Students have complained about bulky batches (more than 30 students in a batch)

Actor Prepares – Mumbai

1st Floor, Film Industry Welfare Trust House

Near S.N.D.T College,

Next to Ajivasan Hall,

Juhu Road, Santacruz (west)

Mumbai – 400049.

Tel: +91-22-65261232, +91-22-65261231, +91-22-26605659 / 6180

Mob: +91 9167233342

Tollfree : 1800 209 1231

Email: info@actorprepares.net

http://www.actorprepares.net/

(7) Whistling Woods International

Subhash Ghai is the chairman of Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. The courses include a 2 year course in acting. Well it is very costly, check out your pockets before considering & no great alumni yet. Quality is questionable.

Whistling Woods International

Film City Complex, Goregaon (East),

Mumbai 400065, Maharashtra, India

Landline: +91 22 - 30916146/30916247

Mobile: +91 8451803850/ 51/ 52/ 54/ 55

Email: counselor@whistlingwoods.net OR 

admissions@whistlingwoods.net

http://www.whistlingwoods.net/

(8) Roshan Taneja Acting Studio

Roshan Taneja Acting Studio in Mumbai offers 6 months course in acting.

For Admissions contact - 

Mr. Rohit Tanejaa - 09820013680

Mr. Anthony D'souza - 08898012356

Office Address - 

Bung. No. 29, Park Street,

Near Versova Telephone Exchange,

MHADA Andheri (W).

Mumbai 400 053 

Tel: 022-32226043/022-32080115

Mobile : 91 8898012356

Email id : rohittanejaa@hotmail.com

roshantanejafoundation@gmail.com
http://www.roshantaneja.com/

(9) Asian Academy of & Television, Noida

Asian Academy of Film and Television is located in Noida,UP. AAFT offers 3 months and 1 year programs in acting.

Marwah Studios Complex-1
An Island Of Excellence
Film City, Sector-16A
NOIDA-201301,
Uttar Pradesh, India
Ph. : +91-120-4831100 ( 30 Extn.)
Fax. +91 0120-2515246

http://www.aaft.com/

(10) Delhi Film Institute

The Delhi Film Institute is located in South Extension, Delhi. The institute offers 2 months acting course in acting.

E-73, South Extension, Part-I, New Delhi - 110049

Phone:

+91-11-41648672 +91-9999113242
+91-9711861183

E-Mail:

info@delhifilminstitute.com

http://www.delhifilminstitute.com/