Prof. Roshan Taneja
Professor
Roshan Taneja, veteran Indian Guru of Acting, has been teaching acting for
over 40 years today. He is accredited with training
many of India's leading Film, Theatre and TV actors for four decades,
besides nurturing the talents of a host of other actors.
Having trained at the
prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York, under
legendary American Guru of Acting, late Mr. Sanford Meisner and Mr. Sidney
Polack; Professor
Taneja is not only one of the first teachers of Acting in India, but also the
pioneer of Method Acting in India.
Mr. Taneja is a
database of knowledge and experience on acting. He has an answer to almost
any problem that an actor can have. A very modest and unassuming man, his
long list of achievements can be seen on the alumni page.
Mrs. Mithika Taneja
Mrs. Mithika Taneja is a
Diploma Holder in Cinema from the Film and Television Institute of
India (FTII), Pune. After Bombay Actors Studio was established in
Bombay (Mumbai) by Mr. Roshan Taneja, Mrs. Taneja partially assisted
him with the classes, and in 1986-87 trained under him in acting. Ever
since she has been an active part of the institution and the acting
course. She conducts the Diction classes and Spot Speech classes, and is reputed for her
exacting nature as a teacher. Such is her stringency for Diction that
many students coming from different parts of India (or the world) with
various regional accents have 'got rid' of it and adapted to the pure
Hindustani accent.
Mr. Raja Sevak
Mr. Raja Sevak, originally a
Fabrication
Engineer from Surat, had been working on the stage since childhood.
Being born to theatre actors, acting seems to be in his blood. He
completed his acting course from Actors Studio in 1998. But such was
his talent and potential that Mr. Taneja himself made him an offer he
couldn't refuse - to teach at Actors Studio. Ever since Mr. Sevak has
been an instructing faculty and teaches subjects like Action Problem,
Voice, Scenes. His extensive knowledge of so many subjects even
outside of cinema and acting, is something that impresses most people.
He is also a fine classical singer.
Mr. Saurabh
Pathak
Mr. Saurabh Pathak is a
commerce graduate from Indore. He came to Bombay Actors Studio in the
new millennium and successfully completed his acting course. He had
been an active part of the Marathi theatre long before he even started
the acting course. He once acted in a play in which he had played over
30 characters. That's right, thirty! He is the youngest instructor in
the institute and has a great rapport with most students of all
batches.
