Acting workshops are a fantastic thing: Sanjay Kapoor
Actor Sanjay Kapoor has been experimenting with a lot — be it with respect to roles or even mediums. His web release, Lust stories (2018) was recently nominated for an Emmy this year. According to him, the medium doesn’t matter and he forgets it once the camera starts rolling.
“Once you are in front of the camera, it really doesn’t matter. It is about emoting and getting the character right. The medium doesn’t matter much while acting. I remember I was working for TV, web and a film at the same time. The only difference would be the time period and the audience,” says the Raja (1995) actor.
Talking about the changing scenario in the industry, Sanjay says that the one big trend that he likes is attending film workshops. He says, “The best thing that I like about the industry now is acting workshops. Workshops are a fantastic thing, and it prepares an actor for a particular role. It has been very common in Hollywood. In India, it has been with active for just about five years now. I remember during Luck By Chance (2009), Zoya (Akhtar) had conducted readings with all the actors. During Lust Stories as well, we did at least three days of reading with the entire cast.” He adds, “For Tevar (2015), we had auditioned for actors in every frame, along with the casting director Mukesh Chhabra. The success of a film is not in our hands, but the quality of filmmaking is. And thankfully, we have really high standards today. We are doing films that audiences actually wants to see.”