Gulshan Devaiah, Actor
Participant, Intensive Drama Program 2009
“I generally consider myself a film actor (because i love it) although my foundation is theatre. I believe that actors must expose themselves to all kinds of art . An active mind creates an active imagination.
The IDP workshop (2009 batch ) was very critical in my development as an actor because I realized during the course of the two weeks how I could channelize things I knew and was learning there to help me prepare better and perform with confidence in front of the camera. I had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the masters of the craft . I became more aware of my body and my senses . My concentration improved . I began to use my voice better and discovered some techniques from traditional theatre like the use of breath and posture .its amazing when you discover how you can use a kudiyatam technique on film and it looks amazing and nobody knows what you did . It was fun to learn about music and rhythm , learn moves from various martial arts and folk theatre and sometimes generally play the fool ….. Inspiration can come from anywhere . I was certainly inspired after my IDP workshop.”