Gaurav Nanda


Gaurav Nanda is an Indian actor and producer. He works in films, serials and theatre. He is a Method Acting coach. He is the founder of Actor Studio India.
He specializes in method acting approaches and techniques governing human behaviour; drawing upon lessons from Michael Chekov, Lee Strasberg, Jacques Lecoq, Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, Laban movement analysis and Neuro-linguistic programming.
He appeared in film and TV projects, including Bamdini, Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, and Tu Mera Hero. He recently finished shooting Shab, which is directed by Onir.

Early life

He studied telecommunication engineering at BMSCE Bangalore. In his first year of college, he was selected in an All India talent hunt of MTV Serial Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, where he was among the top six applicants.
Before he started to work on projects in Mumbai, he had more than 8 years of professional training as an actor in theatre and acting. He started training and got involved in theatre and method acting training during his college days.
His training started with Lalit Prakash, who was the head of the department of acting in the Asian Academy of Film & Television. After graduation, he moved to Mumbai to take up acting as a career, taking a course at Whistling Woods International under Naseeruddin Shah.

Career

He got his first break in films in the film Sorry Bhai!. He got a role in a mythological serial on Indian TV; Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki by Balaji Telefilms.
He has studied internationally at the National School of Drama, Film and Television Institute of India, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute among others. He has also studied Physical theatre.

Filmography

Films

Nanda founded Actor Studio India in 2008. It is an International Method acting Training Studio. Nanda has trained actors from all over the world and has offered workshops for various institutes, beauty pageants, corporate's and companies etc.