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There are a couple of things every actor should know about auditioning. The Main tool besides their body of an actor is their voice.

Get involved as much as you can in live performing to discover how your character ingredients come across to others. The deeper you go with a character the more believable the experience becomes for both the audience and yourself. Since ancient times men and women have practiced the art of acting- playing the role of a character in a story, for the entertainment of an audience.

Acting schools are the perfect forum to enhance and embrace people who have what it takes to become an actor/actress. Many acting schools have differing programs that allows the student both choice and flexibility when choosing the class to suit their requirements. Acting Schools can be found in many fine arts departments in colleges and universities across the country. Four-year degrees through intensive professional study in Acting Schools are common, however, some specialized acting schools provide programs that last just weeks.

People who are just getting into the acting business have quite a few misconceptions about how the casting process works. Many agents and casting directors go to these small theaters looking for talent.

By definition an agent is someone who finds work for an actor at a fee of about 10 to 15% of whatever he earns for that job. In getting the audition in the first place, you or your agent are going to have to submit a photo and resume to the casting director. Understanding these issues will make it much easier for you to decide which agent best fits your ambitions and talents. Research is the key to finding an agent that suits your needs. Yes sometimes the casting agent will have them there for you but why rely on them to determine you success. Take some classes, work on some student projects and then keep knocking till you find an acting agent that is genuine.

Before you leave your home, make sure you have your headshot/resume neatly stapled together, the address and a map of where the audition is, and the phone number of the auditors in case you get lost. If you’re young, audition for some graduate or undergraduate programs even if you probably wouldn’t go.

Good acoustics were designed into theater halls to help performers to be heard differently and to have more subtle and natural reflections.

Join a theater group or company—this will inevitably keep you on your toes.

Ajith Kumar (Thala): Ajith Kumar’s last two projects Billa and Aegan were mega hits. This shows that performance of Ajith Kumar is stunning! Ajith Kumar truly the superstar if you go by his recent records. Even though he is a leading actor, do you think Ajith Kumar is the number one Kollywood actor?

Vijay (Ilayathalapathi): In Simple, the MASS actor of Kollywood. Day by day his fans are increasing in bulk. He knows the pulse of his Fans. He is a son of Director. He entered the cinema field easily. Actor Vijay loves doing commercial movies. Nowadays people are not only looking on Hero’s style in the movies, they need some interesting story too. Vijay’s last three films Azhagiya Tamil Magan, Kuruvi and Villu were not upto the task that his fans expected from him. Actor Vijay should concentrate on the stories on his upcoming projects, else he could loose his MASS fans.

Surya: Surya is a chocolate hero in Kollywood. His personal life is also cute. He married actress Jothika after falling in LOVE with her when doing “Poovellam Kaetuppaar”. Actor Surya’s recent movies are blockbusters and Box office hits. People like him because of his decent acting, charming look and mainly trying different characterizations in Kollywood movies. Can Surya become Superstar in Kollywood?

Vikram: Vikram is one of the best actor in Kollywood. People will always expect something different from him. He has won National Award for the film Pitha magan directed by Bala. He is currently shooting for the film kathasami, which is expected to give a huge hit for him. So is Vikram the number one actor of Kollywood?

Kamal hasan: Kamal hasan is one of the best actor in Hollywood. We can say he is director, actor, singer, dancer in Kollywood. His latest movie Dasavatharam gave him the record for his acting in 10 roles. Dasavatharam became a huge hit all over the world. Even though he is best actor in Hollywood whether he has change for Super Star in Kollywood

Rajnikanth: Rajnikanth is one of the best actor in Kollywood. He has fans in Entire World, Mostly of his film will be fast moving and will have a good story. Starting from kids ending with old people will like his film. Without fear most of the producer will invest money on him. The Only Super Star and leading actor in Kollywood is Rajnikanth

Take a break and try this fun quiz. All the answers are famous actors and actresses. It’s not too hard but you’ll need a bit of lateral thinking on some of them All the answers can be found at the Coloursave tea break quiz page.  All of the actors and actresses are Hollywood stars and should be familiar names to you.  If you like the quiz then why not email it on and challenge your friends, family and workmates to see if they can get them.  Although the Coloursave site is primarily a retail site, it’s nice to have a bit of fun in our news section.  We decided to put the out this quiz together as we found that we really enjoyed passing quizzes round the office (sometimes at the expense of working – don’t tell the boss J) and would take it in turns to come up with different quiz questions.  As time went on, the questions became more and more cryptic and eventually they were so leftfield that they could only be solved by genii, psychopaths or with the use of mind bending narcotics.  Don’t worry however, we have tried our best to keep this one fairly simple and it should be great fun to play and share with friends.  So, we hope you enjoy, if you like it and would like more then you can visit our news section where we will add more as time goes on.  We are trying to do a couple every month.  Good luck and enjoy! J

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Did you get them all?  All the answers to the actors and acresses quiz can be found at www.coloursave.com - Happy quizzing :!!

2008 was the year of inane comedies and theme oriented movies. Quality was appreciated and slapstick humor were digested without a burp. On one hand, we had the inane, slapstick comedies like Golmaal Returns and Singh is Kinng as big hits, there were also few surprises in the form of Aamir, Mumbai Meri Jaan and A Wednesday. This triumvirate of theme based movies, based on terror acts and bomb blasts were high on quality and appreciated by both the critics and the masses. A Wednesday particularly stood out for its engaging dialogues and script sense. Towards the end of the year, the two Khans dominated the Bollywood scene. While Shahrukh Khan scored with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aamir Khan’s Ghajini became the biggest hit of the year, raking in as much as whopping Rs. 33 crores world wide in the first day itself. At the point of writing, Ghajini is still riding very strongly and hopes to reach the magical figure of Rs. 100 crores in three weeks.

Among the guys, the year did not belong to one particular actor like it did for Akshay Kumar in 2007. The biggies Akshay Kumar(Singh is Kinng), Shahrukh Khan(Rab Ne), Hrithik Roshan(Jodhaa Akbar), Saif Ali Khan(Race) and Aamir Khan(Ghajini) had all one hit each. Oops, one big name is missing. Ah! there you are: Salman Khan. Salman had a bad year professionally. Two of his movies, God Tussi Great Ho and Yuvvraaj, flopped miserably at the box office.

Among the veterans, Naseeruddin Shah had a good year with two big hits, A Wednesday and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Amitabh Bachchan did not have a good 2008 with God Tussi Great Ho, Bhootnath and the Last Lear not doing well. The only saving grace was an average Sarkar Raj. But his box office status is unfazed. Son Abhishek Bachchan had a mega flop in the form of Drona and a semi hit in the form of Dostana. John Abraham also had Dostana to his credit while Emran Hashmi was safe and secure with Jannat doing well. Ajay Devgan had a disastrous directorial debut U,Me aur Hum in which he acted. Fortunately, he had one hit Golmaal Returns to his credit. Shreyas Talpade had two hits in the form of Golmaal Returns and Welcome to Sajjanpur. Shahid Kapur had to be content with an above average Kismet Konnection.

Among the girls, perhaps no one suffered so much professionally as Priyanka Chopra. In the same vein, we can say perhaps no one benefited as much in 2008 as Priyanka Chopra. Priyanka Chopra starred in four of the worst flops of 2008: Love Story 2050, Drona, God Tussi Great Ho and Chamku. However a strong performance oriented role in Fashion, turned the tide for heels. Following close on the heels of Fashion, was Dostana. Priyanka Chopra had an average year in 2008. Kareena Kapoor looked hot and sexy in 2008, but her size zero figure could not save Tashan from being the worst film of 2008. Kareena Kapoor was able to salvage some glory in Golmaal Returns. Minissha Lamba donned a sexy avatar which did not help Kidnap at all. However, she achieved some solace in Bachna Ae Haseeno. Deepika Padukone had one hit, as well in the form of Bachna Ae Haseeno. Rani Mukherjee and Amisha Patel, both flopped again this year with their only film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic losing out. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had a hit in Jodhaa Akbar while Katrina Kaif scored in Race and Singh is Kinng. Her other movie Yuvvraaj sank without a trace. Vidya Balan had a semi hit in Kismet Konnection. Bipasha Basu, arguably, the sexiest actress of 2008, is the only actress with 100 percent success rate. The oomphilicious Bipasha Basu, sexy and sassy had two hits, Race and Bachna Ae Haseeno to her credit.

There were two South Indian beauties who appeared in Bollywood, one in a changed avatar and the other making a fresh appearance. Genelia D’Souza who had previously starred in Masti, years ago, starred in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, the youth hit, as a teeny bopper. Her fantastic performance and cute looks earned her a legion of fans. Asin, another southern sensation debuted in the biggest Bollywood hit of 2008, Ghajini. Asin’s performance is being widely appreciated. The other list of female newcomers in Bollywood include: Anushka Sharma(Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi), Sonal Chauhan(Jannat) and Adah Sharma(1920).

Among the guys making debut in Bollywood, Imran Khan, nephew of Aamir Khan had a fantastic debut in one of the biggest hits of 2008, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. However he couldn’t follow it up with his second movie Kidnap biting the dust. Another new comer, Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra’s boyfriend, starred in one of the worst films of 2008, Love Story 2050. Incidentally both Jaane Tu and Lovestory 2050, released on the same day. Rajneesh Duggal debuted in 1920 while Mithun Chakraborthy’s son Mimmoh had a pathetic flop in the form of Jimmy, as his debut film. Here’s hoping 2009 sees better movies, better performances and better surprises!