Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts
Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts or Bharatendu Natya Akademi is a theatre training institute in Lucknow, India. It is named after Bharatendu Harishchandra, father of Hindi theatre. It offers a two-year full-time diploma course in theatre training.
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Overview
Overview
It is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts • Established — 1975 • Type — Public • Affiliations — Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (2023 - present) • Chairman — Shri Mukesh Kumar Meshram • Director — Mr. Bipin Kumar • City — Lucknow • State — Uttar Pradesh • Country — India • Campus — Urban • Parent — Government of Uttar Pradesh (Ministry of Culture) • Website — http: bnalko.in/
History
History
Bharatendu Natya Academy came into existence as a drama institute on 2 July 1975 by efforts of the theatre personality Raj Bisaria. In 1975 its name was Bharatendu Natya Kendra and the class was running at the mini Rabindralay (near Lucknow Railway Station). At that time, BNA did not have their own building; now it functions from the Bharatendu Bhawan in Gomti Nagar (Vikas Khand-1), Lucknow. In 1981 the institute started providing a two-year full-time diploma (Master in Dramatic Arts degree since 2023–24 academic year awarded/affiliated by Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya) course in theatre training. The institute today selects 20 candidates every year for its two-year intensive post-graduate diploma course with scholarships for the first 12 students. Raj Bisaria was the founder-director. Hindi writer Amritlal Nagar was the first nominated chairperson of the institute. Today Bharatendu Natya Academy has become the second of its kind in India after the National School of Drama, New Delhi. At the end of their course, the second-year students make a visit to the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune or Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata for the basic training for film and television. This is a kind of extension program that is done with the financial support of Film Bandhu (a body under the Cultural Department of the U.P. Government).
Performing spaces
Performing spaces
The institute has three auditoriums within the campus: • B M Shah Auditorium • Thrust Theatre Auditorium Apart from that it has a studio theatre and minor performances spaces used on special occasions, During Workshop & Festival.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Nalneesh Neel • Alok Pandey • Jagat Rawat • Anupam Shyam • Nawazuddin Siddiqui • Rajpal Yadav
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- 1.Bharatendu Akademi of Dramatic Arts (BADA), Bharatendu Akademi of Dramatic Arts (BADA). Admissionnews.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- 2.. Indiaedunews.net. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- 3.Khan, Murtaza Ali. A new dawn for Nalneesh Neel – The Hindu. The Hindu. 2 November 2018.
- 4.Interview of Alok panday actor of M.S. Dhoni: The untold story – Lucknow News in Hindi – 'धोनी' का 'चिट्टू' अब दिखेगा लखनऊ सेंट्रल में | Patrika Hindi News.
- 5.[Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts -Notable alumni class of 1997]
- 6.[Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts – Notable alumni class of 1985]
- 7.Another biopic, another Nawaz. 24 January 2019.
- 8.[Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts – Notable alumni class of 1994]
- 9.I am more hungry now for good work, says Rajpal Yadav. 18 March 2018.
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