N. K. Sharma
N.K. Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Narendra Kumar Sharma |
| Other names | पंडित जी |
| Occupations | Theatre Actor & Director |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Known for | Founder of Act One theatre group [1] |
| Notable work | Aksar Maine Socha Hai, Hamaar Babuji Ki Chhatri |
N.K. Sharma is an Indian theatre director and acting teacher, and founder of 'Act One' theatre group.[1] Since 1978, he has been a freelance theatre person, working all over India in many languages and with many traditional forms. Sharma has worked with Safdar Hashmi.[2][3][4]
Early life and career
He began his theatre career with the Jana Natya Manch (Janam)- to be in association with Communist Party of India (Marxist), he was in the government sector, where no employee was allowed to participate in any political activities. After years with 'Janam' He founded a theatre group 'Act One' in 1990 with Manoj Bajpayee.[5][6][2]
" Acting is something that can be learnt, but never taught. You learn from life. A person should be real, true to character,”
In the 1990s, the group included actors like Piyush Mishra, Manoj Bajpai, Gajraj Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi and Shoojit Sircar. [7]
He has co-written the Hindi play Gagan Damama Bajyo based on the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, with Piyush Mishra. [8]
“You must be interested in people if you want stories. Shakespeare lived before Marx, but he wrote working-class stories. The Panchatantra was all about the triumph of good over evil and the desire to live. Stories are going to come back. Look at (Steven) Spielberg’s last four films. The spotlight will return to the actor,” - He told to The Hindu.[2]
|Angaar (1992)| Play | Writer-Director |
|---|---|
| Aksar Maine Socha hai | N.K.Sharma |
| Hamaar Babuji Ki Chhatri | N.K.Sharma |
| Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhen | Harsh Khurana-N.K.Sharma |
| Movie | Associate/Assistant Director |
| N.K.Sharma[9] | |
Notable students
- Manoj Bajpayee[10]
- Deepak Dobriyal[11]
- Huma Qureshi[12]
- Ashish Vidyarthi[2]
- Piyush Mishra[13]
- Darshan Kumar[14]
- Shoojit Sircar[15]
- Dino Morea[16]
External links
References
- ^ a b Kapur, Sohaila (2018-05-11). "The Teacher of Action". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ a b c d "Keeping it real". The Hindu. 2013-02-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "NK Sharma was the first person to tell me I could act: Huma Qureshi". hindustantimes.com/. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ Deshpande, Sudhanva (2007). Theatre of the streets. Jana Natya Manch.
- ^ "The industry makes me sit at home most of the time". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ ScoopWhoop (2015-10-05). "51 Times Indian Theatre Gifted Bollywood With Amazing Acting Talent". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ Manwani, Akshay (2012-11-01). "The highs and lows of being Piyush Mishra". The Caravan. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ Sharma, Saumya (2019-02-27). "Piyush Mishra on films, theatre, Ballimaaraan, Husna and more". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ N. K. Sharma at IMDb
- ^ "I wanted to commit suicide after I was rejected by NSD: Manoj Bajpayee - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine". archive.tehelka.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Huma Qureshi: I owe my success to two people - N K Sharma and Anurag Kashyap". Desimartini. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ ""Everyone Can't Become an Einstein, Everyone Can't Earn in Lakhs" - Piyush Mishra to Indian Parents". The Better India. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "I always wanted to be an actor". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Getting To Know Shoojit Sircar". Man's World India. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Dino Morea | The Empire | Helmet | Spill The Tea With Sneha | Film Companion". Film Companion. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.