PG CERTIFICATE COURSE IN ACTING AND THEATRE-MAKING

(BLENDED LEARNING) 2021-22

Applying For the Course and Funding Your Study

Note: Applicants are requested to read the application form thoroughly before filling it. The
form needs to be filled in this word document and submitted via email.
Handwritten applications sent by post will not be accepted.

The application process is designed to allow us to know you prior to your successful admission to
the Course. Our team is available to assist and advise interested candidates. To make the most of
this, we ask candidates to fill in this form and prepare their answers and reference letters well in
advance of the deadline. This way we can help you put together the strongest application to the
Post Graduate Course in Acting and Theatre-making (Blended Learning) so that we are able to
advise you or provide you direction in a timely manner if needed.

Please keep the following attachments ready to be submitted along with your application:
● A recent passport size photograph (jpeg format)
● Your highest as well as your latest educational degree/certificate (in case none of these is
available, please attach your latest marksheet)
● Two reference letters of individuals referring you to the course (for details, please refer to
Part V of the application form)
● SOP and the required supportive documents, in case you are applying for the scholarships
or instalments (for details, please refer to part VII of the application form)

Stage 1:
Your Application - Telling us who you are and understanding why you would like to do this
course (Your written application Deadline: August 25, 2021).

Stage 2:
Your Audition - Meeting us to get to know you through working with you.

Stage 3:
Funding your course of study
(Self Funding, Instalment Plans, Scholarships)
Please note - Scholarship applications need to be submitted along with the application form

The fee for the 1 year Post Graduate Certificate Course in Acting and Theatre-making
(Blended Learning) 2021-22 is Rs 5,30,000/-

Drama School Mumbai team is available to advise and assist candidates on preparing a strong application to
the course. However, while assistance and guidance will be provided, the initiative to apply, and success of
the application will depend entirely on the efforts of the candidate making the application.

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 Application Form
Post Graduate Certificate Course in Acting and Theatre-making (Blended Learning)
Batch 2021-22

Part I- Personal Details

(Please attach a separate sheet, if necessary)

Name Arpit Shashwat

Date of Birth 15 - September - 1997

Gender Male

Nationality Indian

Permanent Address 1D, Sona Appt., Badri Bhawan Lane, Ratu road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, PIN -
834005

Local Address
(if applicable)

Contact Number 8291339774

Emergency Contact 9835405538

Number

Email ID arpitshashwat15@gmail.com

Preferred Language(s) Spoken:Hindi

Written:English

Father and Mother’s Father - District Audit Officer, Annual Income - 12 Lakh
profession and their Mother - Housewife, Annual Income - 0
annual income

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 Part II - Curriculum Vitae

Academic Credentials:
Please attach documentary evidence of your most recent/ highest degree. Add rows if necessary.

Degree/Certificate Institution / University From To

(dd/mm/yy) (dd/mm/yy)

B-Tech IIT Bombay 01-07-2016 30-06-2020

Work Experience:
Please specify your non-theatre related experience. Add rows if necessary.

Name of the Designation Key roles From To

Organisation (and full time/part-time (dd/mm/yy) (dd/mm/yy)
/freelancer)

Trell Associate - Monitor the overall 27/10/2020 20/09/2021

Growth content supply of the
Manager platform
- Managing/Leading a
team of 8 Acquisition
Specialists to acquire
content creators on
the platform.

Previous Theatre/ Acting Related experience:

We just want to get a sense of your history in space if any.

Name of the Your Role (if actor, Director/ Year Number

play/film/performance then character Producer/ Group of
and author names) if production shows
then responsibility
area

Dhoop Ke Tukde (Play) Dilip Mishra Akshat Pathak 2018 1

Losers (Play) Aaloo Shubham Sumit 2019 3

HumLog (MonoAct performance) Bharat Shubham Sumit 2020 2

Kuttay (Play) Charlie Anupam Siddhant 2019 1

Repeaters (ShortFilm/ Ad) Dada Bombay Locale 2019

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 Pati Patni Aur Woh (Play) Sumit Lokendra Kr
Pushpaj

Khidki Salaam Bhaai Akshat Pathak 2017 1

Antatogatva Srijan Ghosh Anupam Siddhant 2018 3

Part III - Getting to Know You

Your Statement of Purpose for the course

(Please answer the following questions in around 250 words each)

(ALL RESPONSES TO THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE YOUR ORIGINAL THOUGHTS)

This is your chance to really tell us your story, your reasons for doing this course, and give us your
direct perspective on who you are and what you want to do. Please take time to read these
questions and formulate answers that are a true reflection of you.

1) How did you get introduced to theatre and what is it about theatre that inspires you
and holds your attention?

- I got introduced to theatre in my college. I saw a play which transformed me to another

place for those 1 hour and then became a part of theatre society and performed in multiple
stage plays over the 4 years.
- How the audience affects your next dialogue and how your action affects them. Direct and
continuous exchange of energy in theatre space inspires and nourishes me alot.

2) Why have you decided to apply for Drama School Mumbai?

- I have done several plays in my college, and a few short films as well. I watch films, theatre
and interviews of great actors. Keep their advice, methods in my mind and invest my heart
and soul into the preparation. The love and interest of the process drives me to do so.

But sometimes I miss having a technique with me, a craft or a method that can be so
strong that I can pull off any scene, any emotion at any point of time. To Learn the
Technique and Craft, I want to get admission in Drama School Mumbai.

3) We want to understand who you are as an artist as well as a human being. Please
share a story of a moment in your life that stayed with you and defined who you are.

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 - This happened in August, 2019. I was in my third year of engineering. We were preparing a
play to be performed in College Dramatics Club Orientation for a new Batch. I was playing
the protagonist in the play. The director of the play was a very dear person of mine, a
college senior and a mentor as well. But during that time there was something not right
with him, I was expecting him to be more professional for the play than he was. So I
decided to confront him and say this as it was impacting our play.

He didn't like me pointing out his mistake or he might not have admitted that. Whatever
was the case it started impacting the space during the evening rehearsal. We had the final
performance the next day. Being unsure and insecure of how we will perform together the
next day, I went to him, said sorry and apologized for my mistake. He hugged me and we
cracked the show the next day.

But I apologized falsely that day. I knew very clearly that I had nothing to apologize for. The
mistake was not mine. But still I said sorry because that was the only way to let the
performance happen in a positive way. I am proud of myself for that day as I kept the Play
above myself and anything. And I believe that's what performer should do.

Part IV - Reviewing a Piece of Art

Please write about a piece of art that has moved you in some way and why. It can be a piece
of theatre, a poem, a book, a sculpture, a painting, any work of art but NOT a film.

Word limit - 500 words

- There was this story in my class 10th English Textbook with the title Patol Babu, Filmstar. At that
time I was a great fan of Bollywood mainstream films. And I used to like entertaining, masala
movies a lot. Also the songs of Hindi films were another reason to love those films. I had an image
of how a film actor must be. What could have been their life.

Then suddenly one day Patol Babu chapter started in the class. The central character of the story,
Patol Babu was an actor and yet another simple man. He was offered a role of a pedestrian who
collides with the central character (Hero) of the film. He had one word dialogue and yet he
improvised the scene with a newspaper and prepared the scene with his heart and soul. After the
scene when the film unit looked out for him for payment, he had already left the place. He was so
satisfied with his performance that he felt that taking money would undermine his efforts.

This chapter changed the perspective on how I looked at actors and performances. I don't know
exactly but somewhere from inside I also wanted to act someday in my life and this chapter was
such a revelation for me. I hardly remember any chapter from my school textbook but this one
always remained with me.

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 Part V - References

Ideally letters of reference are from people who you have worked for or studied under. They should
be able to speak honestly and clearly about you, and provide the panel a clear and objective idea
of you as a person, how they see you benefiting from the programme, and what it is that you bring
with you to the programme, you are advised to explain the programme to them and share the
prospectus so they can write specifically to us in the context of this course.

Your references should be open to being contacted by the admission board to answer any
questions we may have about you.

(Please mention the details of your references in the table below and attach reference letters
separately with the application form)

Details Reference 1

Name Anupam Sidhant

Contact number 77378731185

Email ID anupam@bombaylocale.com

Current organisation Bombay Locale

Current designation Co-Founder and Creative Director

In what capacity do they know you Personally and Professionally

Known to you since 2016

Details Reference 2

Name Akshat Pathak

Contact number 8657692486

Email ID akshatpathak58@gmail.com

Current organisation

Current designation Filmmaker, Writer and Poet

In what capacity do they know you Personally and Professionally

Known to you since 2017

Part VI - General Information

(Please use a separate sheet, if necessary)

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1) Where did you hear about Drama School Mumbai?

- I heard about this in a workshop session by Neeraj Kabi. He told us about this institute. I don't
remember the exact context in which he said it, but he mentioned the name of this institute once.

2) This is a physical course. It will require you to be on the floor most of the time. If there's a
medical condition that will obstruct your physical participation in the course, please
mention the details. (In case of any other condition that you think is wise for the school to be
aware of please mention here)

Part VII - Funding Your Study

The fees for the course are ₹5,30,000/-

Fee Breakdown:
Pedagogical Fee (both semesters) – Rs 4,80,000/-
Residency Fee (semester 2; includes food & stay) – Rs 50,000/-

Scholarships and financial aid options are available for the course. Applicants will be
required to submit a complete application that sufficiently demonstrates their eligibility for
the same.

● All scholarship applications are required to be submitted along with the application form.
Applicants are advised to submit complete applications with the required documents as
mentioned in the Scholarships and Financial Aid section below, as per the deadline set forth
by the school. Incomplete/late applications will be considered disqualified.
● All scholarship applications will be reviewed by a panel and interviews will be held with the
applicants.
● Once the auditions are over, the selected applicants who’ve opted for scholarships and financial
aid will be notified about the interview schedule.
● Depending on your application, concrete proofs and interviews, candidates will be awarded the
scholarship.

Please Note - The scholarship scheme provided by the school is a partial scholarship scheme that
ranges anywhere between 20% - 50%. Applicants applying for the course are encouraged to
consider other funding sources if the candidate’s financial background and personal circumstances
do not allow them to fund their course of study.
Please indicate your source of funds to pay fees for the Drama School Mumbai
(Note - This is a Mandatory section)

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Please write ‘Yes’ next to each relevant option. You can choose multiple options.

Personal Savings (lump sum) – Yes

Family Sources (lump sum) – Yes
Personal Savings (instalments) –
Family Sources (instalments) –
Loan –
Merit Based Scholarship – Yes
Need Based Scholarship – Yes
Others (Please Specify) __________________________________________________

● Your Financial Aid Application:

● Need-Based Scholarship:
If you are applying for this scholarship, you are required to submit the following documents to
support your application:
1. A Statement of Purpose (SOP) clearly stating the reasons as to why you deserve this
scholarship.
2. A self-attested letter with the breakup of the family's annual income. (format in part viii)
3. Latest Income Proof [ITR/ salary slip/ letter from employer] for all earning family members.
4. Bank statement from 1st April 2020 till 31st March 2021.
5. Clear scanned copy of Aadhar card (of all the earning members of the family).

● Merit-Based Scholarship:
If you are applying for this scholarship, you are required to submit the following documents to
support your application:
1. Your latest CV.
2. SOP clearly stating the reasons why you deserve this scholarship.
3. Documentary evidence of your achievements (awards, certificates, research papers,
photographs, any mentions of your achievements in newspapers/online portals/any other
media etc.).

● Students opting for Instalments:

Students who are opting for instalments should send across the following documents:
1. A cover letter stating the reasons as to why you want to opt for instalments.
2. A self-attested letter with the breakup of the family's annual income. (format in part viii)
3. Latest Income Proof [ITR/ salary slip/ letter from employer] for all earning family members.
4. Bank statement from 1st April 2020 till 31st March 2021.
5. Clear scanned copy of Aadhar card (of all the earning members of the family).

Instalments will be approved by the management after reviewing all the documents submitted by
the students.

For the same, students might be called for a small interview with the management.

Part VIII - Attachments

Please ensure you have attached the following with your application:
1. A recent passport size photograph (jpeg format)

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 2. Your highest as well as your latest educational degree/certificate (in case none of these is
available, please attach your latest marksheet)
3. Two reference letters of individuals referring you to the course (Refer to Part V of the
application form)
4. SOP and the required supportive documents, in case you are applying for the merit-based
scholarship.
5. SOP and the required supportive documents, in case you are applying for the need-based
scholarship.
6. Cover letter and the required supportive documents, in case you are opting for instalments
to fund your study.
7. Break-up of family’s annual income
Format:

Name of the family Relationship with Profession of the Annual income of

Member the family member family member the family member

Part IX - Application Fee

The application fee for the course is ₹1,000/-. Please note, application fees are non-refundable.

You can pay via the below-mentioned options:

_______________________________________

Option 1:
National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT):
Bank - ICICI Bank, Girgaum Branch, 147 J.S.S. Road, Girgaum, Mumbai - 400004
Account Name - Drama Schools Foundation Mumbai
Account No. - 641105000438 (Current)
IFSC - ICIC0006411

Option 2:
If you wish to make a card/ wallet payment, you can use this link -
Instamojo Payment Link

Please note, a convenience fee of Rs. 38.94 will be charged in case of option 2.

Part X - Declaration

I certify that everything I have represented in this form is completely true and accurate, and I have
in no way withheld any information that has been requested of me. All answers to questions in my

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statement of purpose, financial aid documents and additional statements have been written by me
and are my own original thoughts. I have not plagiarized from any other source.

I understand that if any part of my form is found to be inaccurate, or untruthful, or plagiarized, at

any point during the course, I may be asked to withdraw from the programme.

I have paid the application fee via

Name: Arpit Shashwat

Date: 9/10/2021
Place: Ranchi

Signature:

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