Can Stage actors be good film actors / Difference between stage & film acting?
It’s a well known fact that top Actors from Mr. Amitabh to Mr. Shaharukh and most of the successful movie and television actors have been associated with stage acting before their foray into the electronic medium and movies. Theatre acting demands and promotes consistency and perfection because on stage there are no retakes. These qualities are a great asset in any medium of acting. An performer would have to fine tune his acting according to the requirements of the medium. And versitality of a theatre actor helps him to successfully do so. Hence stage actors stand out in the crowd as shimmering gold nurtured in the furnace called Theatre.
