Veteran actor Nasser has designed a one-year course in acting for a new breed of actors Actor Nasser, who has over three decades of experience, has always been passionate about teaching. When he gets time, the seasoned actor conducts workshops to coach young artistes. Now, he has come up with a one-year course in acting, which he has conceptualised, researched and structured. The course will be offered by Rajiv Menon’s Mindscreen Film Institute. The veteran firmly believes that with changing times, the industry requires a new breed of actors. “Cinema has changed. Acting is not just about the ability to deliver dialogues, melodrama, sword fighting skills or dancing skills. Acting is entirely different,” says Nasser. He says the 1970s saw a revival in terms of films that were closer to reality as seen in the films of Bharathiraja, Balu Mahendra and Mahendran. “These directors also did not breed professional actors; they instead picked up whoever was most suitable to play a particu...