MUMBAI: After having opened chapters in Chandigarh and London, Anupam Kher's acting school Actor Prepares is all set to launch in Ahmedabad on 20 July. The 2.5 acre campus has a swimming pool, a state -of -the-art gymnasium and a horse-riding school.

"This phase of vigorous expansion reflects the high level of interest in Indian cinema and the entertainment business among the younger generation the world over," says Kher, whose career spans a quarter century encompassing almost 400 films, adding, "I believe that acting, like any craft, can be taught, learnt and perfected in."

The popularity of his three-month full-time Actor Prepares programme is reflected in the fact that in Mumbai, it is running house full for the past one year and the rejection rate is almost 1:1.

Scores of its alumni including Deepika Padukone have bagged roles in major Hindi and South Indian films.