User:Sanket oak
Sanket oak (Director vedh acting academy ,Mumbai) Although Sanket Oak is graduated in commerce from the University of Mumbai, his love for acting and theater prompted him to pursue post-graduation in theater. He did Masters with distinction at the Academy of Theater Arts, University of Mumbai, under the tutelage of Prof. Waman Kendre.
He did the extra-curricular Theater Diploma from the University of Mumbai. He has also participated in workshops conducted by the National School of Drama as well as the ‘Search by Performer' workshop conducted by the Doyen of Theater, Vijaya Mehta. Further, he has gained extensive training in Acting and Theater from noted personalities like Vijay Kenkre, Shafaat Khan, Purushottam Berde, Suhas Joshi, Himani Shivpuri, Govind Namdev, Ranjit Kapoor and many others.
Sanket Oak has acted in over 55 commercial and experimental plays, most noteworthy among which are - Court Marshall, Shaakuntal, Sakharam Binder, Dhyani Mani, Chhoo Mantar, Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya, Kalachakra, Lok Kay Mhantil, Man+Woman=Drama, Sadu Saduchi Bayko…., Madhlya Bhinti, Ghotbhar Pani, Tich Ti Diwali, 26x11 High Alert, Katha, Popat Harawleli Manse, Sara Itihas, Host, Greatest Soverian and others. He has played the role of H. R. Mahajani in the movie “Yashvatrao Chavhan” directed by Dr. Jabbar Patel. Sanke Oakt's play “Priya Bawari” has been listed in the India Book of Records for Inaugural Show in most languages (Same Team).
He has won the ‘Best Actor' & 'Best Director' award at many drama competitions like INT, Alpesh Mane Karandak, Rotract State Level One Act Competition, Chhatraikya Samaj (Dadar), Amrutkumbh (Parel), Umbartha (Dadar-Matunga), Youth Fest (Univ of Mumbai), etc. He has won the Best Director award thrice at the National Drama Fest organized by the Theater Movement, Cuttack, Odisha. He has to his credit the ‘Best Actor' and ‘Best Director' awards at the Maharashtra State Drama Competitions. He has directed the National Opera ‘Sutradhar Yogeshwar'. Sanket Oak has been awarded the ‘Adarsh Dombivlikar' title for his contribution in the field of Childrens' Theater Movement. He has won the Rotary Club's Vocational Excellence award. He has been honored by the Navnirman Nagar Ratna award.
He has led for two years the Dombivli chapter of the Akhil Bharatiya Natya Praishad (Yuva Vibhag). He is the Executive Council Member of the Balrangabhoomi Abhiyan. Since 14 years, as a dedicated activist in the Children's Theater Movement, he has directed over 350 children's plays out of which about 210 were produced by him. He has conducted over 300 workshops at various locations viz. Dadar, Thane, Parle, Dombivli, Vashi as well as Chiplun, Kudal (Sindhudurg), Odisha, Hyderabad, Belagavi, etc. Since last seven years, he is working as the Founder Director of ‘Vedh Acting Academy'. The academy has trained more than 750 students, organized commercial shows and given a wide platform to young and adult students through BALRANGOTSAV and NATYA RANGOSTHAV. He also has been appreciated as a Theater Trainer at noted institutes like Suhas Joshi's Academy, Asmita Chitra, Shri Kala Sanskar, Act Academy as well as SNDT College, Mumbai and Pendharakar College, Dombivli.