The entire world is now swarmed or rather enchanted by the magic of plays and drama. This has originated from our ancestral period and has captured the entire world by its spell of magic. There is hardly any one who is not under the spell of TV soaps, serials, drama and movies. The actor or actress put up or show such a charming personality that every individual some way or the other happens to imitate his or her life style. In other way, they imitate these actor or actresses by putting on the clothes similar to theirs or talking in their style, by doing this it makes the individual feel they are superior.

The charm of acts and plays has given rise to film industry. With the time, the value of electronic media has played a significant role in exploring the beauty of cinema. From electronic media, cinema can not be separated as it plays a major part.

The need of professional actors is growing day by day and today many youngsters are taking acting as a career so that they can be a part of this glamorous world. Now a days majority of the models who are hired may it be for advertisement in colored magazines, in hoarding of the highways or in internet are professionals.  Everywhere, the demand of such actors is immense. This is the major reason why the value of the actors has reached great heights in the film industry.

Having a strong resume is a key to this business. A good acting resume answers any questions a casting director may have about an actor’s ability to play a role. Thus the resume that the actor carries should be clear and proper and have details of al the traits he/ she has. The glamorous world of Films and TV is appealing to the large number of youth, thus it puts great pressure on the producers of the movies and serials to select the best artists. The first screening process is based on their resume. In the general scenario, the recruiter goes through all the resume which are stacked one on top of the other and whose ever he finds most appealing or up to the mark is selected and the rest is thrown into the dust bin.

There are certain points one should remember that will help in making a good resume. Dos and Don’ts of Acting Resume

• The role of the resume is like torch bearer. It should not carry unnecessary information that gives a wrong impact. It should be just simple and to the point. Use of simple language should be there and the font used should be easy-to-read.
• Giving false information about the experience or exaggerating about oneself falsely should not be done.
• To add strength in ones resume emphasis should be given on ones education and training that he / she has under gone.
• The front of the resume should have a beautiful photograph of the candidate.
• The résumé should have all the details but it should not be very long.
• Although one has to give the elaborate information about your own self, but mention of cast, clan, marital status, and father’s name and family details should not be done.
• Lastly one should not lie about ones past experience or physical characteristics as it may ruin the chances to get work.