Having acted in more than 200 films across 12 languages over 25 years as an actor, Ashish Vidyarthi has experienced varied cultures, languages, geographical locations and the unique challenges that come up while working in such ever-changing milieus. He is known for his brilliant acting method and getting under the skin of every character he portrays and enthralling the audience with his presence.
Ashish Vidyarthi is also the curator of – “AVID MINER Conversations” which are out-of-the-box interactive modules customized for organisations and their needs.
AVID MINER has been created to engage in creative conversations to bring out the CHAMPION in each of us, in the midst of the challenges life lobs at us .
Over the last 5 years, Ashish has conducted these modules for WIPRO VOLTAS, EXIM BANK, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL, TMTC (Tata management training centre ), and Lokmat amongst others…and has received an overwhelming response to each of them.
His speeches are highly motivating, engaging and interactive. He calls them Conversations. Conversations which address issues and invite people to take action and make the most of the opportunity are called Life. The sheer positivity that he brings to his interactions allows people to experience the Magic in day-to-day life…. And live that life as a Champion.
His sessions are packed with humour and peppered with anecdotes from his own life.
Modules Range:
- Keynote Address – 1.5 hour
- Leadership Interventions – 2- 3 Hours
- Customised Curated Conversations – One day / Two Days of workshops.
- Management Consultation for Learning & Development :
- Presentation workshops to enhance content delivery. We use tenets of performance arts
- to add facets to the delivery, far beyond regular PPT presentations.
- Strategic leadership inquiries and communication of the same to the teams.
- Marketing and Sales training modules with emphasis on customer-centricity and behaviour analysis.
Vidyarthi says that he gets many requests from company HR and L&D to talk about ‘storification’ to alter behaviour and mindset. “As an actor, we are all about stories, and now, I have applied it to life. We include things which we consider ‘possible’ for us, may figure in someone else’s story. If we alter our story by including things we want, our story expands and so does our ability to do things,” he says.
“Often, HR personnel request for a session I had previously conducted for another firm. But I tell them that it wa a solution that worked for them at the time, and that they may need an entirely different one.”
Ashish Vidyarthi tried to understand the concerns and areas of improvement of each company before preparing his session and sharing his exclusive content.
Ashish says that he reflected on the episode, and realized that, apart from being an actor, he was also a father, husband, traveler and photographer. “So why should I limit myself to one role? Especially when we live in a world of cross-pollination.” This comes naturally as actors closely read human beings. “It helps that I am also, a ‘vidyarthi’ for life and am keen to learn every day.”
Awards won by Ashish Vidyarthi
Won
- 1995: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Drohkaal
- 1996: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi): Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
- 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
- 2005: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu: Athanokkade ‘
- 2012: Nandi Award for Best Character Actor: Minugurulu
Nominated
- 1996: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Drohkaal
- 1997: Filmfare Best Villain Award: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
- 2012: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu): Ala Modalaindi
- 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): Shivajinagara
Source of Awards – WIKI
