WATCH: Bollywood star Rakhi Sawant opens acting academy in Dubai – News

The training institute will offer diploma courses in song, dance and acting to aspirants in the Middle East

Residents of Dubai now have the opportunity to learn the art of acting from the Queen of Melodrama herself. Fiery Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant opened an acting academy in the city’s bustling Al Karama district on Friday, amid all the drama surrounding her estranged husband’s imprisonment on rape charges.

Rakhi, in a red ruffled dress, caused quite a stir in the Indian community as curious onlookers scrambled to get a glimpse of the star.

Huge photographs of actors in various poses hang on the walls of the Academy.

The 44-year-old, known for her exaggerated antics and outspoken personality rather than any real showmanship, said the Rakhi Sawant Training Academy would give Dubai’s Bollywood dreams wings.

“I’m here to fulfill all your acting, singing and dancing dreams. The Institute will be a fantastic stepping stone to success in showbiz,” she said.

“Some talents are like diamonds in the rough. My job is to polish those diamonds and turn them into beautiful gemstones. You only have to have 10 percent talent. We’ll provide the rest,” she boasted.

Rakhi says it’s never too late to consider a career in acting. “Times have changed. If you have the ability, even if you’re 70, you can be a hero.”

Rahi said her academy would offer diploma programs in singing, dancing and acting to Bollywood aspirants in the Middle East. “You’ll learn from the best in the business.”

Students graduating from her academy will have the opportunity to act in films, reality shows and web series, she said. However, some remain skeptical of these claims. “If Rakhi Sawant can teach acting, then I can teach calculus,” says an Indian teenager who passes by the institute.