RENOWNED Zimbabwe-born South Africa-based veteran actor Luthuli Dlamini is back in the city of Bulawayo, where his acting career commenced 30 years back to help youths sharpen their acting skills.
In an interview this week with NewsDay Life & Style, Dlamini said he had been away from Bulawayo for long so now it was time for him to understand where the youths are in terms of the film industry.
“I will be conducting acting lessons from the 29th of this month (this past Wednesday) so that all the youths may get an opportunity to know how the film industry is,” he said.
“Thirty years ago, film acting was not a career path favoured by individuals as it was underestimated, it was only being taken up by those with a passion, but now it is career as it generates a lot of money for individuals.”
Dlamini said he was inspired to conduct lessons after he interacted with Sizane High School students and they showed interest in the film industry.
“I am willing to share my experience within the film industry with the youths so that they can perfect their skills in the industry for the growth of the sector within Zimbabwe,” he said.
He said the film industry in the world was one big sector which has been generating a lot of capital and employment.
“I want to explore and investigate how the film industry is in Zimbabwe. I will help them on how to access money in the film industry,” he added.
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Dlamini said he started his acting career in Bulawayo doing theatre.
“I started my career at Camel School in conjunction with a Bulawayo theatre group in a play called Baobab Tree,” he added.
He belived that his acting career is mostly centred on theatre acting but now he is into television play.
“Today, the film industry is transforming as there is digitalisation and I want to help the youths to understand how they can modernise the industry for the benefit of the nation,” the veteran actor added.
Dlamini said he hoped his experience would be of great help to the youth to improve the film industry.
“The only way to improve the film industry is when the experienced actors come back and share their skills with the community,” he said.
Dlamini featured in some of South Africa’s popular television films like Scandal, Cold Father, The Coconuts and Zalo.
