Hemanth Rao

Born in Hyderabad, India, Hemanth's family moved to Bombay in 1980. There he studied in school, taking part in dramatics at early age. Having excelled in Speech & Drama at the Trinity College of London examinations, his drama teacher soon cast him in the school productions starting with Tea-house of the August Moon, as Sgt. Gregovich. Hisperformance as Juan the Mexican about to be executed in one of the school plays won his team the best production award. His acting improved with performances as Bagheera, in the Jungle Book and finally as the Pharaoh, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.