Bhubaneswar, Aug. 9: Personalities from the Odia film industry have come together to set up an institute in the city that will provide training in modelling, dance, music, photography and anchoring.

The institute, Dreams Unlimited, was inaugurated in the city on Monday.

It will also provide training to develop a career as a disc or radio jockey.

"Dreams Unlimited will train students for various national and international competitions," said Rajdeep Das, director of the institute.

He added: "This is a first-of-its-kind institute in Odisha in which students will get an opportunity to fulfil their dreams of getting into the entertainment industry. Eminent and well-acclaimed professionals will train the students, and after the completion of their training programme, employment opportunities will be provided to them in various fields."

The programmes are designed to serve the purpose through a curriculum that integrates theory, analysis and practice in the classroom.

"The course modules take into account the works of eminent theatre and film personalities who have shaped the contemporary Odia entertainment industry," Das said.

A variety of techniques ranging from behaviour-based methods to technology-oriented exercises designed to calibrate performance will be used in these programmes.

Music composer and co-director of the institute Gudli Rath said: "We will provide advanced training to the students and also plan to tie up with a London-based institute so that our students get certificates from there. Apart from training on voice culture, students can also avail guidance on playing various musical instruments such as guitar, drums and piano."

"Students will get employment opportunities after the completion of the course," Rath added.

A person associated with the Odia film industry said the institute would help fulfil the absence of professional training centres in this field.

"There are a few private and government acting schools in the state but there are hardly any institutes to train aspirants in other forms of entertainment. The institute will help impart basic training in such fields," said popular anchor Rajiv.