The filmmaker has replaced television producer BP Singh, whose tenure had ended in March 2020.
Our Correspondent
Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and chairman of the institution's governing council.
Kapur has replaced television producer BP Singh, whose tenure had ended in March 2020.
Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar took to Twitter on Tuesday night to announce the appointment.
Happy to inform that renowned international film personality #ShekharKapur has been appointed as the President of FTII Society & Chairman of Governing Council of FTII.@narendramodi @shekharkapur pic.twitter.com/lARfoDW4b9
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) September 29, 2020
Kapur is known for critically and commercially successful films such as Masoom (1983), Mr India (1987), Bandit Queen (1994), Elizabeth (1998) and The Four Feathers (2002).
FTII students’ body head Aadith V Sathvin has urged Kapur to take note of issues faced by the institute and its students.
“There has been a constant attack on public educational institutions in the country with continuous fee hikes and curbing of student voices and representation. We hope Kapur, a noted filmmaker, will carry forward the vision of the institution and take it forward. We strongly urge him to take note of the ongoing fee hike issues and curbing of students’ voices in the Academic Council,” he said in a statement to the Indian Express newspaper.
