• Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Anupam Kher steps down as FTII chairman

The play will be presented on Saturday (8) by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, US, and Kher’s acting institute Actor Prepares, Mumbai, before a select audience. Kher then plans to perform the play, which is in its 15th year, across other US cities in the coming months (Photo: Anupam Kher).

By: Mohnish Singh

In a sudden turn of events, veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has stepped down as the chairman of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Kher has cited his busy schedule and commitments to an upcoming US-based TV series as the reason for his decision. In his resignation letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Kher wrote, “I write to you with the intention to, with due notice resign from the post of the Chairman at FTII, Pune. This decision has not come without considerable thought of the responsibilities expected of me vis-à-vis the time I…

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