Here's What Anupam Kher Has To Say On FTII students' Open Letter Addressed To Him

Mumbai: The newly-appointed chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Anupam Kher, says he was on board to discuss the issues and problems faced by the students, as highlighted in their open letter to him. (Image: Twitter)

About FTII: The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is aided by the Central Government and is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune. The institute has become India's premier film and television institute, with its alumni becoming technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry. (Image: Twitter)

"Whatever I have to discuss, I would love to discuss it with the students over there. I am like their senior. I was a student there in 1978 and now, 38 years later I will go there as a chairman," Kher told reporters here last night. (Image: Twitter)

The students of FTII yesterday wrote an open letter to Kher, voicing their opposition to some short-term courses started by the prestigious acting school and drawing his attention to a slew of other issues being faced by them. (Image: Twitter)

The 62-year-old veteran actor was on Wednesday appointed the chief of the Pune-based FTII, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (Image: Twitter)