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Shekhar Kapur appointed new president of FTII Society

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday appointed eminent filmmaker Shekhar Kapur as the new president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of the FTII governing council which runs the country’s most prestigious film school in Pune.

Mr. Kapur (74), known for such acclaimed films as Bandit Queen (1994) and his lavish historical biopics on Queen Elizabeth (1998 and 2007), will hold the post till March 3, 2023, said the FTII management in a statement.

The tenure of the earlier members of the FTII Society had ended in March 2020. The other members of the governing council are to be appointed soon, said a senior FTII authority.