FTII Refuses to Screen Film on Kabir Kala Manch Made By Ex Students' Union President

'A scheduled public screening of a documentary by a former student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who was one the leaders of the 139-day strike in 2015, was cancelled by the varsity’s administration on Thursday, just a few hours before the screening was to take place. Harishankar Nachimuthu, who was president of the FTII students’ union during the 2015 protest, has alleged that the administration received threats from the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), and cancelled the screening under pressure. However, the university has said that he scheduled the screening without prior information. The 2015 students’ strike was a protest against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of FTII...'