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{{Short description|Film school}}
{{Short description|Film school in Pune, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Film and Television Institute of India
| name                 = Film and Television Institute of India
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| chairman = [[Shekhar Kapur]]
| type                 = [[Film school]]
| director = [[Bhupendra Kainthola]], [[Indian Information Service|IIS]]
| president            = [[R. Madhavan]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Madhavan appointed president of FTII Society |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/actor-r-madhavan-appointed-new-president-of-film-and-television-institute-of-india-8919909 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903070800/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/actor-r-madhavan-appointed-new-president-of-film-and-television-institute-of-india-8919909/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The '''Film and Television Institute of India''' ('''FTII''') is a film institute under the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] of the [[Government of India]] and aided by the Central Government of India.<ref>[http://mib.nic.in/informationb/autonomus/ftii.htm FTII] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401135615/http://mib.nic.in/informationb/autonomus/ftii.htm |date=1 April 2016 }} [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Govt. of India]] Official website.</ref> It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile [[Prabhat Film Company]] in [[Pune]]. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry.
The '''Film and Television Institute of India''' ('''FTII''') is a film institute under the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] of the [[Government of India]] and aided by the Central Government of India.<ref>[http://mib.nic.in/informationb/autonomus/ftii.htm FTII] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401135615/http://mib.nic.in/informationb/autonomus/ftii.htm |date=1 April 2016 }} [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Govt. of India]] Official website.</ref> It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile [[Prabhat Film Company]] in [[Pune]]. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry.


FTII is a member of the [[CILECT|International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television]] (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television.<ref>{{cite news
FTII is a member of the [[CILECT|International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television]] (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.ftiindia.com/newftii/index.html| title = About Us| publisher = Film and Television Institute of India| date = 14 November 2008| access-date = 14 November 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615145952/http://www.ftiindia.com/newftii/index.html |archive-date = 15 June 2008}}</ref>
| url = http://www.ftiindia.com/newftii/index.html
| title = About Us
| publisher = Film and Television Institute of India
| date = 2008-11-14
| access-date = 2008-11-14
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615145952/http://www.ftiindia.com/newftii/index.html |archive-date = 2008-06-15}}</ref>


The centre will set up a new institute in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North Eastern region, [[Union Minister of State]] (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh has informed.
The centre will set up a new institute in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North-Eastern region, informed by [[Jitendra Singh Rana]], former [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region]].


FTI also sponsors a film award show named Global Indie Film Awards/Festival or GIFA.
FTI also sponsors a film award show named Global Indie Film Awards/Festival or GIFA.


==History==
==History==
The institute was established in 1960 and started its courses in 1961. The Television Training wing, which was earlier functioning in [[New Delhi]], shifted to [[Pune]] in 1974. Thereafter, the institute became fully aided by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]. In July 2011, Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said that a bill in Parliament to develop the FTII into a 'Centre of Excellence' would be introduced. This would enable the institute to enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university.
The institute was established as the Film Institute of India in Pune in 1960 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the recommendation of the Film Enquiry Committee. The committee, headed by SK Patil, a cabinet minister in the central government, and comprising prominent film industry figures like [[Birendranath Sircar|BN Sircar]] and [[V. Shantaram]], recommended the creation of a film school. Courses began in 1961 on the premises of the erstwhile [[Prabhat Film Company]] in Pune.Film director, screenwriter, and actor [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] served as the first director (then principal) of the institute from 1961 to 1962.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Rolling since 1960| author=Milind Damle| url=https://fipresci-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3.-Milind-Damle-FTII.pdf|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= Self Portrait (1967)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beInrD9dCYc|date=20 September 2025}}</ref> In 1967, the institute launched its first film appreciation course, a one-month residential program with [[Satish Bahadur]] as course director and [[Marie Seton]] as the main instructor.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Pioneer exits|author=H.N.Narahari Rao|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Pioneer-exits/article16215485.ece|work=The Hindu| date = 30 July 2010}}</ref> In 1971, the institute was renamed the 'Film and Television Institute of India' (FTII) with the addition of in-service training programs for [[Doordarshan]], India's public service broadcaster.<ref>{{Cite news|title= About FTII – Establishment of FTII |url=https://ftii.ac.in/p/about-ftii|date= 21 September 2025}}</ref> The Television Training wing, which was earlier functioning in [[New Delhi]], shifted to [[Pune]] in 1974. Thereafter, the institute became fully aided by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]. In July 2011, Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said that a bill in Parliament to develop the FTII into a 'Centre of Excellence' would be introduced. This would enable the institute to enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university.


In February 2015, [[Gajendra Chauhan]] was appointed as the chairman of the institute,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Give me a chance: Gajendra Chauhan post FTII furore - The Times of India|url = https://www.bollywoodsunshine.com/india/Give-me-a-chance-Gajendra-Chauhan-post-FTII-furore/articleshow/47655616.cms|access-date = 2019-01-31|date=February 2019}}</ref> which sparked protests by students at the institute.
In February 2015, [[Gajendra Chauhan]] was appointed as the chairman of the institute,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Give me a chance: Gajendra Chauhan post FTII furore – The Times of India|url = https://www.bollywoodsunshine.com/india/Give-me-a-chance-Gajendra-Chauhan-post-FTII-furore/articleshow/47655616.cms|access-date = 31 January 2019|date = February 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which sparked protests by students at the institute.


On 18 August 2015, police — in a night-time crackdown — arrested striking students who confined FTII director Prashant Pathrabe and other staffers in his office for eight hours. The director claimed that students harassed and mentally tortured him. The students were released on bail. A video showing students surrounding the director and shouting was released by the management. In response, the students released an undated video of cops manhandling students and breaking glass in the director's office. The striking students vehemently condemned the act by the Pune police to come and arrest students past midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FTII stir: Students protest Gajendra Chauhan's appointment - The Times of India|url = https://www.bollywoodsunshine.com}}</ref>
On 18 August 2015, police — in a night-time crackdown — arrested striking students who confined FTII director Prashant Pathrabe and other staffers in his office for eight hours. The director claimed that students harassed and mentally tortured him. The students were released on bail. A video showing students surrounding the director and shouting was released by the management. In response, the students released an undated video of cops manhandling students and breaking glass in the director's office. The striking students vehemently condemned the act by the Pune police to come and arrest students past midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|title = FTII stir: Students protest Gajendra Chauhan's appointment – The Times of India|url = https://www.bollywoodsunshine.com/|access-date = 1 February 2019|archive-date = 2 January 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200102141412/https://www.bollywoodsunshine.com/|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood's talent pool (Diploma films over the years) |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070805/spectrum/main6.htm |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=5 August 2007 |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216211533/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070805/spectrum/main6.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood's talent pool (Diploma films over the years) |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070805/spectrum/main6.htm |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=5 August 2007}}</ref>


==Courses==
In 2017, FTII set up its Center for Open Learning (CFOL) with the objective of making quality cinema education accessible to a broader range of people.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Center For Open Learning|url=https://ftii.ac.in/p/about-cfol-1
The institute offers three-year post-graduate diploma courses in [[film direction]], [[editing]], [[cinematography]] and [[audiography]]; two-year courses in [[acting]] and [[art direction]]; a one and a half year course in [[computer graphics]] and [[animation]]; a one-year course in feature film scriptwriting. One-year post-graduate certificate in direction, electronic [[cinematography]], [[video editing]] and [[audiography]] are also part of the courses offered.
|date= 21 September 2025}}</ref>


==Management==
==Management==
The FTII is registered under Societies' Registration Act of 1860. The Society is headed by a president, who also functions as the chairman of the Governing Council, the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee. The Governing Council is constituted by election from among the members of the Society. The Governing Council is the apex body of the FTII and is responsible for making all major policy decisions of the institute. The council, in turn, appoints the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee, members of both of which are responsible for advising the FTII in policy matters related to academic affairs and financial matters.<ref name=Express>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-gajendra-chauhans-plate-admin-and-academics/|title=On Gajendra Chauhan's plate, admin and academics|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftiindia.com/management.html|title=FTII Administrative Structure|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|publisher=FTII|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518052018/http://ftiindia.com/management.html|archive-date=18 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The FTII is registered under Societies' Registration Act of 1860. The Society is headed by a president, who also functions as the chairman of the Governing Council, the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee. The Governing Council is constituted by election from among the members of the Society. The Governing Council is the apex body of the FTII and is responsible for making all major policy decisions of the institute. The council, in turn, appoints the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee, members of both of which are responsible for advising the FTII in policy matters related to academic affairs and financial matters.<ref name="Express">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-gajendra-chauhans-plate-admin-and-academics/|title=On Gajendra Chauhan's plate, admin and academics|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|publisher=The Indian Express|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713221355/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-gajendra-chauhans-plate-admin-and-academics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftiindia.com/management.html|title=FTII Administrative Structure|date=13 July 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|publisher=FTII|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518052018/http://ftiindia.com/management.html|archive-date=18 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


A director serves as the institute's executive head and implements its policies and programmes. Prashant Pathrabe, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS), has been given temporary charge as director following end of the term of DJ Narain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/iis-officer-prashant-pathrabe-appointed-new-ftii-director/906949|title=IIS Officer Prashant Pathrabe Appointed New FTII Director|date=17 July 2015|access-date=17 July 2015|publisher=FTII}}</ref> Gajendra Chauhan, the designated chairman of the governing council, is yet to join, owing to protest overs his appointment.<ref name=Express/> The protests have been continuing for over 95 days but the logjam over appointment still remains.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt doing nothing to end logjam: FTII students|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/09/govt-doing-nothing-to-end-logjam-ftii-students/|access-date=15 September 2015|agency=ANI|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=15 September 2015}}</ref>
A director serves as the institute's executive head and implements its policies and programmes. Prashant Pathrabe, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS), has been given temporary charge as director following end of the term of DJ Narain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/iis-officer-prashant-pathrabe-appointed-new-ftii-director/906949|title=IIS Officer Prashant Pathrabe Appointed New FTII Director|date=17 July 2015|access-date=17 July 2015|publisher=FTII|archive-date=19 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719174210/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/iis-officer-prashant-pathrabe-appointed-new-ftii-director/906949|url-status=live}}</ref> Gajendra Chauhan, the designated chairman of the governing council, is yet to join, owing to protest overs his appointment.<ref name="Express" /> The protests have been continuing for over 95 days but the logjam over appointment still remains.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt doing nothing to end logjam: FTII students|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/09/govt-doing-nothing-to-end-logjam-ftii-students/|access-date=15 September 2015|agency=ANI|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=15 September 2015|archive-date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929165910/http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/09/govt-doing-nothing-to-end-logjam-ftii-students/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==List of presidents of FTII Society==
==List of presidents==
*Roshan Taneja
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*Anwar Jamal Kidwai (1 November 1974 – 30 September 1977)
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*S M H Burney (25 November 1975 – 30 September 1977)
|-
*[[R K Laxman]] (1 November 1977 – 30 September 1980)
! No.
*[[Shyam Benegal]] (5 February 1981 – 30 September 1983, September 1989 – 30 September 1992)
! Name
*[[Mrinal Sen]] (9 April 1984 – 30 September 1986)
! width=75|Portrait
*[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] (1 September 1987 – September 1989, 21 November 1992 – 30 September 1995)
!Term of office
*[[Mahesh Bhatt]] (20 November 1995 – 30 September 1998)
!Refs
*[[Girish Karnad]] (16 February 1999 – 10 October 2001)
|-
*[[Vinod Khanna]] (12 October 2001-February 2002, 4 March 2002 – 3 March 2005)
| 1
*[[U R Ananthamurthy]] (4 March 2005 – 3 March 2008, 4 March 2008 – 3 March 2011)
|[[Roshan Taneja]]
*[[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] (4 March 2011 – 3 March 2014)
|
*[[Gajendra Chauhan]] (9 June 2015 - 11 October 2017)
|
*[[Anupam Kher]] (11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018)
|
*[[B. P. Singh]] (13 December 2018 - 29 September 2020)
|-
*[[Shekhar Kapur]] (30 September 2020 - incumbent)
| 2
|Anwar Jamal Kidwai
|
|1 November 1974 – 30 September 1977
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 July 2015 |title=The FTII presidential lineage |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/the-ftii-presidential-lineage/ |access-date=30 October 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
| 3
|[[S. M. H. Burney]]
|
|25 November 1975 – 30 September 1977
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 4
|[[R. K. Laxman]]
|[[File:R.K. Laxman 2005.jpg|75px]]
|1 November 1977 – 30 September 1980
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 5
|[[Shyam Benegal]]
|[[File:Shyam Benegal.jpg|75px]]
|5 February 1981 – 30 September 1983
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 6
|[[Mrinal Sen]]
|[[File:Mrinal-sen.jpg|75px]]
|9 April 1984 – 30 September 1986
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 7
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
|[[File:DirectorAdoor.jpg|75px]]
|1 September 1987 – September 1989
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| (5)
|[[Shyam Benegal]]
|[[File:Shyam Benegal.jpg|75px]]
|September 1989 – 30 September 1992
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| (7)
|[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
|[[File:DirectorAdoor.jpg|75px]]
|21 November 1992 – 30 September 1995
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 8
|[[Mahesh Bhatt]]
|[[File:Mahesh Bhatt still7.jpg|75px]]
|20 November 1995 – 30 September 1998
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 9
|[[Girish Karnad]]
|[[File:Girish Karnad Screening Cornell (cropped).JPG|75px]]
|16 February 1999 – 10 October 2001
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 10
|[[Vinod Khanna]]
|[[File:Vinod Khanna at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 11 (cropped 2).jpg|75px]]
|12 October 2001 – February 2002
4 March 2002 – 3 March 2005
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 11
|[[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]
|[[File:യു.ആർ. അനന്തമൂർത്തി.jpg|75px]]
|4 March 2005 – 3 March 2011
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 12
|[[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]
|[[File:Saeed Mirza at Kollam 2024.jpg|75px]]
|4 March 2011 – 3 March 2014
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 13
|[[Gajendra Chauhan]]
|[[File:Gajendra Chauhan at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2010.jpg|75px]]
|9 June 2015 – 11 October 2017
|
|-
| 14
|[[Anupam Kher]]
|[[File:Anupam Kher at the Shirin Morani’s wedding reception (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
|
|-
| 15
|[[B. P. Singh]]
|[[File:B. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|13 December 2018 – 29 September 2020
|
|-
| 16
|[[Shekhar Kapur]]
|[[File:Shekhar kapur 02.jpg|75px]]
|30 September 2020 – 1 September 2023
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=29 September 2020 |title=Shekhar Kapur appointed new president of FTII Society |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shekhar-kapur-appointed-new-president-of-ftii-society/article32726618.ece |access-date=30 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| 17
|[[R. Madhavan]]
|[[File:Madhavan Saala Khadoos (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|1 September 2023 – ''Incumbent''
|
|}


==Notable faculty==
==Notable faculty members==
* [[David Lean]]<ref name="Chandra">{{cite magazine | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-just-market-pressures-and-structural-changes-ftii-beset-with-whole-lot-of-problems/1/283822.html | title=Searching for direction | magazine=[[India Today]] | date=15 March 1996 | access-date=14 July 2015 | author=Chandra, Anupama}}</ref>
* [[David Lean]]<ref name="Chandra">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19960315-not-just-market-pressures-and-structural-changes-ftii-beset-with-whole-lot-of-problems-835161-1996-03-14 | title=Searching for direction | magazine=[[India Today]] | date=15 March 1996 | access-date=14 July 2015 | author=Chandra, Anupama | archive-date=19 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019014523/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-just-market-pressures-and-structural-changes-ftii-beset-with-whole-lot-of-problems/1/283822.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Gajanan Jagirdar]]<ref>{{Cite news|title= Rolling since 1960| author=Milind Damle| url=https://fipresci-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3.-Milind-Damle-FTII.pdf|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* [[István Gaál|Istvan Gaal]]
* [[István Gaál|Istvan Gaal]]
* [[Mani Kaul]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Mani Kaul]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* [[Ritwik Ghatak]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Ritwik Ghatak]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* [[Satyajit Ray]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Roshan Taneja]]
* [[Tom Alter]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Satyajit Ray]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* [[Satish Bahadur]]
* [[Tom Alter]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* K Ramachandra Rao<ref>{{Cite web|title = Satyajit Ray was initially sceptical of film schools
|url = https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/satyajit-ray-was-initially-sceptical-of-film-schools-114030300331_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|date = 3 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[:fr:Michel Wyn|Michel Wyn]]<ref>{{Cite news|title = 50 years on its one day at FTII again|url = https://punemirror.com/news/50-yrs-on-its-one-day-at-ftii-again/|publisher=Pune Mirror| date = 28 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = One Day (1964) – All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film -Jagat Murari, SNS Sastry |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/1964/108|publisher=Pune Mirror| date = 21 September 2025}}</ref>
* [[Asrani]]
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* Daman Sood<ref>{{Cite book |title=Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios |last=D. Booth |first=Gregory |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780190296247 |pages=58 |language=English}}</ref>
* Daman Sood<ref>{{Cite book |title=Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios |last=D. Booth |first=Gregory |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780190296247 |page=58}}</ref>
*[[Jaya Bachchan]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Jaya Bachchan]]<ref name="Chandra" />
*[[Shatrughan Sinha]]
* [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
*[[ Raza Murad ]]
*[[Vijay Arora]]
*[[Danny Dengzongpa]]
* [[Raza Murad]]
*[[Kumar Shahani]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Asrani]]
*[[Mani Kaul]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Kanwarjit Paintal]]
*[[Rakesh Bedi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-06/pune/27901561_1_shabana-azmi-ftii-film-and-television-institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-06/pune/27901561_1_shabana-azmi-ftii-film-and-television-institute |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-24 |title=FTII studio reopens after 31 years |date=2008-10-06 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-04-25}}</ref>
* [[Danny Dengzongpa]]
*[[Rakesh Pandey (actor)|Rakesh Pandey]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/entertain/movie/html/ftti.shtml |title=FTII-Film and television institute of india,Pune |publisher=Virtualpune.com |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426214908/http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/entertain/movie/html/ftti.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Kumar Shahani]]<ref name="Chandra" />
*[[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]<ref name="Chandra"/>
* [[Mani Kaul]]<ref name="Chandra" />
*[[Satish Kaushik]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18452214.cms |title=FTII at Indiatimes Movies |publisher=Movies.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822145422/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18452214.cms |archive-date=22 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Rakesh Bedi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/FTII-studio-reopens-after-31-yrs/articleshow/3564011.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024025150/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-06/pune/27901561_1_shabana-azmi-ftii-film-and-television-institute |url-status=live |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=FTII studio reopens after 31 years |date=6 October 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>
*[[Tom Alter]]<ref>"The Sunday Standard", Bombay, 10 June 1973. "Screen", New Delhi edition, 19 March 1971. Udaya Tara Nayar, "Screen", Bombay, 11 October 1975.</ref>
* [[Rakesh Pandey (actor)|Rakesh Pandey]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/entertain/movie/html/ftti.shtml |title=FTII-Film and television institute of india,Pune |publisher=Virtualpune.com |access-date=25 April 2014 |archive-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426214908/http://www.virtualpune.com/html/channel/entertain/movie/html/ftti.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Vimukthi Jayasundara]]<ref name="Sinhala Cinema Database">{{cite web |title=Vimukthi Jayasundara |url=http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=717 |website=Sinhala Cinema Database |access-date=5 January 2020 |language=en }}</ref>
* [[Rakesh Ranjan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/from-sholay-to-ray-classics-mangesh-desai-was-an-indispensable-sound-re-recordist/articleshow/61802976.cms |title=From Sholay to Ray classics, Mangesh Desai was an indispensable sound re-recordist |author=Shiladitya Pandit |date=26 November 2017 |website=indiatimes.com}}</ref>
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* [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]<ref name="Chandra" />
* [[Satish Kaushik]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18452214.cms |title=FTII at Indiatimes Movies |publisher=Movies.indiatimes.com |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=25 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822145422/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18452214.cms |archive-date=22 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tom Alter]]<ref>"The Sunday Standard", Bombay, 10 June 1973. "Screen", New Delhi edition, 19 March 1971. Udaya Tara Nayar, "Screen", Bombay, 11 October 1975.</ref>
* [[K. G. George|K.G.George]]
* [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]]
* [[Vimukthi Jayasundara]]<ref name="Sinhala Cinema Database">{{cite web |title=Vimukthi Jayasundara |url=http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=717 |website=Sinhala Cinema Database |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[Anupama Srinivasan]]
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
* [[Talluri Rameshwari]]
* [[Zarina Wahab]]
* [[Navroze Contractor]]
* [[Girish Kasaravalli]]
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
* [[Mukesh Khanna]]
* [[Mukesh Khanna]]
* [[Rajkummar Rao]]
* [[Nimisha Pandey]]
* [[P. Kumar Vasudev]]
* [[Rajkumar Rao]]
* Parvati Menon<ref>{{cite web|title='Balancing the Wisdom Tree' traces work of women alumni from FTII|author=Murtaza Ali Khan|publisher=Sunday Guardian|year=2022|url=https://latest.sundayguardianlive.com/culture/balancing-wisdom-tree-traces-work-women-alumni-ftii|access-date=25 October 2025}}</ref>
* [[Gaurav Dwivedi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=5 March 2018 |title=Gaurav Dwivedi : In A Chat With An Actor |url=http://www.ftiipeople.com/gaurav-dwivedi-chat-actor/ |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=FTII People |archive-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219234955/http://www.ftiipeople.com/gaurav-dwivedi-chat-actor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[:en:Aruna Raje|Aruna Raje]]
* [[Om Puri]]
* [[K. U. Mohanan]]
* [[Prakash Kutty]]
* [[Anurag Sinha (actor)|Anurag Sinha]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2006 |title=FTII Class of '04 raring to go |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ftii-class-of-04-raring-to-go/story-quMjesF4MuLOZKi6rfoLCI.html |access-date=8 May 2006 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719174648/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ftii-class-of-04-raring-to-go/story-quMjesF4MuLOZKi6rfoLCI.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Gaurav Chakrabarty]]
* [[Vijay Varma|Vijay Verma]]
* [[Nipon Goswami]]
* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]]
* [[Jahnu Barua]]
* [[Shabana Azmi]]
* [[Sunny Hinduja]]
* [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni|Umesh Kulkarni]]
* [[Anupam Kher]]
* [[Balu Mahendra]]
* [[Ranjan Palit]]
* [[Anuya Y Bhagwat]]
* [[Rasika Dugal]]
* [[Rajat Kapoor]]
* [[Sriram Raghavan]]
* [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
* [[Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)|Payal Kapadia]], director<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award in Cannes|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/drafts/who-is-payal-kapadia-indian-female-director-wins-best-documentary-award-in-cannes/|access-date=20 July 2025|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720021717/https://www.shethepeople.tv/drafts/who-is-payal-kapadia-indian-female-director-wins-best-documentary-award-in-cannes/}}</ref>
* [[Shakti Kapoor]]
* [[Gyan Sahay]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/mr-mrs-ftii/articleshow/287013.cms |title=Mr & Mrs FTII |date=17 November 2003 |author=Prachi Bari |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=21 April 2025 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506225558/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/mr-mrs-ftii/articleshow/287013.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Resul Pookutty]]
* [[Jameela Malik]]
* [[:en:Sukhdev Singh Sandhu|Shabnam Sukhdev]]
* [[Anil Dhawan]]{{div col end|3}}


==Wisdom Tree==
==Wisdom Tree==
Wisdom Tree in FTII is like an informal Master Class where students discuss topics with [[Filmmakers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = FTII students turn to Wisdom Tree in absence of classes- Pune Mirror|url = https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ftii-students-turn-to-wisdom-tree-in-absence-of-classes/articleshow/66077792.cms|access-date = 2020-05-28|date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
Wisdom Tree at FTII is an informal masterclass where students discuss topics with [[Filmmakers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = FTII students turn to Wisdom Tree in absence of classes- Pune Mirror|url = https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ftii-students-turn-to-wisdom-tree-in-absence-of-classes/articleshow/66077792.cms|access-date = 28 May 2020|date = 5 October 2018|archive-date = 18 April 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210418151231/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ftii-students-turn-to-wisdom-tree-in-absence-of-classes/articleshow/66077792.cms|url-status = live}}</ref>Poet, lyricist and writer [[G. D. Madgulkar|G.D. Madgulkar]] is believed to have given this natural structure the name "Wisdom Tree."<ref>{{Cite news|title= Rolling since 1960| author=Milind Damle| url=https://fipresci-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3.-Milind-Damle-FTII.pdf|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = FTII students turn to Wisdom Tree in absence of classes- Pune Mirror|url = https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ftii-students-turn-to-wisdom-tree-in-absence-of-classes/articleshow/66077792.cms|access-date = 28 May 2020|date = 5 October 2018|archive-date = 18 April 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210418151231/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/ftii-students-turn-to-wisdom-tree-in-absence-of-classes/articleshow/66077792.cms|url-status = live}}</ref>


==References==
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* [http://www.ftiipeople.com/ an Informal Space for FTIIans]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beInrD9dCYc/ ''Self Portrait'' (1967) | FTII Staff Film]
* [https://www.youtube.com/ @FTIIOfficial YouTube Channel]
* [https://www.instagram.com/ftiiofficial/?hl=en/ Instagram]
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Film and Television Institute of India
TypeFilm school
Established1960; 66 years ago (1960)
PresidentR. Madhavan[1]
DirectorDhiraj Singh
Location
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India
AffiliationsCILECT
Websiteftii.ac.in

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India.[2] It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry.

FTII is a member of the International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television.[3]

The centre will set up a new institute in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North-Eastern region, informed by Jitendra Singh Rana, former Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region.

FTI also sponsors a film award show named Global Indie Film Awards/Festival or GIFA.

History[edit | edit source]

The institute was established as the Film Institute of India in Pune in 1960 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the recommendation of the Film Enquiry Committee. The committee, headed by SK Patil, a cabinet minister in the central government, and comprising prominent film industry figures like BN Sircar and V. Shantaram, recommended the creation of a film school. Courses began in 1961 on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.Film director, screenwriter, and actor Gajanan Jagirdar served as the first director (then principal) of the institute from 1961 to 1962.[4][5] In 1967, the institute launched its first film appreciation course, a one-month residential program with Satish Bahadur as course director and Marie Seton as the main instructor.[6] In 1971, the institute was renamed the 'Film and Television Institute of India' (FTII) with the addition of in-service training programs for Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster.[7] The Television Training wing, which was earlier functioning in New Delhi, shifted to Pune in 1974. Thereafter, the institute became fully aided by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. In July 2011, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that a bill in Parliament to develop the FTII into a 'Centre of Excellence' would be introduced. This would enable the institute to enjoy the academic status and privileges of a university.

In February 2015, Gajendra Chauhan was appointed as the chairman of the institute,[8] which sparked protests by students at the institute.

On 18 August 2015, police — in a night-time crackdown — arrested striking students who confined FTII director Prashant Pathrabe and other staffers in his office for eight hours. The director claimed that students harassed and mentally tortured him. The students were released on bail. A video showing students surrounding the director and shouting was released by the management. In response, the students released an undated video of cops manhandling students and breaking glass in the director's office. The striking students vehemently condemned the act by the Pune police to come and arrest students past midnight.[9][10]

In 2017, FTII set up its Center for Open Learning (CFOL) with the objective of making quality cinema education accessible to a broader range of people.[11]

Management[edit | edit source]

The FTII is registered under Societies' Registration Act of 1860. The Society is headed by a president, who also functions as the chairman of the Governing Council, the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee. The Governing Council is constituted by election from among the members of the Society. The Governing Council is the apex body of the FTII and is responsible for making all major policy decisions of the institute. The council, in turn, appoints the Academic Council and the Standing Finance Committee, members of both of which are responsible for advising the FTII in policy matters related to academic affairs and financial matters.[12][13]

A director serves as the institute's executive head and implements its policies and programmes. Prashant Pathrabe, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Information Service (IIS), has been given temporary charge as director following end of the term of DJ Narain.[14] Gajendra Chauhan, the designated chairman of the governing council, is yet to join, owing to protest overs his appointment.[12] The protests have been continuing for over 95 days but the logjam over appointment still remains.[15]

List of presidents[edit | edit source]

No. Name Portrait Term of office Refs
1 Roshan Taneja
2 Anwar Jamal Kidwai 1 November 1974 – 30 September 1977 [16]
3 S. M. H. Burney 25 November 1975 – 30 September 1977 [16]
4 R. K. Laxman 1 November 1977 – 30 September 1980 [16]
5 Shyam Benegal 5 February 1981 – 30 September 1983 [16]
6 Mrinal Sen 9 April 1984 – 30 September 1986 [16]
7 Adoor Gopalakrishnan 1 September 1987 – September 1989 [16]
(5) Shyam Benegal September 1989 – 30 September 1992 [16]
(7) Adoor Gopalakrishnan 21 November 1992 – 30 September 1995 [16]
8 Mahesh Bhatt 20 November 1995 – 30 September 1998 [16]
9 Girish Karnad 16 February 1999 – 10 October 2001 [16]
10 Vinod Khanna 12 October 2001 – February 2002

4 March 2002 – 3 March 2005

[16]
11 U. R. Ananthamurthy 4 March 2005 – 3 March 2011 [16]
12 Saeed Akhtar Mirza 4 March 2011 – 3 March 2014 [16]
13 Gajendra Chauhan 9 June 2015 – 11 October 2017
14 Anupam Kher 11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
15 B. P. Singh 13 December 2018 – 29 September 2020
16 Shekhar Kapur 30 September 2020 – 1 September 2023 [17]
17 R. Madhavan 1 September 2023 – Incumbent

Notable faculty members[edit | edit source]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Wisdom Tree[edit | edit source]

Wisdom Tree at FTII is an informal masterclass where students discuss topics with Filmmakers.[35]Poet, lyricist and writer G.D. Madgulkar is believed to have given this natural structure the name "Wisdom Tree."[36][37]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Madhavan appointed president of FTII Society". The Indian Express. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ↑ FTII Archived 1 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India Official website.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Film and Television Institute of India. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Milind Damle (March 2022). "Rolling since 1960" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Self Portrait (1967)". 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ H.N.Narahari Rao (30 July 2010). "Pioneer exits". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "About FTII – Establishment of FTII". 21 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Give me a chance: Gajendra Chauhan post FTII furore – The Times of India". February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "FTII stir: Students protest Gajendra Chauhan's appointment – The Times of India". Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bollywood's talent pool (Diploma films over the years)". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Center For Open Learning". 21 September 2025.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "On Gajendra Chauhan's plate, admin and academics". The Indian Express. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "FTII Administrative Structure". FTII. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "IIS Officer Prashant Pathrabe Appointed New FTII Director". FTII. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Govt doing nothing to end logjam: FTII students". news.biharprabha.com. ANI. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 "The FTII presidential lineage". The Indian Express. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Banerjee, Shoumojit (29 September 2020). "Shekhar Kapur appointed new president of FTII Society". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 Chandra, Anupama (15 March 1996). "Searching for direction". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Milind Damle (March 2022). "Rolling since 1960" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "Satyajit Ray was initially sceptical of film schools". Business Standard. 3 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "50 years on its one day at FTII again". Pune Mirror. 28 February 2013.
  22. ↑ "One Day (1964) – All India Certificate of Merit for the Best Documentary Film -Jagat Murari, SNS Sastry". Pune Mirror. 21 September 2025.
  23. ↑ D. Booth, Gregory (2008). Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai's Film Studios. Oxford University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780190296247.
  24. ↑ "FTII studio reopens after 31 years". The Times of India. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  25. ↑ "FTII-Film and television institute of india,Pune". Virtualpune.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  26. ↑ Shiladitya Pandit (26 November 2017). "From Sholay to Ray classics, Mangesh Desai was an indispensable sound re-recordist". indiatimes.com.
  27. ↑ "FTII at Indiatimes Movies". Movies.indiatimes.com. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "The Sunday Standard", Bombay, 10 June 1973. "Screen", New Delhi edition, 19 March 1971. Udaya Tara Nayar, "Screen", Bombay, 11 October 1975.
  29. ↑ "Vimukthi Jayasundara". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  30. ↑ Murtaza Ali Khan (2022). "'Balancing the Wisdom Tree' traces work of women alumni from FTII". Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  31. ↑ admin (5 March 2018). "Gaurav Dwivedi : In A Chat With An Actor". FTII People. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "FTII Class of '04 raring to go". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2006.
  33. ↑ "Who Is Payal Kapadia? The Director Wins Best Documentary Award in Cannes". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  34. ↑ Prachi Bari (17 November 2003). "Mr & Mrs FTII". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  35. ↑ "FTII students turn to Wisdom Tree in absence of classes- Pune Mirror". 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  36. ↑ Milind Damle (March 2022). "Rolling since 1960" (PDF).
  37. ↑ "FTII students turn to Wisdom Tree in absence of classes- Pune Mirror". 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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