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 {{Infobox person
 | name        = Gajendra Chauhan
-| image       = Gajendra_Chauhan_at_the_Dadasaheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards_2010.jpg
+| image = {{CSS image crop
+|Image         = Gajendra_Chauhan_at_the_Dadasaheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards_2010.jpg
+|bSize = 700
+|cWidth = 260
+|cHeight = 370
+|oTop = 0
+|oLeft = 225
+|Location=center}}
 | imagesize   =
 | caption     = Chauhan in 2010
 | birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|10|10}}
-| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
+| height =
-| nationality = Indian
+| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
-| other_names   = Gajju
+| nationality =
+| other_names   =
 | alma_mater  = [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS)
-| title       = Chairman of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
+| occupation  = Actor, Politician
-| term        = 9 June 2015 - 11 October 2017
+| years active= 1984-present
-| predecessor = [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]]
-| successor   = [[Anupam Kher]]
-| occupation  = Actor • Politician
-| years active= 1984 - present
 | party       = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
 | spouse      = Habiba Rehman
-| website     = {{Instagram|imgajji}}<br>{{Twitter|Gajjusay}}
 }}
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 ==Early life==
-Chauhan was born in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gajendra Chauhan Biography|url=https://www.filmcentro.com/profile/gajendra-chauhan-biography|website=www.filmcentro.com|publisher=Filmcentro - Actors & Actress profile|access-date=12 July 2015|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917124156/https://www.filmcentro.com/profile/gajendra-chauhan-biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> He did a diploma in radiography from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) before he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gajendra Chauhan has political clout, but no star power|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/gajendra-chauhan-has-political-clout-but-no-star-power-115061800578_1.html|website=business-standard.com|publisher=Business Standard|date=20 June 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713183011/http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/gajendra-chauhan-has-political-clout-but-no-star-power-115061800578_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There he studied acting in the school run by Roshan Taneja, who had previously taught at FTII.<ref name="HT Interview">{{cite web|last1=Ghosh|first1=Paramita|title=My favourite film is 3 Idiots: Gajendra Chauhan, FTII chairman|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/my-favourite-film-is-3-idiots-gajendra-chauhan-ftii-chairman/article1-1360564.aspx|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=12 July 2015|date=20 June 2015|archive-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715191618/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/my-favourite-film-is-3-idiots-gajendra-chauhan-ftii-chairman/article1-1360564.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Chauhan was born in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gajendra Chauhan Biography|url=https://www.filmcentro.com/profile/gajendra-chauhan-biography|website=www.filmcentro.com|publisher=Filmcentro - Actors & Actress profile|access-date=12 July 2015|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917124156/https://www.filmcentro.com/profile/gajendra-chauhan-biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> He did a diploma in radiography from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) before he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gajendra Chauhan has political clout, but no star power|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/gajendra-chauhan-has-political-clout-but-no-star-power-115061800578_1.html|website=business-standard.com|publisher=Business Standard|date=20 June 2015|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713183011/http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/gajendra-chauhan-has-political-clout-but-no-star-power-115061800578_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There he studied acting in the school run by Roshan Taneja, who had previously taught at FTII.<ref name="HT Interview">{{cite web|last1=Ghosh|first1=Paramita|title=My favourite film is 3 Idiots: Gajendra Chauhan, FTII chairman|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/my-favourite-film-is-3-idiots-gajendra-chauhan-ftii-chairman/article1-1360564.aspx|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=12 July 2015|date=20 June 2015|archive-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715191618/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/my-favourite-film-is-3-idiots-gajendra-chauhan-ftii-chairman/article1-1360564.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Acting career==
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 ==Administration and politics==
 Chauhan has also been involved in the administration of ''Cinema and Television Artists Association'' for 20 years, and served as its president for a year.<ref name="IE June 18, 2015" /><ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yes-i-have-done-adult-films-but-nobody-is-talking-about-my-good-films/20150630.htm|title=Yes, I have done adult films. But nobody is talking about my good films|date=30 June 2015|access-date=12 July 2015|website=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff Movies|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710203826/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yes-i-have-done-adult-films-but-nobody-is-talking-about-my-good-films/20150630.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 Chauhan entered politics,<ref name=indiatimes.com /> and became a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), for which he has worked as the national convener for culture.<ref name="IE June 18, 2015" /><ref name=NDTV>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/protests-at-film-institute-in-pune-after-actor-bjp-member-gajendra-chauhan-is-appointed-chief-771313|title=Protests at Film Institute in Pune After Actor-BJP Member Gajendra Chauhan is Appointed Chief|date=13 June 2015|access-date=12 July 2015|website=ndtv.com|publisher=NDTV|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706133803/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/protests-at-film-institute-in-pune-after-actor-bjp-member-gajendra-chauhan-is-appointed-chief-771313|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Controversies==
-===Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India===
+===Chairman of FTII===
-{{Further|Film and Television Institute of India}}
+On 9 June 2015, Chauhan was appointed as the Chairman of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII).<ref name="FTII appointment">{{cite web|last1=Joshi|first1=Yogesh|title=Mahabharat actor as FTII prez sparks students' protest over BJP link|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/ftii-students-say-protests-to-continue-against-appointment-of-new-chairperson/article1-1358025.aspx|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=12 July 2015|date=13 June 2015|archive-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085357/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/ftii-students-say-protests-to-continue-against-appointment-of-new-chairperson/article1-1358025.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> His appointment proved to be controversial amid allegations by students that it was a blatant attempt to "[[saffronization|saffronize]] the institute".<ref name="FTII appointment"/> A section of left-wing students association, including [[All India Students Association]] (AISA) (the student wing of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]) continue to agitate.<ref name=AISA>{{cite web|author1=ANI|title=AISA protests against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as FTII chief|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/aisa-protests-against-gajendra-chauhan-s-appointment-as-ftii-chief-115061600309_1.html|website=business-standard.com|publisher=Business Standard|access-date=12 July 2015|date=16 June 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712150039/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/aisa-protests-against-gajendra-chauhan-s-appointment-as-ftii-chief-115061600309_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Chauhan requested the students to give him a year to prove himself, and insisted that he would be better than the previous chairpersons.<ref name="anujkumar">{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=Anij|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/i-am-a-self-made-man/article7329869.ece|title=I am a self-made man|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=12 July 2015|date=18 June 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011140523/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/i-am-a-self-made-man/article7329869.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 9 June 2015, Chauhan was appointed as the Chairman of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII).<ref name="FTII appointment">{{cite web|last1=Joshi|first1=Yogesh|title=Mahabharat actor as FTII prez sparks students' protest over BJP link|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/ftii-students-say-protests-to-continue-against-appointment-of-new-chairperson/article1-1358025.aspx|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=12 July 2015|date=13 June 2015|archive-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622085357/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/ftii-students-say-protests-to-continue-against-appointment-of-new-chairperson/article1-1358025.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> His appointment proved to be controversial amid allegations by students that it was a blatant attempt to "[[saffronization|saffronize]] the institute".<ref name="FTII appointment"/> A section of left-wing students association, including [[All India Students Association]] (AISA) (the student wing of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]) continue to agitate.<ref name=AISA>{{cite web|author1=ANI|title=AISA protests against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as FTII chief|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/aisa-protests-against-gajendra-chauhan-s-appointment-as-ftii-chief-115061600309_1.html|website=business-standard.com|publisher=Business Standard|access-date=12 July 2015|date=16 June 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712150039/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/aisa-protests-against-gajendra-chauhan-s-appointment-as-ftii-chief-115061600309_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Chauhan requested the students to give him a year to prove himself, and insisted that he would be better than the previous chairpersons.<ref name="anujkumar">{{cite web|last1=Kumar|first1=Anij|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/i-am-a-self-made-man/article7329869.ece|title=I am a self-made man|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=12 July 2015|date=18 June 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011140523/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/i-am-a-self-made-man/article7329869.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Among those who have supported Chauhan's appointment as FTII chairman are BJP supporters and politicians including [[Mukesh Khanna]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Students-willing-for-talks-ministry-still-backs-choice/articleshow/48011905.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 August 2015 |archive-date=23 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223131322/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Students-willing-for-talks-ministry-still-backs-choice/articleshow/48011905.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], and [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]].<ref name="rediff.com"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore defends Gajendra Chauhan's selection as FTII chief|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-defends-gajendra-chauhans-selection-as-ftii-chief/16361159|website=mid-day.com|publisher=Mid-Day|access-date=12 July 2015|date=11 July 2015|archive-date=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712094130/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/rajyavardhan-singh-rathore-defends-gajendra-chauhans-selection-as-ftii-chief/16361159|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=PTI|title=Gajendra Chauhan chosen over icons as he could devote more time|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gajendra-chauhan-chosen-over-icons-as-he-could-devote-more-time-government/|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=12 July 2015|date=10 July 2015|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711135509/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gajendra-chauhan-chosen-over-icons-as-he-could-devote-more-time-government/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many more including FTII alumni and former teachers, actors, film technicians, filmmakers, journalists and political leaders have opposed his appointment, prominent among whom include [[Ranbir Kapoor]], [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Piyush Mishra]], [[Anand Patwardhan]], [[Kiran Rao]], [[Jahnu Barua]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Rishi Kapoor]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FTII row: Top Bollywood personalities join chorus against Gajendra Chauhan|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ftii-row-top-bollywood-personalities-join-chorus-against-gajendra-chauhan/1/450384.html|website=indiatoday.com|publisher=India Today|access-date=12 July 2015|date=9 July 2015|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711062420/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ftii-row-top-bollywood-personalities-join-chorus-against-gajendra-chauhan/1/450384.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venugopal|first1=Vasudha|title=Amitabh Bachchan could've been FTII chairman, but Modi govt ignored I&B list and selected Gajendra Chauhan|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amitabh-bachchan-couldve-been-ftii-chairman-but-modi-govt-ignored-ib-list-and-selected-gajendra-chauhan/articleshow/48025768.cms|website=economictimes.com|publisher=The Economic Times|access-date=12 July 2015|date=11 July 2015|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713055808/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amitabh-bachchan-couldve-been-ftii-chairman-but-modi-govt-ignored-ib-list-and-selected-gajendra-chauhan/articleshow/48025768.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=It is nothing to be happy or dissatisfied about: Jahnu Barua on Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as FTII chairman|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/giving-gajendra-chauhan-a-chance-is-not-a-problem-jahnu-barua-on-ftii-stir-1005896.html|website=ibnlive.com|publisher=IBN Live|access-date=12 July 2015|date=14 June 2015|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717190122/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/giving-gajendra-chauhan-a-chance-is-not-a-problem-jahnu-barua-on-ftii-stir-1005896.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Resul Pookutty]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/resul-pookutty-on-ftii-controversy-gajendra-chauhan-cannot-inspire-students-777502|title=Resul Pookutty on FTII Controversy: Gajendra Chauhan Cannot Inspire Students|date=2 July 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|publisher=NDTV|archive-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728164633/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/resul-pookutty-on-ftii-controversy-gajendra-chauhan-cannot-inspire-students-777502|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rajkummar Rao]], [[Amol Palekar]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ftii-row-rajkummar-rao-amol-palekar-demand-chauhan-s-removal-115071100436_1.html|title=Rajkummar Rao, Amol Palekar demand Chauhan's removal|date=11 July 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|newspaper=Business Standard|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717115342/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ftii-row-rajkummar-rao-amol-palekar-demand-chauhan-s-removal-115071100436_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Soumitra Chatterjee]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gajendra-chauhan-who-veteran-actor-soumitra-chatterjee-backs-ftii-protests-1203303|title='Gajendra Chauhan Who?': Veteran Actor Soumitra Chatterjee Backs FTII Protests|date=3 August 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|publisher=NDTV|archive-date=6 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806012546/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gajendra-chauhan-who-veteran-actor-soumitra-chatterjee-backs-ftii-protests-1203303|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rahul Gandhi]], [[Arvind Kejriwal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ftii-row-after-salman-khan-and-rahul-gandhi-arvind-kejriwal-speaks-up-against-gajendra-chauhan-2111317|title=After Salman Khan and Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal speaks up against Gajendra Chauhan|date=5 August 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|publisher=DNA|archive-date=8 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808013009/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ftii-row-after-salman-khan-and-rahul-gandhi-arvind-kejriwal-speaks-up-against-gajendra-chauhan-2111317|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Rana Ayyub]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ayyub|first=Rana|title=Opinion: Open Letter to Gajendra Chauhan from a Former Film Student|url=https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/open-letter-to-gajendra-chauhan-from-a-former-film-student-781257|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820083725/https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/open-letter-to-gajendra-chauhan-from-a-former-film-student-781257|archive-date=20 August 2019|access-date=2020-10-27|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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 |rowspan="2" | 1985
-| ''[[Main Chup Nahi Rahungi]]''
+| ''Main Chup Nahi Rahungi''
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 |-
-| ''[[Lallu Ram]]''
+| ''Lallu Ram''
 | Sub Inspector
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 | 1986
-| ''[[Jungle Love (1986 film)|Jungle Love]]''
+| ''Jungle Love''
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 | Shibu
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-| 1993
+|rowspan="3" |1993
-| ''[[Mulaquat]]''
+|''Aakanksha''
+|Vinod Pandey
+|-
+| ''Mulaquat''
 | Balraj
+|-
+|''Khoon Ka Sindoor''
+| Minister Ashwini Kumar
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 |rowspan="8" | 1994
-| ''[[Watan (1994 film)|Watan]]''
+| ''Watan''
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 | 2004
-| ''[[Pati Ho To Aisa]]''
+| ''Pati Ho To Aisa''
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 |rowspan="2" | 2005
-| ''[[Dhadkanein]]''
+| ''Dhadkanein''
 | Ravi Malhotra
 |-
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 | Priya's father
 |-
+| 2016
+| ''[[1920: London]]''
+| Tantrik Baba
+|-
+| 2018
+| ''Ik Onkar''
+| Chief Minister
+|-
+| rowspan=2|2019
+| ''Maa Purnagiri''
+|
+|-
+| ''Gunwali Dulhaniya''
+| Mr. Rathore
+|-
+| rowspan=2|2022
+| scope="row"  style="text-align:left; background:#ffc;"| '''''Sher Gujjar''''' {{Dagger}}
+| Narayan; Ravinder's father
+|-
+| scope="row"  style="text-align:left; background:#ffc;"| '''''Antaryatri Mahapurush- The Walking God''''' {{Dagger}}
+| Mallappa Ji
 |}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:People from Delhi]]
+[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]