Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Bollywood Stars Condemns FTII Student Arrests

Darpan News Desk IANS, 19 Aug, 2015 12:46 PM
  • Bollywood Stars Condemns FTII Student Arrests
Hindi film celebrities including Shekhar Kapur, Resul Pookutty, Anand Gandhi, Hansal Mehta, Nikhil Advani and Anubhav Sinha on Wednesday condemned the arrest of protesting FTII students, and said the government should "respond with solutions not muscle".
 
They said the arrests in Pune in a post-midnight swoop following a complaint by the film institute's director was a shame, "absolutely condemnable" and sad.
 
Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) have been protesting for over two months against the appointment of BJP member and TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as the facility's chairman.
 
The midnight arrests, on charges of rioting and more, came after some students confined FTII director Prashant Pathrabe and other staffers in his office for eight hours and vandalised office furniture and fittings on Monday.
 
Opposing the decision to arrest the students, the celebrities took to Twitter, where the issue was trending under the #FTII hashtag.
 
Here's what they tweeted: 
 
Hansal Mehta: Dear government, respond with solutions not muscle. 
 
Shekhar Kapur: There was a time FTII was considered one of the best film schools in Asia and produced some brilliant talent. What happened?
 
 
Vivek Agnihotri: FTII is a complex issue. But politicians riding on it makes it more complex. Fair people must condemn it. 
 
Swara Bhaskar: Is this right??? What is wrong with our state??? Shame!!!
 
Anubhav Sinha: ABSOLUTELY CONDEMNABLE!!! You can't ARREST dissenting students.... A Government that can't talk through a matter with 500 students (or less???) will resolve border crisis and such??? 
 
Resul Pookutty: A senior official from I&B ministry talked to me at length at 8 p.m. about how to solve the impasse and he said they are coming to FTII in a couple of days. Then why this arrest in the middle of the night? That too including girls?!
 
Nikhil Advani: FTII students mid-night arrest. SAD!!!
 
 
Vishal Dadlani: Never seen a government fall so low, so quick. Family-packs of lies being sold as achievements, while freedom is crushed daily. JaiHind
 
Anand Gandhi: Here's another course of action: Hear the students + experts out, accept mistake, revise appointment, kindly take leave.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

'Masaan' One Of The Finest Hindi Films Ever: Javed Akhtar

Noted poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar says he was bowled over by "Masaan" and dubbed it "one of the finest films Hindi cinema has made".

'Masaan' One Of The Finest Hindi Films Ever: Javed Akhtar

Kareena To Endorse Craftsvilla Miss Ethnic Contest

Kareena To Endorse Craftsvilla Miss Ethnic Contest
Online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com has roped in actress Kareena Kapoor Khan as the face of Craftsvilla Miss Ethnic Contest. The "Heroine" star will crown the finalists of the contest, to be held in September.

Kareena To Endorse Craftsvilla Miss Ethnic Contest

Watch: Radhika Apte in Sujoy Ghosh’s Stunning Bengali Short Film 'Ahalya'

Watch: Radhika Apte in Sujoy Ghosh’s Stunning Bengali Short Film 'Ahalya'
"Kahaani" director Sujoy Ghosh's Bengali short film "Ahalya" gave actress Radhika Apte the opportunity to work with veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, which she described as a "fangirl moment".

Watch: Radhika Apte in Sujoy Ghosh’s Stunning Bengali Short Film 'Ahalya'

'Bangistan' doesn't have to make Rs.100 crore to be hit: Riteish

'Bangistan' doesn't have to make Rs.100 crore to be hit: Riteish
It started with the Rs.100 crore club and has now reached the Rs.300 crore club and is always on the minds of actors, producers and directors but "Bangistan" actor Riteish Deshmukh said that they're not expecting the film to even touch the lower mark.

'Bangistan' doesn't have to make Rs.100 crore to be hit: Riteish

Filmmakers Unaffected By 'Bangistan', 'drishyam' Clash: Riteish

Filmmakers Unaffected By 'Bangistan', 'drishyam' Clash: Riteish
Actor Riteish Deshmukh, whose film "Bangistan" is slated to release on the same day as "Drishyam", says makers of both the films are not concerned with the clash of the movies.

Filmmakers Unaffected By 'Bangistan', 'drishyam' Clash: Riteish

Give Bollywood Twist To Classical Music, Says Shankar Mahadevan

Musician Shankar Mahadevan says the plunging popularity of Indian classical music can see an upswing if Bollywood music composers infuse classical tunes into their tracks.

Give Bollywood Twist To Classical Music, Says Shankar Mahadevan