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A thoughtful insight into the nature and purpose of the FTII

Just imagine. On a rough count, the FTII should have produced, by now, over 2000 students in the various disciplines of acting, direction, cinematography, editing and sound recording. Each of t...

Bela Negi (Film Editing, 1997) takes a wry look at the skills that FTII teaches us, and those that it perhaps ought to

A few years ago, I gave an interview for the post of television producer. I had excellent recommendations, the interview being only a f...

Prerna Saigal (Television Editing, 2005) feels bad about the the discrimination between those who join the FTII for the 3-year film course and those who opt for a 1-year TV course

The Film and Television Institute of India is a place which thousands acro...

A satellite-eye view of the FTII campus, taken from Google Earth, inspires some ruminations in the mind of Sanjiv Shah (Film Editing, 1981)

Memory is a great conundrum. It always has a take on your life quite different from your own. Sights, smells, soun...