Gajendra, who will hand over the baton of Film and Television Institute of India chief to Anupam Kher, today said he played a 20\/20 match during his stint at the Pune-based organisation but wished the government gave him more time to complete the work he started.<\/p>\n
Since his appointment as FTII chairman in June 2015, Chauhan’s tenure has been marked by controversies. Soon after he was appointed, the students went on a 139-day strike protesting against what they perceived was a politically- motivated decision.<\/p>\n
He assumed office only in January 2016. “I have conveyed my best wishes to Anupam ji. I just wish the government had given me more time to finish the work that I started. I just had one year and two months to do that,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The FTII is facing basic problems and needs a good administrator. I am sure Anupam ji will work towards resolving these problems,” Chauhan added.<\/p>\n
The actor, best known for his portrayal of Yudhishthir in “Mahabharat”, said the controversy over his appointment resulted in work piling up.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, due to the controversy during my tenure there were a lot of pending issues which piled up. I played a 20\/20 match and I tried my best to finish the work. My aim was to restore FTII to its lost glory and I succeeded in it to some extent,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The issues that I worked on included finishing of diploma courses, increment in the salary of the teachers and improving the hostel facilities. I could finish some of these but few are pending,” he said.<\/p>\n
Chauhan said though the tenure is for three years, it is a block appointment and has retrospective effect. “Anupam ji was appointed today, but his tenure will be counted from March because it is a block appointment. My tenure was counted from March 2014, though I was appointed in June 2015 and then the strike caused a further delay of seven months.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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