FTII chairman refuses to back down to criticism. Gajendra Chauhan asks, "Who are Anupam Kher and Rishi Kapoor? I am unfazed by criticism. I will not step down as FTII chairman."


Anupam Kher had criticised the appointment saying, he felt that FTII represents a certain art form... "It does certainly need a person having a great body of work which means he is supposed to know world cinema, he is supposed to know the present state of cinema like editing. But certainly FTII needs somebody who is much more qualified than whatever Ganjendraji's qualifications are coming across," Kher said.


Rishi Kapoor also joined in the debate over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of FTII, saying he should retire voluntarily. "Advice. After all the protests and controversy, Gajendra Chauhan,the FTII Chairman should voluntarily retire. Will dogood to the students," Rishi, 62, tweeted.