Vivek Agnihotri appointed ICCR cultural rep
September 15, 2020 15:28
Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has been appointed as the new cultural representative at the Indian Council For Culture Relations (ICCR).This comes after the council's decision to include Indian Cinema among the other culture programs of ICCR after 70 years of its inception. Agnihotri will be representing the culture of the Indian Cinema in the council.
'The Tashkent Files' filmmaker accepted the charge from ICCR President Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe who formalised his appointment. Agnihotri is also a member of the board of India's Central Board Of Film Certification.
Taking charge, Agnihotri expressed his happiness over being the "first-person" from the film industry to represent the cause of the industry in the ICCR.
"I am extremely honoured by Indian Council For Culture Relations, India's apex body on the promotion of great Indian culture across the world for including cinema and I am deeply honoured for being the first person from the Indian film industry to represent the cause of this industry in the overall cultural promotion globally," Agnihotri said.
"I will perform my duties as a cultural ambassador representing the film industry with the best of ability," he added.
ICCR was founded in 1950 by independent India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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