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FTII: Film and television institute of India

FTII stands for Film and Television Institute of India. It is a leading acting school of India and an active member of International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT). It is committed to provide quality training to the aspirants in the field of film and television.

FTII is located at Pune in India. It was established in 1960. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Government of India. It is aided by the Central Government of India. The governing council determines its policies and also appoints the director of the institute. Some of the famous alumni of FTII are John Abraham, Jaya Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Mukesh Khanna, Mithun Chakraborty. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, David Dhawan and Rajkumar Hirani.

The institute has well-equipped studios, i.e. fitted with all modern times film-making equipment such as motorized lighting systems, computerized martin special effect facilities and the 'follow spot' effect. The films made by the students of FTII have won various awards at film festivals and other events in India and abroad.

History

It was established as 'Film Institute of India' in 1960 at Pune, India.
One year later, in 1961, it started providing the courses.
The institute was renamed 'The Film and Television Institute of India' in 1971.
In 1974, the Television Training Wing which was in New Delhi shifted to Pune.
In 2011, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni announced that a bill to develop FTII into a 'Centre of Excellence' would be introduced in the Parliament.