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Anupam Kher resigns as FTII chairman owing to international assignments

| @indiablooms | Oct 31, 2018, at 02:54 pm

Pune, Oct 31 (IBNS): Citing international commitments, actor Anupam Kher on Wednesday resigned as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) chairman.

Kher shared his resignation letter on Twitter. The actor said he will be busy in the US for an international television show for nine months.

He tweeted, "It has been an honour, a privilege & a great learning experience to be the Chairman of the prestigious @FTIIOfficial. But because of my international assignments I won’t have much time to devote at the institute. Hence decided to send my resignation. Thank you. @Ra_THORe"

Kher succeeded actor Gajendra Chauhan, who held the post from 2015 to 2017.

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