Resul Pookutty has launched a campaign to pressurize FTII to drop its case against filmmaker Payal Kapadia, who has recently won at Cannes Film Festival
New Delhi, May 28: Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty has launched a campaign for the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) to withdraw its cases against the students, including Cannes 2024 Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia, who had led the historic 131-day protest in 2015 against the appointment of Gajendra Singh Chauhan as the chairman of its governing body.
The 77th edition of Cannes, which concluded on Saturday, was undoubtedly the best year for the country which found space at the fest through eight Indian, or India-themed, films.
Filmmaker Payal Kapadia created history by becoming the first Indian director to win the prestigious Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for the movie