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Professor Sandeep Shahare Dean (Television), Director
He holds Diploma in Electronics from Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Bachelors Degree in Electronics & Telecommunication (E&Tc) and Masters Degree (ME – E&Tc) from Govt. of Engg. under Pune University. Before joining FTII in 2006 he rendered his services as Service Engineer at Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, Technical Assistant at Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Assistant Professor at MIT Women Engineering College (MIT WEC).
At FTII, in addition to the post of Professor, he also worked as Liaison Officer, Purchase Officer, OSD (Administration), In-charge Radio FTII, Controller of Examination, Registrar etc. Presently, he is holding additional charge of National Coordinator, Skilling India in Film & Television (SKIFT), an initiative of FTII under which various short courses are being conducted all over India.
He is a Research Scholar at JJT University, Rajasthan and has published number of National & International papers in the field of Electronics & Telecommunications. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of professional & academics.
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Shri Jijoy P R I/C Dean (Films), Associate Professor Acting
Jijoy P.R. is a theater artist, film actor, trainer, producer who observed performing art as a tool for scientific temperament and incorporates it through acting workshops mostly in India and in Middle Eastern countries. A graduate in B.A. Economics and in B.T.A (Theater Arts) from Calicut University, Jijoy Secured First Rank in both M.A. And M.Phil (Drama and Theater Arts) from Pondicherry University. As an actor Jijoy has 55 Films, 40 Plays, 10 Serials and 25 Short Films in his credit. He has performed nearly 400 International Theater shows across the 4 continents i. e. Australia, Europe, North America and Asia, along with The Royal Shakespeare company, Act Productions UK, The British Council and The Japan foundation Asia Center.
He is recipient of Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture and the young artist scholarship from MHRD. He has been teaching at FTII's acting department since year 2014.
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Shri Dhiraj A. Meshram Dean (Films) B.A., Graduated from FTII's Department of Film Directiion in year 2004 and started teaching at FTII in 2006. While in service, Mr. Meshram has completed his M.F.A. in Drama from Nagpur University. He is currently associated as Dean Film in the Institute. |
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Shri M. D. Negi Professor TV Production |
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Shri K. Rajsekaran Associate Professor Editing Diploma holder from FTIT, Madras. Diploma in Journalism &Mass Communication. M.A &M. Phil (sociology). Served in Doordarshan and Films Division as an Editor. |
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Shri Vaibhav A. Gham Associate Professor TV Engineering (Technical Operations) |
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Shri Ashwin sonone Associate Professor TV Production Management |
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Shri Mandar Digrajkar Associate Professor TV Graphics Holds Diploma in Commercial Arts from Kolhapur, Advanced Diploma in Computer Animation from C-DAC Pune, Masters degreein Indology from TMV Pune and Master of Fine Arts from University of Aurangabad. After working in Animation and VFX industry for 14 years he joined FTII in December 2011. |
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Shri Harish K M OSD Dean Films, Associate Professor Sound Engineering BSC Maths Physics Statistics from Calicut University and Diploma in Audio Engineering from SAE, Chennai in 2003. Teaching since 2010. |
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Shri Milind Bapat Assistant Professor TV Production
Shri. Bapat is currently handling various responsibilities in ‘Sound department’ in film wing, FTII |
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Shri Thivakaran T. Assistant Professor Cinematography |
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Shri Syed Tanveer Tahir Assistant Professor TV Graphics |
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Shri A.R. Kavishwar Assistant Professor Art Direction Holds BFA in Applied arts from J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai, 1995. Masters in Indology and completed PG Diploma in Art Direction from FTII, batch of 1996. He has teaching and professional experience of20 years at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. |
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Dr. Milind Damle OSD Dean TV, Assistant Professor ETV Film Production Milind Damle is a FTII alumni with specialization in film and TV editing 2004. He has been practicing Radio, TV, Film in various creative positions such as writer, producer and director. Dwijaa, the Diploma film he wrote and edited won a National Award in 2005. Adwait Sangeet, which was honored as opening film of Indian Panaroma, IFFI 2011 was co-produced by him. He has also worked as Coordinator for UNDP FTII Planning Commission Project “Films for Human Development” producing 32 films in 13 states of India. After working with the Star TV as Executive Producer, now he serves FTII as faculty since 2012. While in service Mr. Damle has completed MA Mass Communication and Journalism from Madurai Kamraj University. Along with teaching, he also practices Film Editing in Regional Indian Cinema. |
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Shri Monal Aron Assistant Professor Sound Engineering |
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Shri Amlan Chakraborty FRO, Assistant Professor Editing Educated at St.Xavier's College, Kolkata, Amlan Chakraborty, holds degree in B.Sc from the University of Calcutta in (1998) and Post-graduate Diploma in Editingspecialization from FTII in (2002). He has also completed Initiation to Filmmaking programmeat Chitrabani, Kolkata in 1999. As student in FTII, he received "Outstanding Asian Student Film Award" in 2005 at the Student Film and Video Festival organized by the Beijing Film Academy.
His area of specialization includes early historical practices in Film editing, Continuity Editing styles of Classical Hollywood Cinema and Post-classical trends in Film &Video Editing. He started teaching in Film &Video Editing since 2010 at Pailan Film &Television institute and later at West Bengal State University, Barasat for M.A. in Film Studies with specialization in Photography, Documentary, and Short Fiction Film.
He joined FTII as Assistant Professor in 2014. |
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Shri Issac Newton Assistant Professor Sound Recording Studied B.Sc Physics (1999-2002) from Vivekananda College of Arts and Science Kanyakumari, M.S University Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Studied Sound Recording and Sound Engineering (Honours) (2003-2006) Batch from Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu (FTIT), Taramani, Chennai. Has completed more than 40 projects (Feature films, Documentaries, Cartoon Animation films/Television Series) as a Sound Recordist / Sound Editor / Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer. Worked as a Freelance Quality Control Engineer, Trade Channel for Walt Disney and Cartoon Network Productions (TV Animation series and Theatrical releases). Has designed 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Studio in Films Division, Ministry of I&B, Govt. of India, Mumbai and also designed more than 5 theatres and studios (preview theatres, sound design and Recording studios) all over in India. Worked as a Sound Designer for Columbian film maker Hugo Santander Ferreira -First Film productions, Colombia. |
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Shri Sumit Kumar Assistant Professor Editing
Sumit Kumar graduated from BHU, Varanasi and also completed his Diploma in Film Editing in 2014 from FTII, Pune. |
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Shri Banjamin Gilani Mentor
Schooled at bishop cotton school, Shimla, he did his post graduation from st. Stephen's college in Delhiin English honours, before joining the acting course at FTII in 1972.
He has been senior professor of acting at whistling woods international (2006 -2010), and was visiting faculty at fine arts institute in Rohtak, Haryana, and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) Kolkata, and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Benjamin Gilani is presently mentor of the screen acting department in the Institute.
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Shri Siddharth Shasta Professor Acting Siddharth Shasta is a graduate from Hindu College (University of Delhi) and an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. His passion for teaching acting is no less. He has worked extensively with schools, institutions and NGO's to cultivate the need of film/ theatre knowledge for people at multiple levels – childhood, youth, adult and Mature. He has also developed and conducted a special programme for the students of National School of Drama(NSD), New Delhi and other theatre students, acting workshopsacross India under the banner of SKIFT, FTII. He was deputed as the Course Director and faculty for the short course in screen acting at the prestigious Rashtryia Sanskritik Mahotsav, Banaras, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa and for the "Special Screen Acting Course" for Nepali actors conducted by FTII in association with Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India in 2018. Siddarth, has directed many short films and more than 25 full length plays, Presently Siddharth Shasta is designated as Professor and Head of the Screen Acting Department at FTII. |
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Shri Madhu Apsara Associate Professor Sound Holds 'Bsc in Physics’ from Calicut University and Postgraduate Diploma in ‘Sound Recording and Sound Engineering’ from FTII, Pune in 1991. He has worked with Mani Kaul as his Chief Assistant Director in the films ‘The Cloud Door, The Servant’s Shirt, Light Apparel and Bhoj, during 1992 to 1999. As a sound designer, he has worked for the feature films like, Dharaviand Hazarom Kwaish Aise by Sudhir Mishra, Throne of Death, Wart (Co-Writer of the film), The Dogs Day, Unni, and Virgin Goat by Murali Nair, Ek Hasina Thi, Johnny Gaddar, Agent Vinod and Badlapur by Sriram Raghavan. And many more.He was also associate with Documentaries as a Sound designer.
He has been closely associated with the Dhrupad Gurukul as a student and a Sound Engineer for most of the Gurukul programs.
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Shri Surajit Dhar Associate Professor Film Production
A Post Graduate in Cinema from FTII in 1988, Surajit is a Member of EIMPA & Screen Writers' Association of India, Mumbai. He has directed three Bengali feature films Pa Ma Ga Re Saa, Megh Roddur & Britto. His feature film “Rendezvous Revisited” is currently at post production stage. Surajit has shot several Television Commercials and corporate films with esteemed clients at India and abroad. |
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Shri Vikram Varma Associate Professor Art Direction
His professional journey in films and electronic medium of mass communication started in the year 1998 after successfully graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune with specialization in Art Direction. With key areas of operation in the field of Visual Designing, Art Direction, Motion Graphics and Show Packaging for well over 250 TVC Films, 400+ Corporate Films, DD News and HomeShop18, He hasbeen involved in conceptualization and storyboarding through the creative processing, planning, scheduling, budgeting and meeting pre and post requirements, along with maintaining creative and logistical protocols and deadlines.
He joined FTII as Associate Professor in 2018.
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Shri Siddharth Sinha Associate Professor Direction |
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Shri Debasish Sarkar Assistant Professor Editing Holds Post Graduate Diploma in editing , FTII Pune. |
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Ms Suchitra Sathe Assistant Professor Editing Suchitra Sathe is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where she specialised in Film Editing. She also holds a Masters Degree in Communication Studies from Pune University. Her Diploma film on which she worked as an editor, won the prestigious Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and National Award for Best Short Fiction Film in 2008. She has edited over 16 feature films, several documentaries and short films. Some of her work includes National Award winning films such as Gabhricha Paus (The Damned Rain), Ringan (The Quest) and Dhappa (Howzzat). She has edited critically acclaimed films like CRD and commercial successes like Time Please, Baapjanma and Gulabjaam among others. She is teaching in the TV wing of FTII since 2015. |
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Shri Ganesh Gaikwad Assistant Professor Direction Studied film direction at the FTII and holds a master’s degree in communication studies from Pune University. Hisdocumentary film Voices across the Oceans, was awarded the Golden Lotus for Best Direction at the 53rd National Film Awards in 2005. Also, Traveling in a Cage, a portrait of renowned poet-artist Dilip Chitre, received a special mention award at the 12th UGC-CEC Annual Video Competition in 2000. His Hindi translation of selected Marathi poems of Dilip Chitre titled 'Barf ke Din' AKA ' Days of Snow' has been published in the journal of Hindi literature, Samās, in 2017. Before joining FTII as a faculty, he has taught filmmaking and film appreciation at Pune University and Tilak Maharashtra University, Pune. |
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Shri Sachin Sharma Assistant Professor Cinematography
Sachin graduated from FTII, Pune with a Post Graduate Diploma in Film and Television in Cinematography specialisation. He is an Erasmus Mundus Fellow 2018-20 and holds a Joint Masters in Cinematography - Viewfinder, from SzFE Budapest, BFM Tallinn and NFS/IADT Dublin. |
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Ms Ganga Mukhi Assistant Professor Direction |
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Shri Ujjawal Gawand Assistant Professor Art Direction |
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Shri Utthana Bharighat Assistant Professor Screenplay Writing |
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Shri Narayanan Vasudevan Assistant Professor Editing Graduated in English & History from Calicut University in, 1993, and later with Post Graduate Diploma in Film Making (Editing specilisation), FTII Pune 1996 Batch. Worked in many commercial & offbeat films (Hindi) as assistant Editor, in Mumbai from 1997 to 2005 and later as Assistant Director ( Train to Pakistan, Private Detective, Jhooth Bole Kauvva Kaate. Worked as Editor to many National Award winning documentaries in Malayalam- Pakarnattam, Minukku, Nottam.Journeys. Started making spots and Independent Documentaries for UNDP from 2001, Directed independent feature film Anthiponvettom, ( Malayalam) in 2008. Worked as Executive Producer to Malayalam feature film Vairam & involved in Film Distribution with CinemaNSR Mumbai.Made two independent documentaries Suvarnam ( 2004) & Journey Inward (2013). Course consultant to at Sims, Sahlom Tv, Hod & Associate Professor at KRNNIVSA, Kottayam Kerala ( 2014 to 2018) Faculty ( Editing) Xavier Institute of Communication (Mumbai) 2019. Documented & revived age old Sanskrit texts, performed in Koodiyattam (World’ oldest Sanskrit theatre) like Naganandam, Bhagavadhoothu for international audience 2004.
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Shri Nitin Mane Assistant Professor Screen Acting Nitin Mane is an MA in theatre and an MFA in Acting from Louisiana State University in the USA. He is currently pursuing his PhD in acting pedagogy. He is a passionate teacher who has worked with NGOs, Schools, and colleges. He was faculty of acting at Annapurna College of Film and Media, Hyderabad. He was faculty at Amity School of Film and Media, Noida, where he developed curriculums for the Acting Degree program. Nitin Mane has performed in India as well as internationally. He has performed in films, television serials, and short films. He has performed in Marathi, Hindi, English, Telegu and Kannada languages. He has directed over 15 play productions and has performed in more than 30 play productions. He was awarded a ‘Film Research Fellowship’ from NFAI - National Film Archives of India, Pune. He is a published author of a book called ‘A Man Without’. He has presented his research papers at national and international conferences and published papers in reputed journals. His paper on ‘Folk Media’ has been published in the ‘Pragyan Journal of Mass Communication’. He has received a Media Glocal Award for his paper presentation at International e-conference: MEDUNEP-2021.
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