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Kher will succeed the controversial Gajendra Chauhan.
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NEW DELHI -- Veteran actor Anupam Kher was on Wednesday named the new Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.

Kher will succeed the controversial Gajendra Chauhan, whose appointment had triggered student protests.

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