
Sudhir Mishra at a special screening of Manjhi - The Mountain Man in Mumbai on August 19
Mr Mishra took to micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday to express his concern for the FTII students, who have been protesting for over two months now.
To all those who matter . Pls find a way out of the FTII mess.Make Bhansali , Hirani or David or Prakash or Vinod or Resul or Mani d Chairman
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) August 20, 2015
In another post, Mr Mishra, director of films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Yeh Saali Zindagi and Main Zinda Hoon, condemned the government's decision to arrest five students on charges of rioting in a midnight swoop on Tuesday.
He wrote:
What's this down with left liberal crap going on with regard to FTII.All d students want is a grt film artiste.Appoint Sanjay Bhansali,Hirani.
Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) August 19, 2015
Yes.I think both d government n students shud agree 2 a 3 man committee headed by Shyam Benegal who shud restructure https://t.co/erWVDEEDBB
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) August 19, 2015