Mumbai:
Shiv Sena has demanded that Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) be renamed as 'Prabhat-FTII'.
FTII is located where Prabhat Studios once stood.
Actor Adesh Bandekar, who heads Shiv Sena-promoted film workers union 'Chitrapat Sena', said in a statement in Mumbai that Prabhat Studios, which was witness to the golden era of Marathi cinema, completes 84 years on June 1.
"Renaming FTII as Prabhat-FTII would be a fitting tribute to the history of the studio," Mr Bandekar said.
He said he would meet the FTII director soon and present a memorandum.
Prabhat Film Company, popularly known as Prabhat Films, was formed in Kolhapur in 1929. Its founders were noted film director V Shantaram, V G Damle, K R Dhaiber, S Fatelal and S B Kulkarni.
It moved to Pune in 1933, where it established its own studio and produced a total of 45 films in Marathi and Hindi over 27 years, including Kunku (Duniya Na Mane in Hindi), Sant Tukaram, Shejari, Manoos (Aadmi in Hindi).
FTII is located where Prabhat Studios once stood.
Actor Adesh Bandekar, who heads Shiv Sena-promoted film workers union 'Chitrapat Sena', said in a statement in Mumbai that Prabhat Studios, which was witness to the golden era of Marathi cinema, completes 84 years on June 1.
"Renaming FTII as Prabhat-FTII would be a fitting tribute to the history of the studio," Mr Bandekar said.
He said he would meet the FTII director soon and present a memorandum.
Prabhat Film Company, popularly known as Prabhat Films, was formed in Kolhapur in 1929. Its founders were noted film director V Shantaram, V G Damle, K R Dhaiber, S Fatelal and S B Kulkarni.
It moved to Pune in 1933, where it established its own studio and produced a total of 45 films in Marathi and Hindi over 27 years, including Kunku (Duniya Na Mane in Hindi), Sant Tukaram, Shejari, Manoos (Aadmi in Hindi).
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