Film Fraternity stands up for Subhash Ghai to save his film institute
Mumbai: Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Boman Irani and many more have joined hands to start an online campaign to save showman Subhash Ghai’s institute Whistling Woods International film school in Mumbai.
According to reports Ghai was ordered by the Bombay High court to vacate the plot in Film city after a public interest litigation was filed that claimed formed Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh allotted 20 acres of land in Film City to the school. The institute was then ordered to give back 14.5 acres of land and gave them a notice period till the end of July, this year.
After the institute’s notice period ends on July 31, the government will seize the land and put it up on the market once again, there are also talks of a government-run cultural university.
A batch of students had their convocation ceremony a couple of days ago, where special guest Kamal Haasan was present. The institute will not be granting admissions for courses from 2014 onwards as ordered by the court.
The film fraternity has come together to lend a helping hand to Subhash Ghai and have been actively tweeting out their support in hopes that Chavan will intervene.
pls do not dislodge an institute which has done what it promised and more! @Whistling_Woods @meghnaghaipuri I salute you 4 all u hv done.
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) July 20, 2014As a filmmaker I request the authorities to preserve and protect @Whistling_Woods....it has it's heart embedded in contributing to cinema...
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) July 20, 2014Mr Prithviraj Raj Chouhan pls find a solution for Whistling Woods. It's a 1st rate institution n Subhashji has done cinema a Grt service!
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 20, 2014So much land for crap n no controversies. So much fuss over land for an educational institution. Come on Sirs, surely there is a solution!
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) July 20, 2014At the end of the day #whistling woods is a temple of learning.The last thing one must bring down. An appeal for students & industry!
— boman irani (@bomanirani) July 20, 2014"Whistling woods needs to exist to give people hope sir,hope that cinema can be taught learnt and experienced at the highest level @prithvrj
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) July 21, 2014@prithvrj Everything i know about film making, i learnt at @Whistling_Woods . Please let the dream live on... #LongLiveWWI
— Shashank khaitan (@ShashankKhaitan) July 20, 2014 Even Ghai's daughter Meghna has been actively creating awarness to save the institue, she tweeted: Students, Alumni, Staff & Faculty of @Whistling_Woods appeal to you @prithvrj sir to support out Institute which is currently under fire.
— Meghna Ghai Puri (@meghnaghaipuri) July 20, 2014