Row erupts at SRFTI over denial of entry to filmmaker Ronny Sen

KOLKATA A fresh row erupted at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) after students alleged that filmmaker Ronny Sen was stopped from holding a workshop for students of the institute. https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ronny-sen-on-taking-his-film-to-slamdance/article25687735.ece While the students alleged that the Emmy-nominated filmmaker was harassed by security personnel, a press statement from the institute said that Mr.

Sen entered the “campus illegally on November 12 by climbing over the perimeter wall”. A statement by Blossom Hazarika, president of SRFTI students’ union, said police presence at the main gate was increased and barricades were placed so that the filmmaker could not enter the institute.