Ramesh Sippy to head NFDC

Ramesh Sippy has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) replacing veteran actor Om Puri. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has also appointed Jawahar Wattal and A K Bir as independent directors.

It is being said that the I&B ministry is looking at ensuring a more focused approach towards mainstream films as well as advertisements and parallel cinema with the appointment of these three personalities.