Actor
Paresh
Rawal
has
been
appointed
as
the
chief
of
the
National
Drama
School
by
President
Ram
Nath
Kovind.
Rawal
has
won
numerous
awards
and
accolades
including
the
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actor
in
1994.
He
was
also
conferred
the
Padma
Shri,
India's
fourth
highest
civilian
award,
for
his
contribution
to
the
entertainment
industry.
Union
Tourism
and
Culture
Minister
Prahlad
Singh
Patel
took
to
his
official
Twitter
handle
to
confirm
the
news.
Congratulating
the
actor,
he
tweeted
in
Hindi,
"Eminent
artist
@SirPareshRawal
has
been
appointed
as
the
chairman
of
NSD
by
the
President
of
India.
Artists
and
students
of
the
country
will
benefit
from
his
talent,"
Rawal
will
be
replacing
playwright
and
theatre
director
Ratan
Thiyam,
who
was
NSD
chairman
from
2013
to
2017.
Rawal
has
been
appointed
for
four
years.
Nitin
Tripathi,
media
advisor,
Ministry
of
Culture
said
about
Rawal's
appointment,
"The
post
has
been
vacant
since
August
2017
and
has
been
filled.
The
ministry
sent
a
list
of
names
and
the
President
has
appointed
Paresh
Rawal
for
a
period
of
four
years
as
per
the
relevant
rules
and
regulations."
Filmmaker
Ashoke
Pandit
tweeted
a
congratulatory
message
and
wrote,
"The
post
has
been
vacant
since
August
2017
and
has
been
filled.
The
ministry
sent
a
list
of
names
and
the
President
has
appointed
Paresh
Rawal
for
a
period
of
four
years
as
per
the
relevant
rules
and
regulations."
Rawal,
who
has
been
a
theatre
as
well
as
film
actor,
had
once
told
Hindustan
Times,
"Theatre
is
my
first
love
and
I
am
the
happiest
on
stage.
My
roots
lie
in
theatre
and
it
feels
good
to
perform
for
audiences
who
appreciate
and
understand
the
essence
of
theatre."