A starry reunion,FTII,Shabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973, Shabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973

A starry reunion,FTII,Shabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973, Shabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973

It was a rare flashback down the memory lane for many respected actors like Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Reeta Bhaduri, Mukesh Khanana, Satish Shah, and Rakesh Bedi, among others as they recounted their acting days and lessons by revered guru Roshan Taneja at the reopening ceremony of Acting Studio One at Film and Television Institute (FTII).

TheShabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973 to attend the magical moments of the reopening of the studio which was closed since 1976.

Naseeruddin Shah, ex-student of FTII said, "There is no need for another Naseeruddin; every actors personality should come up. They should be originals in themselves." He said acting cannot be learned and taught.

Teachers can just show some paths, it depends upon the students grasping capacity.

Shabana Azmi who was a student at FTII from 1971-1973 said, "I did my graduation from Xaviers and being a daughter of Kaifi Azmi my seniors used to often rag me. One day as Zarina Wahab and I were climbing steps, Romesh Sharma, who was then senior to me posed as our professor and started ragging us. I became nervous and thought that I have misbehaved with a faculty member. But, we later discovered that he was our senior."

Romesh Sharma who was also present at the occasion recounted the ragging episode and told, "I remember the incident, tears rolled down from Shabana's eyes at that time. Ragging was very common at FTII.

I experienced the same when Kiron Kher and Raza Murad were my seniors and they ragged me. Mohan Sharma, a star from south recalled, "Asha Sachdev made me dance on the canteen table."