“I joined the FTII in 2016 after the strike got over. We were made to sign an affidavit without which we would not be given admissions. A year later, we discovered that the affidavit was meant to keep us from taking part in protests,” Bisht said. “I got my first proctor’s notice in 2017. The administration was forcing us to shoot an assignment in two days despite there being the option of doing it in three days. It was not possible to shoot the film in two days. We wrote many letters to the administration citing our reasons but they didn’t respond. Finally, we organised a march, playing drums and shouting slogans on the campus. So, two of us students received proctor’s notices.”