Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Children Film Society of India (CFSI). He has taken over the charge from actor-director Amole Gupte, who resigned in June 2014.
Mukesh Khanna has a very good credential of working in a famous television serial 'Shaktimaan', which was liked by kids. Khanna made his small screen debut with B R Chopra's 'Mahabharat'. He was last seen in daily soap 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'.
CFSI remains the prime producer of children's films in South Asia. It also organises film screenings across the country.