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Sci/Tech : Sam Pitroda, Shekhar Kapur announce movie script contest for IIT alumni

Sci/Tech : Sam Pitroda, Shekhar Kapur announce movie script contest for IIT alumni

Technology guru Sam Pitroda and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur have announced a movie script writing contest for the students of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Pitroda told a conference hosted by the IIT, Mumbai, that considering the multifaceted talent of IIT alumni both Kapur and he believe this would be an exciting contest.

Pitroda, who is also chairman of Indias National Knowledge Commission, said the IIT, Mumbai should introduce a Masters in film technology because the growing convergence of various media.

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