lucknow raman kumar took admission in the twoyear diploma course in dramatic arts of the bhartendu natya academy bna in 2018 under normal circumstances he should have got the certificate in 2020however even two years later he is still waiting for the completion of the course the reason for the past two years the academy has not been able to organize the 56day film appreciation course an essential part of the diplomathe plans i made during the course got shattered due to the delay i not only lost job opportunities in various repertories i applied in the past two years but also cannot pursue any higher education course till i get the final marksheet said kumar who is among 35 students of the two batches 201820 and 201921 who have been left in a lurch due to the problemthe 56day film appreciation course is arranged by the bna for students in association with either the film and television institute of india ftii or satyajit ray film and television institute srfti it includes study of the history and techniques of production and handling of instrumentsbna director dinesh khanna who took charge recently said the course could not be held for two years because of the pandemic situation but we are now trying to arrange it at the earliest we would be calling expert filmmakers from srfti and ftii for completion of the course on the campusstudents however said they are not able to understand the delay when most of the functioning has come back to normal after lifting of covid restrictionsujali raj the student who acted in the film gulabo sitabo said acting for theatre and camera are two different things this course prepares us for the camera and helps in developing contacts in the film industry