He is appointed Vice-chancellor of Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts in 2021.

[3] Chauhan's acting career spans over 35 years, and by his own count, he has worked in 600 television series and almost 150 movies during that period.

[7][8] His first break as an actor was in television series Paying Guest in 1983, and he went on to act in shows such as Rajni, Air Hostess and Adalat.

[7][13] In 2004 Chauhan entered politics,[8] and became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for which he has worked as the national convener for culture.

[13][19][20] Many more including FTII alumni and former teachers, actors, film technicians, filmmakers, journalists and political leaders have opposed his appointment, prominent among whom include Ranbir Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra, Anand Patwardhan, Kiran Rao, Jahnu Barua, Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor,[21][22][23] Resul Pookutty,[24] Rajkummar Rao, Amol Palekar,[25] Soumitra Chatterjee,[26] Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal[27] and Rana Ayyub.