Satish Bahadur

Until his death in Pune, Satish continued to be actively involved with film appreciation and teaching of cinema.

According to the obituary in The Indian Express, he was "...one of the founding teachers of the FTII, he played a crucial role in shaping the policies and vision of the Institute.

Arun Khopkar, filmmaker and student of Bahadur, was quoted as saying, '"...from day one, he became the guiding light in my life.

Like a music teacher who explains the intricacies of taal and laya to his students, he would unveil countless aspects of films for us.

Taught Economics to postgraduate students at DAV College, Kanpur and University Institute of Social Sciences, Agra.

Research work on Indian components of the International Sociological Association project on Study of the Film Hero in seventeen different cultures.