Veteran actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal was appointed as chairperson of the National School of Drama (NSD), India's premier theatre institute today.<br />”<br />”Union Minister of Culture Prahlad Patel said on Twitter that renowned artiste Paresh Rawal has been appointed as Chairman of National School of Drama by Rashtrapati Bhavan.<br />”<br />” Rawal, 65, comes with years of experience in both cinema and theatre. The National Film award-winning actor, who started his journey in Gujarati theatre in 1972 and has been a part of plays such as ‘Vairee’, ‘Jooth Bole Kauva Kaate’ and’Kishan v/s Kanhaiya’, said his vision is to reach out to more people through quality theatre.<br />”<br />”Rawal, who had represented Ahmedabad East constituency in the Lok Sabha, has been appointed as NSD chief for four years.<br />”&nbsp; <br />”Theatre veteran Ratan Thiyam was chairperson of NSD from 2013 to 2017.<br />”<span style="color: #222222;"><br />”Rawal is a veteran actor of Hindi cinema and is known for films such as ‘Voh Chhokri’,&nbsp; Vallabhbhai Patel's biopic ‘Sardar’, ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, ‘Hera Pheri’ and ‘OMG- Oh My God!’.</span><br />