Actor Kamal Haasan on Friday urged the government to start Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for aspiring technicians in the film industry.

Speaking at the inaugural of the ninth national conference of the All India Film Employees Confederation in Chennai, he said, “Technicians should not be apprehensive of advancements in technology. All we need to do is to train ourselves to meet the challenges.”

“ITIs would give necessary training to technicians. Hence the government should come forward to start training institutes to benefit film technicians,” he requested.

At the evening function, where TamilNadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi was felicitated with a lifetime achievement award, Kamal said he was indebted to the octogenarian in many ways. “I learnt acting only through his dialogues. His pen is still active,” he said.