AAFT
SAVES THIRTY – FIVE CRORES FOR THE NATION
 Talking
to the hon’ble former Prime Minister
of India Mr. V.P. Singh during his recent
visit to the Noida Film City, Prof. Sandeep
Marwah explained to him the pioneering work
being done by the Asian Academy of Film &
Television in the field of media education
and training. Prof. Marwah also mentioned
him that this institution has just completed
seven years of its existence. The distinguished
visitor was informed that this institution
has established more than one world record
and it has helped the nation avoid wasteful
expenditure to the tune of thirty five crores.
Prof. Sandeep Marwah submitted to the honourable
former Prime Minister that institutions like
Film Y Television Institute of India Pune,
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
Calcutta and Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi being funded
by the Central Government, are indeed white
elephants and their contribution to nation
building is debatable. Mr. V.P. Singh took
keen interest in the education and training
opportunity offered by this premier institution
of its kind in the private sector and he complimented
Prof. Sandeep Marwah and his team for rendering
yeoman service to the nation. He was greatly
impressed by the long list of most distinguished
film & television professionals like former
directors general of doordarshan, film stars
like Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Satish Kaushik,
and directors like Subhash Ghai, Vinay Shukla
and Subhash Sagar and international film personalities
like Gila Almagor of Isreal and Erma Fatima
of Malaysia, associated with this institution.
He was very happy to know about high success
rate of AAFT alumni thus indicating the approval
of the training being imparted at the academy,
by the industry. Asian Academy of Film &
Television has been continuously and successfully
functioning since 1993 and has been attracting
student from all parts of India as well as
African, Asian & European countries as
well as from the USA. |
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LIFE
IS SYNONYMOUS WITH STRUGGLE: DR. BHISMA NARAIN
SINGH
In his forthright and forceful address to
the students of Asian Academy of Film &
Television veteran freedom fighter, formerly
union and state minister and governor of several
states Dr. Bhisma Narain Singh said that hardwork
and the courage of conviction are keys to
success in any field and that one should take
courage to face the challenges in life. He
asked the students to be proud of India’s
cultural heritage and remarked that the nascent
Indian democracy is indeed one of the wonders
of the world. He further said that there is
no dearth of talent in the country and Indians
are undoubtedly one of the best people in
the world. Pointing out that discipline is
vital to the progress Dr. Singh urged the
students to build a new, happy and prosperous
society, by their work. Earlier welcoming
the distinguished guests, the director Prof.
Sandeep Marwah said that by now AAFT has set
up its counselling officers in nearly twenty
countries of the world. Speaking on this occasion,
the renowned creative writer and the newspaper
editor Kamleshwar said that a godfather in
the professional world may prove to be counterproductive.
He asked the students to ensure that the social
fabric is not damaged in anyway by their creative
work. K. M. Hooda former minister in the Haryana
govt. pointed out that life is full of tensions
and entertainment helps in relieving the tension.
He advised the students to use their artistic
ability to create truly entertaining films
and television programmes. The award winning
documentary maker Arun Chadha told the students
that currently there is great demand for non-fiction
films and television programming. Prof. Misha
Nedeljkovich of College of Journalism and
Mass Communication, of University of Oklahama,
USA, who was visiting the academy also addressed
the students. Ms. Himani Dutta, an alumnus
of the academy attributed her success in the
professional work to the education and training
received by her at this institute. The inaugural
function of the twenty-eighth session of the
academy ended with the vote of thanks to the
distinguished guests and the members of the
press by Prof. Suresh Jangida. |
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FATHER
OF INDIAN TELEVISION IN ASIAN ACADEMY OF FILM
& TELEVISION
 Septuagenarian
eminent broadcaster, the first executive producer
and formerly director general of doordarshan
Mr. Shailendra Shankar was the chief guest
of the function organised to bid farewell
to the electronic media trainees of the twenty-seventh
batch of Asian Academy of Film & Television.
In his thought provoking address Mr. Shanker
called upon the outgoing trainees to try and
build a modern, happy and prosperous society
through their work. He advised them to do
responsive and responsible television programming
using their creatively. Earlier welcoming
the distinguished guests, the director of
the academy Prof. Sandeep Marwah mentioned
that this institution has helped the nation
avoid wasteful expenditure of at least Rs.
35 crores (8 million US $) bysystematically
training nearly 1600 men and women over a
period of seven years in a cost-effective
manner. He further added that the dream of
the founders of AAFT to make it a truly international
institute has been realised by the sincerity,
dedication and hardwork of its management
and the faculty members. Prof. Sandeep Marwah
reiterated his commitment to maintaining excellence
in film and television training. The distinguished
I.T.expert from the USA, Mr. Matthew Lewis
who was the guest of honour of the function,
said that currently television industry is
the fastest growing industry in the world.
He expressed his hope that with the availability
of English knowing, properly trained and,
technically competent professionals, foreign
film and television producers will like to
do their work in India. He assured the audience
that Asian Academy of Film & Television
is undoubtedly one of the fines film schools
in the world. Colonel N. S. Behl, Chairman,
Harmony Trust – a voluntary organisation
set up to provide support to those affected
by militancy – said that the acid test
of the acquired knowledge is to put it to
effective use. He advised the outgoing trainees
to be ever modest, self-respecting and self-reliant.
Colonel Behl cautioned them against mindlessly
copying others work and asked them to be innovative
and to develop a style and class of their
own. Four outgoing trainees were awarded Master
Diploma in Visual Communication at this function.
Prof. Harsh Vardhan, Course Director, announced
that the twenty eighth session of AAFT will
commence from 3rd July 2000. |
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INDUSTRY
STATUS SHOULD FACILITATE FILMMAKING SAYS MUKHTAR
ABBAS NAQVI
 Addressing
the large gathering at Asian Academy of Film
& Television, the former union minister
of information and broadcasting Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi said that the long awaited decision
to grant ‘industry status’ to film
making taken during his tenure, was a step
towards lending respectability to professionals
engaged in this work. He hoped that this step
had been helpful in freeing the film professionals
from the clutches of the dreaded underworld
as well as in encouraging production of responsive
and responsible films. The distinguished guest
reminded the students that proliferation of
satellite television channels offer unlimited
opportunity to film and television professionals
to unfold their full potentials for self-expression.
He promised all possible help and support
to AAFT alumni in their work. Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi also complimented the management and
the faculty of AAFT for doing excellent work
in the field of media education and training
without any financial support from the government.
Earlier welcoming the distinguished guests
on the occasion of ongoing celebration of
seven years of the functioning of the AAFT
the director Prof. Sandeep Marwah requested
the honourable former minister to continue
to patronise the institute. Veteran journalist
Ratnottama Sengupta who was also present on
this occasion likened the mass media to ‘horse’
and opined that it always needs to be ‘reined
in’. She said that the film industry
all over the world will immensely benefit
from the large number of talented and creative
people amongst the billion strong Indians.
She said that Shekhar Kapoor and Shyamalan
should inspire Indian film professionals to
make meaningful contribution to the world-cinema.
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HAVE TO LIVE HERE, DIE HERE AND THERE IS NO
WORLD OUTSIDE THIS – SUCH SHOULD BE THE
PASSION FOR FILMMAKING
 Making
an intensely emotional presentation the well-known
art critic and film journalist B. B. Nagpal,
appealed to the students of Asian Academy
of Film & Television to revitalise the
Indian film industry. Reeling off statistics,
he said nearly six lakhs people are engaged
– directly or indirectly – in the
film industry in which more than 30,000 crores
rupees have been invested. He said that number
of films produced in the country is steadily
declining after peaking to 912 in 1985. He
lamented that only 764 films in 19 languages
were produced in 1999. The students visibly
pleased to learn from the speaker that Indian
cinema is in the Guinness Book of World Records
for a number reasons including highest annual
production of films; highest number of silver
jubilees in a row by a single film maker (Dada
Kondke) in the same language and genre and;
highest number of songs sung be any single
singer (Lata Mangeshkar) etc. He proudly recalled
that India had given to the world master craftsman
of cinema Satyajit Ray and master showman
Raj Kapoor who endeared cinema lovers all
over the world. He said that the Indian film
industry has been adversely affected due to
rampant video piracy and illogical entertainment
taxation which varies from 40% to 150% of
the cost of the ticket. B. B. Nagpal concluded
his presentation by remarking that in terms
of money filmmaking is often a losing proposition
and it is the passion for film making which
keeps this industry going. Earlier welcoming
the distinguished guests at the function organised
as a part of ongoing celebration of seven
years of the functioning of AAFT, Prof. Sandeep
Marwah said that the institute aims at helping
the students through systematic training to
unfold their full potentials for self expression.
Speaking on this occasion the renowned legal
luminary Wasi Ahmad Nomani asked the students
to use this powerful medium of mass communication
with utmost care and to bear in mind that
power corrupts and the absolute power corrupts
absolutely. He said that keys to success are
setting a clear-cut goal in life; sincere
and hard work for achieving the goal and;
a strong will to succeed. Reminding the students
that public money is being spent to train
them, he said that it is their duty to use
their training for the good of the public.
Wasi Ahmad Nomani ended his address with the
fervent hope that AAFT alumni would always
prove to be nothing but the very best professionals
in their field of work. |
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LOVE
IS IMPORTANT TO ME IN LIFE - FARDEEN KHAN
 Addressing
the students of Asian Academy of Film &
Television during a brief interval in the
shooting engagement at Marwah Studios, film
city, the rising star of Indian films Fardeen
Khan, said that an actor is great because
of his individuality and talent. He further
added that the actor has to combine his talent
with the techniques of commanding the voice
and speech, using the body language and how
to think about bringing these things together.
He said that good performance is indeed the
result of hardwork for acquiring and developing
acting skills through systematic training
and that almost all modern day actors are
trained. Students were mesmerised and greatly
impressed by his charming personality and
they gave him a big hand when replaying to
the question as to what he values most in
life, Fardeen Khan remarked "Love".
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TAKE ALL ACTING ROLES SERIOUSLY - TABU
 Bollywood
actress Tabu was sometime back invited by
Sandeep Marwah, Director, Asian Academy of
Films & Television, to have a look at
the training course being conducted by this
institute. The beautiful actress took special
interest in the training of actors and made
valuable suggestions in this regard. She was
pleased to learn that due emphasis is being
laid on the development of skills in voice,
speech and language during the training of
the actors. She was greatly impressed by the
training facilities available at the institute
and hoped that it will continue to attract
overseas students in ever increasing number.
The talented actress told Sandeep Marwah that
she is always willing to accept any acting
role-be it big or small and take it seriously.
Tabu promised to continue to extend her patronage
to Asian Academy of Film & Television. |
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RAM
GOPAL VERMA AT AAFT
 The
renowned film producer and director Ram Gopal
Verma who is known for his successful Hindi
movies"Rangeela" and "Jungle"
was recently invited by Prof. Sandeep Marwah
to visit Asian Academy of Film & Television.
Speaking to the students of the academy on
this occasion, the techniques should be harnessed
for generating images and sound through which
the filmmaker intends to touch the heart and
move the soul of the viewers. But the tools
and the techniques must not affect the artistic
expression of the creative mind. He advised
the would be filmmakers to keep experimenting
with the style of story telling with images
and sound as this is the only way to sustain
film making. |
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EMPATHY
IS AT THE CORE OF ACTING TALENT FAROUKH SHEIKH
 The
Renowned actor Faroukh Sheikh who is playing
the lead role in NDTV’s Hindi Version
of BBC’s popular serial "Yes Minister"
was in Marwah Studios, Noida, for the recordings.
The talented actor agreed to find time form
his busy recording schedule to answer the
questions from the students of Asian Academy
of Film & Television located within Marwah
Studios Complex. Farukh Sheikh told the students
that at the core of acting talent is the ability
to see and understand people from their point
of view. He stated that actor has to enter
into another’s personality and imaginatively
recreate his feelings, wants and experiences
in order to bring that character to life.
He further added that acting talent can be
expressed only acquiring technique and learning
the acting skills. Faroukh Sheikh strongly
advocated systematic training for learning
the art of acting. |
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RASHTRIYA
SHIROMANI AWARDS - 2000
 National
Capital Delhi’s Society - All India Achiever’s
Conference has selected Prof. Sandeep Marwah,
Director, Asian Academy of Film & Television
for Rashtriya Siromani Award - 2000 for outstanding
achievement in the field of media education
and training. Other eminent men and women
who have also been selected for this prestigious
award include Deputy Chief Minister of Maharastra
Gopi Nath Munde, former Supercop KPS Gill,
fashion designer Ritu Beri and Gazal Singer
Peenaz Masani. As is well known Rashtriya
Shiromani Awards are presented to eminent
men and women for their great and significant
achievement in their respect fields and for
emerging as role model worthy of emulation
by others. These awards were presented on
the last 24th August when a national seminar
on Challenges in the new Millennium - The
Achievers Perspective, was also organised. |
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Excellent
training in cinematography available at AAFT will produce many Radhu karmakars
and Jal Mistrys.
