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A Delegation from Pakistan and a famous advocate Awias shiekh visited AAFT for the release of his book “Samjhota Express” by Sandeep Marwah, Director, AAFT & ASMS. Expressing his gratitude towards Sandeep Marwah for showing so much of love and respect for him, the Advocate said that the book and his visit is just one step towards the friendship between two nations. After a formal function for the release of the book he was invited my Mr. Marwah to bless the students and inaugurate the first production of the session. The inauguration was held in a traditional Indian manner which the Pakistani advocate enjoyed. He said that it was the most joyous day of his life and he will be a frequent visitor to Marwah studios from now.

A philanthropist and a public spirited director of Asian Academy of Film & Television Sandeep Marwah has offered all possible help and support to the Blind Relief Association. With 125 institutions and sports organizations from 23 states affiliated to it Indian Blind Sports Association is the largest national level sports body devoted to the promotion of sports among the visually challenged in the country. The Association was established in April 1986 through the initiative of the Blind Relief Association, Delhi (BRA), a premier organization for the blind in India.
The objective was to promote national-level sports activities for the blind. The Association is recognized by the Indian Olympic Association and affiliated to the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The organization has been promoting long-jump, javelin, shot-put, marathon, judo, swimming and now football amongst the visually challenged person with a passion for one or more of these sports. Incidentally, the football for the blind is played with a ball with jingles on a specially prepared field. Ten teams from the Indian states of Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal recently participated in the 4th Indian Blind Sports Association Football Tournament for the Blind held at New Delhi. The finals of this tournament was covered by the AAFT sports production team with a view to creating awareness of the initiative taken in this regard by the Blind Relief Association, amongst the public at large.

A philanthropist and a public spirited director of Asian Academy of Film & Television Sandeep Marwah has offered all possible help and support to the Blind Relief Association. With 125 institutions and sports organizations from 23 states affiliated to it Indian Blind Sports Association is the largest national level sports body devoted to the promotion of sports among the visually challenged in the country. The Association was established in April 1986 through the initiative of the Blind Relief Association, Delhi (BRA), a premier organization for the blind in India.
The objective was to promote national-level sports activities for the blind. The Association is recognized by the Indian Olympic Association and affiliated to the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The organization has been promoting long-jump, javelin, shot-put, marathon, judo, swimming and now football amongst the visually challenged person with a passion for one or more of these sports. Incidentally, the football for the blind is played with a ball with jingles on a specially prepared field. Ten teams from the Indian states of Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal recently participated in the 4th Indian Blind Sports Association Football Tournament for the Blind held at New Delhi. The finals of this tournament was covered by the AAFT sports production team with a view to creating awareness of the initiative taken in this regard by the Blind Relief Association, amongst the public at large.

Veteran journalist, prolific writer and a former member of parliament Santosh Bhartiya said the next generation journalists will have to acquire a good command over Hindi language to do their work in India notwithstanding the emergence of English as the link language across the globe. He was addressing the students of Asian Academy of Film & Television on the inauguration of 61st batch. He further said that Traditional journalism in the fast changing world too has also to appropriately change. Decrying the tendency to sensationalize the news and Prof. Sandeep Marwah said that media must play a meaningful role in building a happy, healthy and balanced Indian society. In his address the renowned Hollywood stunt-actor Colin Handley who has been invited to conduct a workshop, spelled out his recipe for success. Passion, knowledge and skills for the work are required by an aspiring artist to succeed, he added. Tracing his entry into Hollywood the fight choreographer of popular TV serial Baywatch Colin Handley said that he is happy that stunt are increasingly being recognized by the filmmakers and Bollywood too is now producing more and more action films. Member UP Commission for Minorities Sardar Amrit Pal Singh and Member of All India Handloom Board, Ministry of Textile, Govt. of India Yashpal Singh also shared his views with the students.

Talented and celebrated Israeli director David Ofek was recently invited to conduct a workshop on screen presentation for the students of Asian Academy of Film and Television. In his opening remarks on this occasion Prof Sandeep Marwah described Israel as a culturally vibrant and technologically advanced nation. Theatre has traditionally been a part of social and cultural life of the people of Israel, he added. Lucidly explaining the art of telling a story or conveying a message with moving pictures and sound David Ofek a graduate of Jerusalem film School said that most of the films are narrative films and their makers are the narrator.
He described fiction as a presentation which is mandated to make the viewer imagine and to believe that the events in it are true. He stated that a documentary like a fictional film is a product of film maker’s specific intention of guiding or persuading the viewer’s perception of the world. David Ofek concluded the workshop by remarking that film making is a serious business and the film makers have to be responsive and responsible to the society.

Recognizing the potential of the largest film producing country in the world India’s potential to impart effective film education and training, the fourth largest South American country Columbia with a very high rate of literary is exploring the possibility of getting their nationals trained in this country. And in keeping with the cherished dream of Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh to make India a superpower by exploiting its human resource, Director of the world renowned Asian Academy of Film & Television Sandeep Marwah has decided to liberise the policy to support the budding artists and to offer full scholarship to promising youngsters from countries with inadequate facility for training in filmmaking. As the first step towards collaborating with Asian Academy of Film & Television senior diplomat Lina Marcela Ibanez accompanied with Paula Gutierrez and Sinthiya Rubio from the Embassy of Columbia in India, recently visited the Academy to explore and discuss the possibility of sponsoring their Spanish speaking nationals for training. The delegation was greatly impressed by the environment obtainable in the vibrant Noida Film City and remarked that their countrymen would be privileged to learn the grammar of filmmaking and television production and to hone their skills in a truly professional environment obtainable at Asian Academy of Film & Television.

Friendly relations between Panama and India recently got a shot in arm when taking a cue from the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s vision of making this world a truly global village, the international wing of Asian Academy of Film & Television offered scholarships to the national of this Latin American country. After a meeting with Sandeep Marwah and seeing for himself how this Academy is organized the Ambassador of Panama in India H.E. Mr. Alberto J. Pinzon M. remarked that it is no wonder that Asian Academy of Film & Television is a popular destination for the aspirants of a career in media industry from all over the globe. Panama would like to benefit from the expertise in the field of film making in India, which is the largest film producing country in the world, the Ambassador added Panama is the 3rd largest economy in Central America and the rich culture of Panama has been influenced by that of Spain.

Sandeep Marwah of Marwah Studios recently played host to the budding stars of Indian Cinema Sikandar Kher and Neha Uberoi whose maiden Hindi feature film “Woodstock Villa” is ready to hit the silver screen worldwide. Conceding that one hand it is helpful to be the offspring of actors, on the other hand this has raised the level of expectation from him by the viewing people. Woodstock Villa is indeed a film in the tradition of film noir and it has been brilliantly directed by the award winning director Hansal Meh he added. Answering questions put to her by the members of the national press and the students of Asian Academy of Film & Television, Asian School of Media Studies present on this occasion, ta,Neha Uberoi said that the recognition of her acting in the a Telugu Film by way of Film-fare award last year had encouraged her to act in this blockbuster. The Aryan who had played music for the film and Sanjeev Sehgal of talenttrove.com were amongst other distinguished invitees to this memorable event.

The former Indian Ambassador to USA and currently Chancellor of University of Hyderabad Dr. Abid Hussain Made a strong plea for benefiting from the wisdom of your ancestor contained in the holy scriptures. Quoting lucidly from blind beliefs and to develop the habit of questioning things. He urged the media to reach the un-reached and try to ameliorate their condition. Dr. Abid Hussain was addressing the new entrants to Asian Academy of Film & Television. Stating that India is indeed growing strong day by day, he urged the audience to be proud to be Indian.
Giving recipe for meaningful approach to work, the super cop Joginder Singh said that clear cut goals, hard work and preseverance are keys to success in life. Referring to the notable contribution to media made by the Director of Asian Academy of Film & Television Prof. Sandeep Marwah, the veteran social worker Om Veer remarked that whereas politics tend to divide people, films have the unusual power to unite them without discrimation of religion caste or language. The latest edition of the popular magazine Nature and cure edited by kamal bhatia was formally released by Dr. Abid Hussain on this occasion.