JAGAT MURARI RATES AAFT BETTER THAN FTII

Former Principal of Film & Television Institute of India,Jagat Murari said that in many ways Asian Academy of Film & Television is much better than the govt.Supported Film & Television Institute of India.Addressing the students of AAFT he recollected the eventful days of the golden era of the film school he had once headed and admired the work done by FTII alumni like Subhash Ghai,Adoor Gopalkrishnan, Shatrughan Sinha,Jaya Bachan, and Shabana Azmi.Answering questions he said that good equipment does not automatically make good films and television programmes. He added that the artistic angle of production is very important.He advised the students to strive for excellence and originality in their work.Jagat Murari’ s address was by followed by a musical evening devoted to noted singer from Pakistan Shabbir Hussain who was invited by Prof. Sandeep Marwah to visit the academy.The noted radio and television artiste explained the finer aspects of the art of singing to the students and later kept them spellbound by rendering several of his popular songs and ghazals.