The Superstar of Indian films Rajesh Khanna said that after acting in nearly 190 feature films, he realized that performing arts is indeed a fathomless ocean. Addressing the students, he recalled his varied experience of 40 years in the Indian cinema. The talented actor and a heart throb of millions, Rajesh Khanna mentioned that performing arts call for hard work sacrifices and self discipline. Congratulating the Academy for its notable contribution to the film and television industries, Rajesh Khanna said that systematic education and training will be helpful to the aspirants of a career

in these industries. It would be prudent to learn the entire gamut of the film art and craft at the school irrespective of the chosen field of specialization, he added.

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state minister of UP Dr. Mairaz Uddin Ahmed said that the founder director of Asian Academy of Film & TV Sandeep Marwah has indeed done the country and his state proud by attracting the nationals of over 50 countries of the world to this institute. Acknowledging the role of Hindi films in unifying the diverse Indian society, the minister stated that satellite TV channels too are playing a significant role in this present era of globalization. The Dean of University of Central Lancashire of the UK – the British partner of the academy John Shaw, the well known film & TV director A S Bedi and the former head of Indian govt’s directorate of film festivals Malti Sahai also shared their thoughts with the students on this occasion.

MALLIKA SHERAWAT IN NOIDA FILM CITY

Chann was screened at the international festival. Mallika Sherawat was meeting the print and television journalists on the eve of the release of BoneyKapoor's blockbuster Bachke Rehna Re Baba featuring the inimitable actress Rekha, Paresh Rawal and herself. This comedy film would provide the viewer with whole some entertainment she declared. Answering questions put to her she said that audience satisfaction and not an award is always upper most in her mind, while performing in a film. Some of the memorable films featuring Mallika Sherawat are Murder and Khuahish. The talented director of Bach Ke Rehna Re Baba Govind Menon was also present at the press conference. Both Mallika Sherawat and Govind Menon accepted the life membership of the International Film & Television Club on this occasion.

ANIL KAPOOR IN NOIDA TO WISH GODSPEED TO FEATURETTE ON DADASAHEB PHALKE

& Video Studio. In a fitting tribute to the father of Indian films, a biographical featurette was also formally launched by him on this occasion.The producer of this featurette and a highly acclaimed documentary filmmaker Dinkar Chowdhary said that he has spent three long years to find out as much as possible about Dadasaheb Phalke to script for this movie. He mentioned that hailing from an orthodox Brahmin family Dadasaheb Phalke studied art and architecture and worked as a professional photographer before taking to filmmaking.Dadasaheb Phalke also strongly believed in the nationalistic philosophy of Swadeshi, he added. As is well known Dadasaheb Phalke produced the first ever Indian feature film - Raja Harishchandra - in 1913 made several short films, documentaries as well as historical, social and mythological feature films during his working life. The govt. of India instituted the coveted Dadasaheb National Film Award to commemorate the memory of this legendary filmmaker. Dinkar Chowdhary's featurette will indeed inspire the gen next filmmakers. Addressing the gathering the chairman of Noida Deo Datta fondly recalled having shared the very same dais with Anil Kapoor eleven years ago. He said that the work being done at the Film City in general and Marwah Films & Video Studios in particular has played a significant role in the development of Noida region.