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“AAFT the premier film school of India has so far given opportunity to more than 1800 new directors to show case their debut films in AAFT festival of short films in last 21 years” said Sandeep Marwah President of the 6th Global Film festival Noida.

“We have created a World Record of conducting 80th edition of festival of short films, this is the only festival which happens four times in a year” added Dean Asian Academy of Film And Television.

“We need one person like Sandeep Marwah in Hungary also to promote cinema in such a powerful manner” added Judith Lazar a stylist and makeup person from Hungary. I have come all the way from Hollywood to teach here but trust me I am learning everyday something or other from AAFT” said Jeno Hodi to the audience.

“Even if we want we cannot afford to have these kind of festivals with so much of pomp and show, it will cost us fortune. Indeed Sandeep Marwah is a real showman “expressed Karl Bardosh of New York University.
Niazi Nizami brothers and R.K.Singh also spoke on the occasion. Later a poster was released to mark respect to the festival.

Padma Bhushan Gopaldas Neeraj known for his super hit numbers in the known feature films of Indian Film Industry awarded Life Time Achievement Award by 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013 in front of large charged film, TV and Media persons on the first day of the festival.
Popularly known for his hindi and urdu poems Gopaldas Neeraj wrote mainly for music directors Shanker Jaikishan and S.D. Burman. His songs have been sung by the complete singing fraternity including Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Mohd. Rafi, Sadhna Sargam, Manhar Udas.

“In writing for more than 50 years of his life and providing unmatched literature to the World of cinema we feel honored to hand over the Life Time Achievement Global Award to Gopaldas Neeraj” said Sandeep Marwah President of the festival.

“We are definitely concerned about Children and their progress especially when they belong to unprivileged category. International Children’s Film Forum is the partner in our every social activity touching the issues of Children” informed Sandeep Marwah President of GFFN and Marwah Studios on the inauguration of Children segment at 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013.

Present on the occasion Tibor Kovach Counselor and Director Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre said,” We are ready to give full support to Marwah Studios in their all activities related to arts”. “10 branches of Apna School in different slums, 3 branches of Praytn school of Disability are taken care by ICFF” added R.K.Singh Vice President Asian Education Group.

Film Makers Rajinder Gandhi, Arun Anand, V.S.Kanan and cooperator Vinay Kumar were also present there. Later to mark respect to Children’s section a poster highlighting International Children’s Film Forum was released by all the dignities.

A well prepared cultural show was presented by the students of Asian Education Group on the first day of 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013 in the presence of large dignities who all have come from all parts of the country and abroad.

A musical show, singing, fashion show were the main events. It was a deep involvement of students from AAFT, ASMS, ASC and ABS. “We provide many opportunities to students to explore themselves in any art they want to get in” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios.

The program was very well appreciated by the foreign and national delegates. Some of the programs were booked for the next show too. The whole evening was telecasted live on gff.org and aaft.com on net. Radio Noida gave direct broadcast of the event on radionoida.fm.

“We have lost the Golden Voice of Indian Film Industry-Manna Dey will live with us through his voice” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios remembering the legendary figure at 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013.

Many film, television and media persons expressed their feelings towards Manna Dey during the meet. A note has been sent to his family of remembrance.

Prabodh Chandra Dey aka Manna Dey, who was one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films, had his last breath in Bangalore. Honored with titles Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Dada Saheb Phalke award, the singer had recorded more than 4000 songs. Also, he lent his voice for Hrivansh Rai Bachchan’s longest composition ‘Madhushala’. The singer had worked with legendary singers Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh.

“We are celebrating 150 years of Rabindranath Tagore a man of all arts” said Sandeep Marwah President of 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013 as the opening words of seminar of second day at GFFN.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer and novelist. India’s first Nobel laureate, Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature. He composed the text of both India’s and Bangladesh’s respective national anthems.

Tagore travelled widely and was friends with many notable 20th century figures such as William Butler Yeats, H.G. Wells, Ezra Pound, and Albert Einstein. He supported Indian Independence in a big way.
His body of literature is deeply sympathetic for the poor and upholds universal humanistic values. His poetry drew from traditional Vaisnava folk lyrics and was often deeply mystical.

Everyone from the dice spoke about Tagore including Pankaj Parashar, Uttar Kumar, Judith Lazar, Karl Bardosh, Jeno Hodi, Lovleen Thadani, Ved Pratap Vedic, Virendra Rana of Haryana TV.

“Literature cannot be segregated from films, they go hand in hand. More is needed by cinema to project better literature” said Sandeep Marwah while releasing the new poetry book Meri Zameen Mera Asman of Alumna Lovleen Thadani at 6th Global Film Festival Noida 2013 at Marwah Studios.

Lovleen Thadani is recipient of AAFT Academy Award for completing more than 100 productions for television. She has been a film writer, director and producer. She has already written few books including poems and prose.
“When alumni of AAFT are so great the institution has to be super” said Ved Pratap Vedic praising all creative qualities of the writer. Present on the occasion film director Karl Bardosh, stylist Judith Lazar, producer & director Jeno Hodi, actor Uttar Kumar,film director Pankaj Parashar and Broadcaster Virendra Rana spoke on literature and its relationship with cinema.

Thanking AAFT and faculty Lovleen Thadani paid her gratitude to the institution on reaching to this international level.

Elizabeth Thabethe Deputy Minister for Trade And Industry, Government of South Africa, appointed internationally known media person Sandeep Marwah as the Chairperson of newly constituted body ISAFA- Indo South Africa Film Association.

Elizabeth Thabethe was in India on the invitation of office of the President of India to inaugurate International Trade Fair of India on 14th November with Pranab Mukherjee Hon’ble President of India. She expressed her desire to get associated with India for films and television business. ”we have found the right person Sandeep Marwah to bridge the gap of cinema studies and its expansion” said the Minister.

Sandeep Marwah is five times World record holder, founder of film city Noida and is the President of Marwah Studios said” It is my honour and privilege to serve my country and South Africa as far as film and media business is concerned. I will put my best for the betterment of our relations”.

On the recommendation of the visiting Minister of Trade And Industry from South Africa Elizabeth Thabethe a new forum has been created under the name and banner of Indo South Africa Film Association here in Delhi informed S.C. Pradhan Senior Economic Advisor to Embassy of South Africa in India.

Renowned media person Sandeep Marwah has been recommended to be the Chairperson of Indo South Africa Film Association who has been in media for 30 years.