Archive for April, 2022

Asian Premier League 2022 Inaugurated at Marwah Studios

April 24, 2022
Asian Premier League 2022 Inaugurated at Marwah Studios

Noida: One of the biggest sports events of Noida -The 2022 edition of Asian Premier League was inaugurated with great pomp and show at Marwah Studios in a formal function by sports personalities.

“Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve one’s physical health,” said Praveen Kumar a former Indian Cricket Team Player

“Modern sport contains characteristics including physical training, victory or defeat, mental training, pleasure, sport rules, organization, fiction and modern rationalism added S.S. Pathak Assistant Commissioner GST, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

“Yoga is a great practice for both the body and the mind, it offers peace and mindfulness to its lovers and helps them get through daily stress therefore make it a habit to perform yoga every day,” expressed Mansi Gulati a yoga expert and writer.

Mukesh Sharma sports promoter, Ram Avtar President Footvolley Association of India, Amjad Khan former International Boxing Player and Kamal Dogra President Game Pithoo Sports Federation also spoke on the occasion.

All the directors and head of the AAFT schools along with 550 athletes were ready to march towards Noida Sports Stadium for three days a massive sports event. A poster was launched to create more awareness about Asian Premier League. The event was supported by AAFT School of Health and Wellness.

Sandeep Marwah Inaugurated Muditha Kreative Skool

April 24, 2022
Sandeep Marwah Inaugurated School for Special Children

New Delhi: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more. A bend in the road is not the end of the road. Unless you fail to make the turn. Believe you can and you’re halfway there,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chancellor of AAFT University of Media and Arts at the inauguration of new centre Muditha Kreative Skool promoted by Prakramika Vocational Institute online meant for special children.

“We are thankful to Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios as  Chief Guest for today’s two-in-one programme for the inauguration of Muditha Kreative Skool, a sister concern of Prakramika Vocational Institute and felicitation function for completion of Personality Development Programme,” announced Gayathri Narasimhan Director of the institution.

Later Dr. Marwah invited the winners to Radio Noida to perform and sing songs for   Radio Noida. “The performance of the special kids was super, they definitely need encouragement and motivation. We will broadcast their songs and let the people know how talented these  kids are,” added Marwah.

Dr. Marwah assured the organizers for his cooperation for time to time and appreciated the wonderful gifts prepared by the children for him. Dr. Marwah also talked about the organization- Koshish-Sahyog of Marwah Studios.

World Theatre Day Celebrated at Marwah Studios

April 24, 2022
World Theatre Day Celebrated at AAFT

Noida: “Theatre is one of the most popular forms of art that depicts culture, a tradition that exists around the world. World Theatre day preserves dramas and their essential role in the theatrical arts. The day promotes positivity amongst people by bringing about issues that need to be known to people,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios in a seminar conducted to celebrate World Theatre Day 2022.

I started my career as theatre artist in Delhi and participated in more than 100 shows on stage. I had the opportunity to work under the directors like B.V.Karant, Nadira Zaheer, Meena Williams, Rati Bartholomew, Umesh Luthra and co actors like Raj Babbar, Pankaj Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Neelima Azeem, Vijay Kashyap and many narrated Sandeep Marwah.

“I had the pleasure to start theatre group in college itself and produced & directed many plays during graduation & post-graduation time. Theatre gives you a new confidence, enhance personality, adds on to your speech and induces you to keep yourself fit,” added Marwah while talking to the young acting students of AAFT. The Theatre Club of Marwah Studios under the supervision of Asian Academy of Arts is doing pretty well for itself.

Stunt & Action Workshop by Parvez Khan for Students of AAFT

April 24, 2022
Filmi Action Workshop at AAFT School of Cinema

Noida: Renowned action director Parvez Khan conducted a powerful workshop for the students of Acting at AAFT School of Cinema and Asian Academy of Film and Television at Marwah Studios Film City Noida.

Movies in the action genre are fast-paced and include a lot of action like fight scenes, chase scenes, and slow-motion shots. They can feature superheroes, martial arts, or exciting stunts, but it is very important to learn the art of action. Lack of training can hurt you or can lead to mishap,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios while initiating the program.

“Movies are engineered for entertainment and so they throw in lots of fighting styles designed only to be showy. Fight scenes in movies and TV shows are more realistic than ever, “explained Yogesh Mishra Dean AAFT

“Commit to the fight, Focus on what you have to do, Exhale sharply with every punch, Breathe when you defend, Walk -don’t run, Drive your elbow into each punch, Never cover your eyes or let your opponent go out of your vision, Lean on your opponent were some of the tips explained by Parvez Khan the Martial Art trainer from Mumbai.

National Education Summit at Marwah Studios

April 24, 2022
National Summit on Education at Marwah Studios

Noida: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.  The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Chancellor of AAFT University of Media and Arts in opening remarks at the inauguration of National Education Summit at Noida Film City.

Dr. Marwah spoke about the New Education Policy and presented a new explanation to the word Education. He also informed how AAFT is a part of case study in 27 countries of the World including UCLA in USA and for New Education Policy.

Sunil Siwach Gold Medallist of Commonwealth Games, Dr. W Selvamurthy former Director of DRDO and Chancellor Amity University Chhattisgarh, Tanpreet Rajpal Producer Times of India, Kaushal Kumar Deputy Commissioner Ministry of Water Government of India also spoke on the occasion.

Later Dr Marwah honoured forty head of the institutions, Deans and faculty members from different parts of the country. He also presented the life membership of International Film and Television Club of AAFT to the dignities on the stage.

The Summit was designed by the Education Committee of  ICMEI- International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry and Rajat Shrivastava of Leading  Light Series of Delhi Today’s Group. The event was supported by International Film and Television Research Centre and World Peace Development and Research Foundation.

AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism Celebrated Food Festival

April 24, 2022
Presentation of Food, Yoga and Culture by Students of AAFT

Noida: “A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships. Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back,” said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios at the inauguration of Food Festival organised by AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism.

“Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body; it’s truly love. If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him, the people who give you their food give you their heart,” added Sandeep Marwah while tasting different food items at different stalls created by the students of the school.

Later Nitin Poddar Head of AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism introduced all the winners of the School to Sandeep Marwah who presented them with certificate of achievements. The students of AAFT School of Health and Wellness gave a fantastic yoga presentation on this occasion. The event was supported by Prithvi Yoga Centre & National Federation of Tourism and Transport Cooperatives of India Limited.

Asian Academy of Film & TV Signed MOU with GCTC

April 24, 2022
AAFT Signed MOU with GCTC in a Grand Function at Marwah Studios

New Delhi: AAFT- Asian Academy of Film and Television Noida and GCTC- Global Counter Terrorism Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in different social, political, economic, educational, and other fields to conduct the research programs together for the benefit of society.

“I am happy GCTC will provide internship and then jobs to the students who are keen in developing their skills in research programs. Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought. Research in the  defined areas will add a lot to the calibre of students and raise their level of thinking,” said Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT in a grand function at Marwah Studios.

“Global Counter Terrorism Council is an International Level Think Tank independent, non-partisan institution that promotes quality research and in-depth studies about issues like terrorism, human security, cyber security, energy security, water security etc. and is a platform for dialogue and conflict resolution,” Aditya Tikoo Chief Coordinator of the organization.

“It strives to bring together the best minds to ideate on key national and international issues that further the cause of peace and global harmony,” said Dr. Yogendra Narain former Secretary General Rajya Sabha and Chancellor H N B Garhwal University.

“Its research based credible, insightful and thought-provoking study command serious attention by policy and decision makers at the highest level in the government on defence security, safety, surveillance and international relations focussing on prevailing and developing strategies future scenarios in India and global,” added Rear Admiral Dr. Sanatan Kulshreshtha.

Later Col. Dr. Shailendra Singh Army Veteran, Kartikeya Sharma Executive Editor TV 9 Digital, Ajay Banerjee Senior Journalist The Tribune, Ashish Singh Anchor & Senior Journalist -Strategic Affairs and Prof. Dr. Kirti Singh expressed their views on the subject Mss Media: Catalyst for Enhancing National Security. Maj. Amit Bansal, Neetu Abrol, Ashok Khurana and Vijay Tikoo were also present there.

Sandeep Marwah Presented Annual Priyadarshini Awards 2022

April 23, 2022
Sandeep Marwah Presented Annual Priyadarshini Awards at FIWE Function

New Delhi: Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE), felicitated over 30 women entrepreneurs with the coveted Priyadarshini awards in three different categories. Women entrepreneurs from the remote areas of India, Nepal, Singapore, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Sri Lanka, were applauded for their exemplary achievements. Founded in 1993, FIWE is a national level organization devoted to the entrepreneurship development of women in the country.

Among the awardees included Selima Ahmad from Bangladesh, Pramila Acharya Rizal from Nepal, Rezani Aziz from Sri Lanka Dongche Yanik from Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. Nadia Binte Amin from Bangladesh, Dr. Mariyam Shakeela from the Maldives, Marryam Khan from Pakistan, Gelhei Ray from Odisha, Neelam Patil from Madhya Pradesh, Ayodeji Megbope from Nigeria and Lilian Ong from Singapore.

Speaking at the occasion, Chief Guest Sandeep Marwah Chancellor AAFT University of Media and Arts said, “Women are endowed with special characteristics like emotion and empathy which makes them superior to Men. They can have a better success ratio than men in any field. It’s a privilege to be honoring women of courage and resilience who have struggled their way to the top”.

“We are glad that we could bring to the fore, success stories of women entrepreneurs from various villages and tribes of India and acknowledge their hard work. Its heartening to witness how each one of them have honed their skills and upgraded their products to meet the market demand, From a mere earning of Rs.2,000 a month, some of them have reached to Rs.50,000”, said Dr. Rajni Aggarwal, President, FIWE

Awardees of FIWE Priyadarshini Awards

Healthy Citizens Mean Healthy Nation- Sandeep Marwah

April 23, 2022
Sandeep Marwah Inaugurated Fat to Fit Health Centre at New Delhi

New Delhi: Health is Wealth. It is an old saying Healthy People Means Healthy Nation. Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought – they must be earned,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios at the inauguration of health centre Fat to Fit – by Shikha Aggarwal Sharma at Hotel Eros Nehru Place.

Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account. Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings. I am happy Government of India has started a wonderful scheme to popularize good health – A Fit India Movement. We have also started  a new school AAFT School of Health and Wellness. Our Prithvi Yoga Centre is now 29 years old setup and has trained 10,000 people from more than 100 countries of the World,” added Dr. Sandeep Marwah congratulating the organisers.

Indo Venezuela Film and Cultural Forum Moves Further

April 17, 2022

Noida: “It is a long-awaited plan of the Government of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to create an association with its Indian counterpart to develop relations through films, arts, culture and media. This is a miracle when an amalgamation of all these was under one roof of ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry today,” It was said by H.E. Augusto Montiel, then the Ambassador of Venezuela to India, addressing a large gathering of national and international film, television, media professionals and people from the art and culture fraternity at Marwah studios way back in 2016 while inaugurating the association, recollected Sandeep Marwah while talking to the visiting Counsellor from Embassy of Venezuela.

“Let me extend my heartiest greetings from H.E. Coromoto Goday Calderon Ambassador of Venezuela to India and thank you for all that you have done for Indo Venezuela friendship,” said Alfredo Caldera  Cultural Counsellor of Embassy of Venezuela.

Dr. Marwah also briefed him with meetings with Honourable Minister of External Relations H.E. Ms Delcy Redriguez, Minister of Petroleum and President of PDVSA H.E. Eulogio del Pino and Vice Minister for Asia, Middle East and Oceania H.E. Felix Plasencia from Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela who were the guest of honours at New Delhi earlier.

A new chart of forth coming events has been designed to strengthen the relation between the two countries. Dr. Marwah also reminded Alfredo of the scholarship already delivered to the Embassy for the deserving student to study in India at AAFT. Soon a film festival of films from Venezuela will be planned. Sandeep Marwah presented Life Membership of International Film and Television Club of AAFT to Alfredo Caldera.