Author: Asian News

This time Aruna Vasudev was honored with Life Time Achievement award during the first day of 7th Global Film Festival Noida 2014 at a grand function at Marwah Studios. A huge audience of more than thousand people appreciated the choice of the management. Indisputable are three of Aruna’s most important accomplishments: she was the founder-president of NETPAC (the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema), the founder-editor of the Asian film quarterly Cinemaya, and the founder-director of the Asian cinema festival Cinefan. She’s an author, critic, and programmer. “It is a great honor to present Life Time Achievement Award to…

7th Global Film Festival Noida declared a special award for Smita Patil for contribution to cinema and society. Her sister Manya Seth received the award on the first day of 7th GFFN presented by Sandeep Marwah President of GFFN. Smita Patil (17 October 1955– 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 80 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. She was…

7th Global Film Festival Noida 2014 has decided to honor the ladies in cinema. This time we are honoring Pallavi Joshi for contributing to the growth of films and television art and business in India” said Sandeep Marwah President of GFFN. Pallavi started her acting very early from stage. In the 1980s & early 90s she acted in art films like Rukmavati ki Haveli, Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda Trishagni(1988), Vanchit, Rihaee She also played in Saudagar, Panaah, Tehelka, Mujrim. She was nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at the Filmfare Awards for her role as a handicapped girl in Andha Yudh…

“It is the custom at Global Film Festival to honor cinema persons who have contributed to the growth and style of Indian Film Industry. Vivek Agnihotri is also one of the names” said Sandeep Marwah President of 7th Global Film Festival Noida while handing over the award at Marwah Studios, Film City Noida. Vivek Agnihotri is an avant-garde Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Agnihotri one of the few new age Hindi cinema film directors, known to experiment in different genres of filmmaking. He has ventured into genres like erotica, thriller, sports, political dramas and love stories making him a…

The biggest launch of this year is not any film or product but the launching of first ever International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry in the World” said Sandeep Marwah President of 7th Global Film Festival Noida 2014 on the first day of the show. “There is no business bigger than show business, Entertainment industry is the biggest industry in the World. It is our good luck that first ever only chamber on media and entertainment has been formed and declared by us today” added Marwah in a over crowded function attended by thousands of media persons at Marwah…

For her extra ordinary contribution to the world of music 7th Global Film Festival “honors Shibani Kashyap with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of AAFT” announced Sandeep Marwah President 7th GFFN. An electrifying performance by Shibani made the whole environment vibrant and young film makers were dancing to the tunes of music. Shibani Kashyap is an India singer, who is actively working in Bollywood film industry. Some of her songs are very popular like “Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja” from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. She has anchored a singer hunt show named Bathroom Singer.…

Film festivals provide a wonderful platform to interact and share your views internationally through seminars. This time seminar invited few big names to share their views on the subject-The Impact Of Cinema On Society” subject introduced by Sandeep Marwah President of GFFN. H.E. Darja Bavda Kuret, Ambassador of Slovenia in India inaugurated the seminar, who also gave her remarks on the subject that films are the mirror of the society. Film producer Rahul Mittra explained his point of view with examples from his own films. Mahesh Aney, Ramesh Meer, Kinley Pendel were the other speakers who all expressed their views.…

An exhibition of paintings is always been a part of Global Film Festival from last so many years. This time also a solo exhibition of paintings by Seeme Murtaza was organized on the second day of 7th GFFN informed Sandeep Marwah President of the festival. “The painter Seeme Murtaza is totally impressed and influenced by the nature, she has expressed so well her feelings and love for nature on canvas” said H.E. Darja Bavdaž Kuret Ambassador of Slovenia in India while inaugurating the exhibition. “Nature is so well carved out on the canvas that you can feel the real mountains”…

Film production is the job of passionate people, it still needs lots of precautions and planning.” said Rahul Mittra while conducting the workshop on the second day at 7th Global Film Festival Noida 2014 at Marwah Studios. “You need to coordinate so many departments and the most important the finance which also play a very important role in completing the good film” added Rahul while answering the questions to the media students from the full house. “Today making of the film may be easy but marketing the same film is much more difficult” said Rahul Mittra explaining to film lovers…