Sharing his views‚ concerns and experiences in the industry‚ the distinguished IAF fighter pilot turned filmmaker Samarjeet Das Gupta impressed upon the would be filmmakers the importance of business aspects of filmmaking. The producer/director of the feature film Pyar Ki Dhun made with four AAFT alumni Swati‚ Hena‚ Anita and Nicolous‚ was addressing the students of Asian Academy of Film & TV. He said that the knowledge of art and craft of screen presentation is absolutely necessary before embarking upon making of films.
Sandeep Marwah & Samarjeet Das
filmmaker Samarjeet Das Gupta & Mr. Sandeep Marwah
Stating that filmmaking is much more than just making use of techniques‚ he said that a film professional has to be passionate about his or her work. Samarjeet Das Gupta disclosed that the production work of his next two feature films‚ one with Shabana Azmi and another with Amitabh Bachchan in the lead roles together with AAFT alumni Hena & Swati‚ will begin very shortly. Later Prof. Sandeep Marwah honoured the talented film producer director with the prestigious life membership of International Film & Television Club. Internationally renowned and the noted exponent of Hindustani classical music Mrs. Sumitra Guha appealed to the filmmakers to try and preserve the Indian classical music through their work of art. United Nation’s expert Timo Niklas-Salminen also addressed the students on the potentials of the Indian cultural heritage.
