Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Faiz Ahmed Faiz Remembered At AAFT




“Raze Ulfat Chupa Ke Dekh liya, Dil Bahut Kuch Jala Ke Dekh Liya, Aur Kya Dekhne Ko Baki Hai, Aapse Dil Laga Ke Dekh Liya’ poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz recited by Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios to remember the great scholar of poetry who has given some of the most valuable quotes of life through his lines to the world of literature.

A formal function was organized by Marwah Studios for the students of film, TV and media at Noida Film City. “I want to keep the tradition on, I want people of this world to learn from the depth of the writing of Faiz Ahmed Faiz” said Salima Hashmi the daughter of Faiz Sahib in the capacity of Chief Guest on the occasion and spoke about Faiz Ahmed Faiz in detail mentioning some of the interesting instances of his life.


Prof. Salima Hasmi is the former head of National College of Arts and now Dean at School of Visual Arts, Becanhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan. She is a known painter, artist writer, activist, who had earlier interaction with Smt. Partibha Patil the President of India on the celebration of centurion of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Delhi.

Others who spoke on the occasion were Harsh Narayan of Dragnons India, R.K.Singh Jt. Director Asian School of Media Studies, Kalyan Sarkar Dean Asian Academy Of Film And Television. Later Sandeep Marwah honored Salima Hashmi with the life membership of International Film And Television Research Centre.