AAFT is indebted to Late Shri Suraj Prakash Marwah (The Founder of AAFT) for his invaluable contribution to our mission to provide quality media education worldwide a creative enterprise a creative enterprise 1 I N Patrons pg Board of Directors 4-7 Academic Council Advisory Council D Board of Advisors From President’s Desk pg Awards & Accolades From SOID Director’s Desk E 8-14 About Us Diploma Courses UG/PG Diploma Programe pg X Masters Program Bachelors Program 15-25 Student Achievements Workshops 2 Competitions pg Magazine Launch ICMEI 26-35 Club Convocation Student Projects pg Industry Visits Student Bytes 36-62 Events Alumnus Placements pg Trip to Milan School of Interior Design Faculty Team 63-78 AAFT- ICMEI Our Presence 3 SANDEEP MARWAH SONAM KAPOOR AHUJA President, Marwah Studios Cine Artist PATRONS LT. GEN. K. M. SETH (RETD.) Hon’ble Former Governor of Chhattisgarh DR. BHISHMA NARAIN SINGH Hon’ble Former Governor & BONEY KAPOOR MOHIT MARWAH Union Minister Film Producer Managing Director, Marwah Studios DR. R. L. BHATIA Hon’ble Former Governor of Kerala SHRI VED MARWAH Hon’ble Former Governor of Jharkhand IEUAN WYN JONES Former Deputy First Minister fo Wales ANIL KAPOOR AKSHAY MARWAH Cine Artist CEO, Marwah Studios BOARD OF 4 SOORAJ BARJATYA Renowned Director ACADEMIC JAVED AKTHAR Renowned Film Writer SATISH KAUSHIK Renowned Director & Actor MADHUR BHANDARKAR PROF. KARL BARDOSH Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA Renowned Director TERI C MCLUHAN MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI Visiting Professor of Film, New York University, USA Former Minister of State for Information and DR. PADMESH GUPTA Broadcasting in Govt. of India Oxford Business College, Oxford, UK GIRJA VYAS JOHN SHAW Former Minster of State for Information and University of Central Lancashire, UK Broadcasting in Govt. of India ALAN EVANS SALMAN KHURSHID Cardiff University, UK Former Minister of Water Resources Member of ROBERT STEWARD Lok Sabha Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Australia SHAH NAWAZ HUSSAIN PROF. CHRISTOPHER TURNER Former Indian federal minister & a politician of The University of Winchester, UK BJP PROF. DEWANAND MAHADEW Dr. Lalit Bhasin Spinoza University, The Netherlands Senior Lawyer, Supreme Court DR. JAVED LEHGIRI BHASKAR GHOSH Former Vice Chancellor, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Former Director General of Doordarshan Institute of Science & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan AZIZ BURNEY SANTOSH BHARTIYA Former Editor, Sahara Urdu Former member Parliament, Editor - Chuathi Duniya BRIJENDRA SAHAI MS. MALTI SAHAI Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of U.P. Former Director, Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt. of RAHUL DEV India, New Delhi Editor, Aaj Samaj DR. M. MUSHARRAF HUSSAIN ROB LYNES Management Expert, Bangladesh Director, British Council, India SAEED MIRZA Filmmaker, Mumbai P. MURARI Former Chairman, Indian Institute of Mass Comm., New Delhi PRAYAG RAJ Film Writer & Director MR. PAHLAJ NIHALANI Film & Television Producer ADVISORY A.S. BEDI Producer / Director 5 6 NIRMAL KULKARNI ARCHITECTURE 7 FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK We are all travellers on the information highway. Our lives are closely interlinked with the media, the disseminator of information. Media & Entertainment Industry is synonymous with creativity and innovation. To attain business excellence in this field, you need to embrace new technology in order to develop, stimulate and promote the right communication, and satisfy the demands of an outspoken modern consumer. Marwah Studios is in the business of training personnel in becoming the best informed, responsible and committed professionals with a strong sense of integrity. The enterprise has been extensively involved in promoting media education in Asia through its biggest initiative, Asian Education Group. It covers Asian Academy of Film & Television, School of Cinema, School of Mass Communication, School of Fashion & Design, School of Animation, School of Advertising, School of Fine Arts & Performing Arts, Asian Institute of Hospitality & Tourism, Asian Business School, Asian Law College, and Asian School of Business.Being conscious of the huge responsibility we carry on our shoulders, AEG is committed towards imparting systematic education and stellar training to young minds curious to enter the world of media and entertainment. We are aware that rendering the industry relevant exposure is equally necessary for preparing students to be excellent professionals in print and electronic journalism, cinema, radio, television and computer centric multimedia fields. A balanced education system, of both academic and practical exposure, creates understanding of how various media of communication operate; what are the effects of media on the audience; and what is the nature of media auxiliaries such as advertising, public relations, etc. We take pride in being the only media training centre in Asia to have such a huge professional infrastructure of well-equipped production studios & film libraries. The robust infrastructural facilities along with highly qualified and experienced faculty create unique synergies and enable 360 degree training to students, right from ideation to the final marketing and dissemination of the media product.Asian Education Group offers both graduate and post graduate level courses in management, print, electronic media and film to equip the students with adequate knowledge and skills in their chosen field of creative work. Our close links with Mumbai Film Industry puts us in an envious position in comparison to the other media schools. It is no wonder that we draw the highest number of students to our institute and have made a record number of over a thousand films since our inception, a no mean achievement by any standard.We welcome you to our prestigious institution and sincerely hope that you might find us the right place to embark on your professional education in the world of media and entertainment. 8 The Edutainment Awards 2015 For Best media School Delhi Gaurav Award 2015 National Award at Vigyan Bhawan Pride of India Award 2015 Chairman Indo-Crech Republic Film & Cultural Forum Chairman Indo-Romania Republic Film & Cultural Forum Chairman Indo-Slovenian Republic Fim & Cultural Forum Param Shree Award 2014 Media Excellence Award by All Journalist Association Icon of Noida 2014 by Times of India ISRMAX Asia 2014 International Award Enterpreneur of the Year Award by Centre for Education Growth & research(CEGR) National Media Excellence award by Media Federation of India(MFI) Honoured by Prime Minister of Nepal Shri Khadga Prasad Sharma Oil As Chairperson for Indo-Nepal Film & Cultural Forum Honored by Prime Mi nister of Nepal Shri Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli As Chairperson for Indo-Nepal Film & Cultural Forum Honored by International Roma Cultural university,Serbia Honored by Education Council of India Honored by NGY Infra Conclave, Noida Honored at Sri-Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir For Promotion of Arts 9 FROM THE DIRECTOR PROF. RITU LAL "DESIGN IS NOT FOR PHILOSOPHY, IT’S FOR LIFE” - ISSEY MIYAKE On behalf of Asian School of Media Studies, I would like to welcome you to the School of Interior Design. It is our aim to lead each one of you on, to reach the highest standards of professionalism during your period of study here. And I am certain that your forthcoming journey will be challenging, rewarding and, above all, enjoyable. The School ofInterior Design is more than just a design school. It is a place with beautiful and inspiring surroundings that produces unique professional designers. Our specialized programmes in Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, Interior Design, Textile Design and Jewellery Design have been developed, delivered and assessed by a robust mix of faculty and industry leaders with significant years of experience. Students come to the School with an intense curiosity, a deep affinity for other people, and the desire to gain an understanding beyond their own experience. Coursing through our stringent curriculum, they navigate each step in the innovation process together. The design thinking process becomes a 'glue' that holds teams together, allowing students to unleash intuitive leaps, lateral thinking, and new ways of looking at creative problems. With much dedication and passion, we are constantly improving in every way possible towards our goal to give our students an academically-comprehensive and personally rewarding education. We are certain that the solid achievement on your School of Interior Design programmes will provide you with a positive start in your chosen career when you graduate as a professional designer. All we expect from you is hard work, determination and passion. Follow your design dreams by making the most use of all your senses, allow yourself to think outside of the box and not to follow mainstream opinions. 10 The world we live in is largely designed — designs and more. Here, the students will shaped and controlled — by human understand the importance of imagination and endeavors. As a species, we communication and critical reasoning and are artists and designers capable of the the effect they have on this diversified most compassionate, farsighted, and joyful and global industry. The programmes are actions. We probe, stimulate and transform structured to challenge and inspire almost everything around us. We define students by incorporating artistic, beauty, proportion, and aesthetics in ways technical, and theoretical elements into a that bring us together and drive us apart. realistic approach to the Fashion & Design Design is not a neutral act.