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Ms. Nasreen Munni Kabir the achiever of the Women of Achievement Award in Arts & Culture (1999) is an Indian-born Television Producer, her work includes the 46-part series “Movie Mahal”, “In Search of Guru Dutt”, “Follow that Star” (a profile of Amitabh Bachchan) and Channel 4 series such as “How To Make It Big In Bollywood”. She has also written 9 books on Hindi Cinema including LATA IN HER OWN VOICE, GURU DUTT A life in Cinema and more, interacting with the students of Digital Academy – The Film School.

Mr. Mushatq Sheikh the Writer-cum-Fashion Choreographer-cum-Author,who has scripted various Films, namely “Om Shanti Om”, “Hey Baby”,“Ashoka” and is also the Author of “ Still Reading Khan”, a book on the story of Shah Rukh Khan’s journey to stardom, sharing his experience with the students of Digital Academy – The Film School.

Omi Vaidya Omi Vaidya, the noted Actor, who had the entire nation in splits by essaying the role of Chatur or Silencer with utmost ease shared his experience with the students of Digital Academy – The Film School.

He got nostalgic and spoke about his own days as a student while attending Film School in the US. He gave the students a lot of insight about the real world when he spoke about his experiences while working with his co-stars Aamir Khan and Director Raju Hirani and the wonderful team of “ 3 Idiots”.

He spoke extensively about hard work that he had to do for getting into the character of “ Chatur “. Having being trained in the art of Editing and other avenues of Film making, he also gave the students advice on making better movies. At an ending note, he had the entire audience into splits when he once again delivered his famous speech of “ Chamatkaar “ and more. He was extremely impressed with the faculty, facilities and students of Digital Academy – The Film School and said that he will not be surprised to see the next generation of acclaimed Directors and Technicians very soon from here.The Actor nurtures a dream of being a Filmmaker in the future as the job of a Director may not be glamorous but very satisfying. He does not want to get typecast into the same category but is game for interesting roles.

This newcomer is sure a Promising actor and is here to stay for a long time with his innate acting skills and talent.

Prominent Filmmaker R.Balki, with crtically acclaimed Films like “Paa” and “Cheeni Kum” to his credit, shares the experience of his journey as a Filmmaker with the students of Digital Academy – The Film School.

Award winning dialogue writer Pathik Vats, of the acclaimed film "Sarfarosh" starring the celebrated theopian Amir Khan,discussing the art of writing dialogues for films at Digital Academy-The Film School.

Darshan Jariwala, the National Award winning actor giving a lecture on " The use of Emotional Memory while playing characters" to the students of Digital Academy- The Film School.

Vinta Nanda distinguished Writer-Director-Producer of the historical " Tara " fame shares her valuable insights with the students of Digital Academy – The Film School.

Mr Swanand Kirkire, Lyricist-Dialogue Writer-Singer and one of the most versatile personalities in the Film industry, having won the National Award for Best Lyrics in 2007 for the song Bande Mein tha Dum from the film Lage raho Munnabhai, visits Digital Academy-The Film School.

Ustad Zakir Hussain, a classical tabla prodigy of the supreme order, recently visited Digital Academy–the Film School. The students of the academy were more than delighted to have an exhaustive genius Hussain with technical knowledge of Sound Recording and Engineering. Hussain blessed the students with his golden words and the students were all thrilled to experience a life time opportunity and were all ears to the maestro. Hussain also recorded at the institute. “It was an auspicious event for Digital Academy to have the legendary icon at its premises.” says Kartikeya Talreja, the director.

Mahesh Nair,Director of Film "Accident on Hill Road" and acclaimed documentary maker interacting with students of Digital Academy-The Film School.

Renowned Bollywood Media Publicist Dale Bhagwagar at Digital Academy- The Film School,Mumbai

Renowned Director of movies like "Jannat" & "Tum Mile" Mr Kunal Deshmukh held a guest lecture on the topic Filmmaking at Digital Academy-The Film School.

Renowned Music Director Mr Shamir Tandon held a guest lecture on the topic of Music in Cinema at Digital Academy-The Film School.

Renowned Film and Television Actor Mr. Benjamin Gilani,conducts an interactive workshop at Digital Academy-The Film School.

Renowned Film Actor Mr. Boman Irani, who has acted in films like 'Munnabhai MBBS', 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai', 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' etc..visited Digital Academy-The Film School for a guest lecture .

Renowned Filmmaker Mr. Piyush Jha, who has made films like 'Sikandar', 'Chalo America' & 'King of Bollywood' visited Digital Academy- The Film School for a guest lecture on Filmmaking.

Renowned Writer & Director of movies like "D","Sarkar","James","The Stoneman Murders" Mr. Manish Gupta held a workshop in Digital Academy-The Film School about storyboarding & scripting.

Renowned Writer & Director of the upcoming film Baabarr, Mr.Ashu Trikha holds a lecture at Digital Academy- The Film School on the topic of Special Effects & Direction.

Vinay Shukla, renowned Indian Film Writer and Director of the film Godmother, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi (1999) addresses the students at Digital Academy-The Film School, Mumbai..

Renowned Production Designer & Art Director, Samir Chanda who has worked on movies like Ghajini (2008), Omkara (2006), Rang De Basanti (2006), Makdee (2002) and winner of numerous State, National & International Awards visited Digital Academy- The Film School, Mumbai.

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National Award winner Mr. Sanklap Meshram speaks to Mumbai University Students about careers in Cinema.

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Mr. Anurag Kashyap,one of the most versatile and prolific filmmakers in contemporary hindi cinema speaks to Mumbai University students,about careers in cinema.

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Award winning Filmmaker Mr. Neeraj Pandey speaks to students at Digital Academy-The Film School.

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Mayank Shekhar-Acclaimed Film Critic Mayank Shekhar addresses the students of Digital Academy-The Film School.

Saurab Shukla -Acclaimed actor,writer,director of films like "Satya",Salaam-e-ishq" etc. gives a full day workshop to students of Digital Academy-The Film School.

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Sanjay F. Gupta-Cinmeatographer of films like "Singh is King","Welcome" etc...gives a guest lecture on cinmeatography to students of Digital Academy-The Film School.

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Actor Mr. Bipin Sharma of Tare Zameen Par fame holds a workshop on acting for Digital Academy students".
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Guinness book of world record holder Mr. B.P.Singh takes a workshop on steadicam at Digital Academy-The Film School.

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Director Sanjay Gadhvi having an interactive session with students of Digital Academy on "Directing and Handling Actors".
Cinematographer "Sanjay Jadhav" of "Mumbai Meri Jaan and C Kompany" has an interactive session with Digital Academy students.
An interactive session for the students of Digital Academy with Mr Kaushik Ghatak acclaimed director of "Kyunki Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu thi", 'Sanjeevani", and many more and the upcoming film "Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi".
Acclaimed Film Analysits addressing the students of Digital Academy on Business of Cinema and analysis.
Acclaimed screenplay writer and dialogue writer of hit films "Rangeela", "Daud", "Kismat Konnection", "Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya" and many more, addressing the students of Digital Academy on Screenplay writing.
Ujjwal Nirgudkar giving a detailed lecture on Lab processing to Digital Academy students.
He has received the Maharashtra Government Award for Technical Excellence for being the first Indian to be granted a U.S.Patent in Motion Picture Technology in April 2005 and the Western India Cinematographers Association's Special Award for Contribution to Film Processing Technology. He was the technical advisor for the Marathi film Shwaas which won the National award in 2003 and was India's entry to the Oscars. He is, *Patel* India's Managing Director.
The Cinematogrphy students were also taken to Patel Labs to explain the whole process in detail practically.
Acclaimed writer and International Documentary Film maker "Paromit Vora"at Digital Academy-The Film School giving the students a lecture on documentary film making.
Balaji Telefilms holds auditions at Digital Academy-The Film School.
Mr B.P. Singhji, giving a practical workshop to the students of Digital Academy.
Digital Academy’s sound specialist “Daman Sood” Newspaper article.
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Cinematographer "Bobby Singh" of Gangster, Metro and Murder addressing the students of Digital Academy.
Filmfare award winner Cinematographer "Aseem Bajaj" of Shabd, Chameli, U me aur Hum giving a lecture at Digital Academy.
Mr Anurag Basu Director of the film "Murder, Gangster and Metro" addressing students of Digital Academy on Film making and Direction.
Mr Anurag Kashyap Critically acclaimed Director of the film "Black Friday" and "No Smoking" and dialogue writer of films like "Shool", "Yuva", "Nayak" etc.
Mr Asit Kaul our Direction Student has won the Best Film Award for his short film"Suspect" at "Saarang" an International Short Film Festival in Chennai.
"Padmashree Govind Nihalaniji: Film Director ", Mr Krishna Shah: Renowned film maker and a doctor in script writing from Los Angelos, and Mr Sanjay Gadhviji: Director of the film Dhoom during the launch of Iranian film festival at digital academy
Arbaz Khan: Visits Digital Academy for a guest lecture on Acting.
Mr. Vikram Bhatt director of films "Red", "Raaz", "Gulam" addressing the students of Digital Academy-The Film School on direction and film making.
Mr. Mohit Suri, Director of “Woh Lamhe”, giving a lecture on making of the Film to Digital Academy students.
Celebrity British DJ Mark Kane giving a lecture to students at Digital Academy.
Directing Actors by noted Actor Mr. K. K. Raina.
Onir – Director of Film “My Brother Nikhil and Bas ek Pal”.
Vivek Agnihotri – Director of Film “Chocolate”.
Kunal Kohli – Director of Yash Raj Films Fanaa, Hum Tum & Mujhse Dosti Karoge”.
Manish Shrivastava - Director of Ram Gopal Varma’s Film “GO”.
Celebrated veteran Cinematographer Mr. Ashok Mehta giving a lecture on Cinematography to Digital Academy Students.
Mr Sankalp Meshram, Faculty of Editing, Digital Academy, receiving the Award for the Director of the best Childrens Film 2005 by the President of India H.E. Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at the 52nd National film Awards ceremony in New Delhi.
Basant Talreja, Chairman, Digital Academy and Gemini Studios & Innovations Pvt. Ltd. with Superstar Amitabh Bachchan during the shooting of film Aankhen at Gemini's Studios, a part of the Digital Academy campus.
Veteran Film Star M.P. and former Central Minister late Mr. Sunil Dutt, along with Kartikeya Talreja, Director appraising the work of an SFX student at Digital Academy- The Film School.
The well known Comedian Mr. Boman Irani (of 'Munnabhai MBBS' fame) visited Digital Academy for a celebrity guest lecture on acting for Cinema. Here he poses with the students of the Academy.
Noted Film Maker Mahesh Bhatt delivering a guest lecture at Digital Academy - The Film School.
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt flanked by Sashilal Nair on his left and by Basant Talreja, Chairman of Digital Academy, on his right, during a filmmaking workshop.
The versatile actor-director Satish Kaushik, (extreme left) being shown around Digital Academy- The Film School by Basant Talreja and others.
Govind Nihlani, Prakash Mehra, Prayag Raj and Sashilal Nair at Digital Academy's filmmaking workshop.
Music Director Mr. Pyarelal (of Lamikant-Pyarelal fame) seen chatting with filmmaker Sashilal Nair during their visit to Digital Academy- The Film School.
The Consul General of Poland, Mr. Marek Moron, lighting the traditional lamp at the inaugural ceremony of the Polish Film Festival at Digital Academy- The Film School. Seen with him (from L to R) are Padmashree Govind Nihalani, Director (Chandni Bar & Page 3 fame) Madhur Bhandarkar and Director Krishna Shah.
The Consul-General of Poland, Marek Moron and Ms. Helena, in conversation with Govind Nihalani and Madhur Bhandarkar during their visit to the Academy.
Late Film Mlaker Mr. Vijay Anand of "Guide" fame with the Chairman Mr. Basant Talreja during his guest lecture at the Academy.
Ghazal Maestro Ghulam Ali addressing the students of Digital Academy on Music, Lyrics and the art of ghazal.
Mr. Dinyar Contractor, Actor, Director, Comedian conducting a workshop on writing techniques for comedy.
Renowned Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali being shown around the sound recording & dubbing studio at Digital Academy, by Director of the Academy Kartikeya Talreja.
The Television Producer, Director & Scriptwriter Mr. Raman Kumar (of 'Tara' fame) conducting a guest lecture at Digital Academy- The Film School.
Internationally acclaimed writer-director Krishna Shah (of 'Shalimar' fame), during a scriptwriting workshop at Digital Academy- The Film School.
Acclaimed visual effects artist Warren Bone of Discreet, conducting a workshop on Visual Effects in Animation at Digital Academy- The Film School.
The prominent Art Director, Sharmishta Roy (centre) of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayege fame with a guest and Kartikeya Talreja, Director, Digital Academy- The Film School during an Art Direction Seminar.
Film & Television Director Mr. Ashok Pandit delivering guest lecture at the Academy on the Difference between direction for Television & Films.
Mr. Ravi Rai Director and Screenplay writer of Sparsh, Thoda hai Thode ki Zaroorat, giving a guest lecture during the workshop on Writing for Television.
Mr. Sharang Dev, Music Director, delivering a guest lecture on Music and Music Direction for Films & Television.
Ruksar, the leading actress of Ram Gopal Varma's film "D" talking to the students o Digital Academy about acting for cinema.
Partho Mukherjee, the Chief Assistant Director of Ram Gopal Verma, talking about the role of the Director, the assistant director, and their association with the various departments of Film Making.
Mr. B P Singh, Celebrated Director Cinematographer, Scriptwriter, & Associate Producer (of CID fame) explaining visual composition.
Mr. Uttam Singh, the celebrated Music Director of "Dil to Paagal Hai" fame talking about Music for Cinema.
Mr. John Goheen, Television, Documentary and News producer, a 12 time Emmy award winner talking to students on Documentary Making.
Ms. Aruna Raje, Editor & Film Maker giving a lecture on Editing to Digital Academy Students.
Ms. Keya Victor Banerjee, The Visual Effects Artist / Supervisor of the Film "Lakshya", posing with Digital Academy students after a seminar on "Visual Effects in Film".
Veteran filmmaker Lekh Tandon delivering a guest lecture at Digital Academy- The Film School.