Hyderabad, Nov 30 (Representative) Two films produced by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Instructional Media Centre (IMC) have been selected for the International Science Film Festival 2021. According to Mr Rizwan Ahamd, Director, IMC, the film “Transforming India : A Documentary of Bio-Fertilizers” is directed by Mr M Mohammad Ghouse and Mr Obaidullah Raihan is the director of the second film “Kachre se Tawanayi : Energy from Waste”. Mr Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India has shortlisted the films in the top 15 films received from around the world.
Prior to this selection, the film ‘Transforming India’ was also in the list of National Selections at the 5th National Film Festival organised by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Prof Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor, congratulated the IMC team and said that the fruits gained is indeed a result of hardwork of the centre. Mr Rizwan Ahamd, elated with the achievement thanked Vigyan Prasar, for recognizing the efforts of the dedicated team of the media centre. This surely will put the centre and MANUU on the global map, he added. Media Centre’s recently launched four digital initiatives – Urdu Nama, E-content platform, Shaheen-e-Urdu and Educational News Bulletin and are fast gaining popularity among the Urdu lovers on social media platforms, a MANUU release here said on Tuesday.