Whistling Woods International (WWI), Asia’s largest Film, Communications and Media Arts institute inaugurated the 5th edition of its annual property, Celebrate Cinema. The evening started with lamp lighting by Subhash Ghai, Founder & Chairman, WWI, renowned actor Boman Irani and director Anand L. Rai, at a grand ceremony held at the WWI campus in Filmcity. The opening ceremony kick started with a power packed performance by the students followed by an exciting and interactive panel discussion on the ‘Importance of Humour in Indian Cinema’, moderated by Mr. Ghai. Celebrate Cinema provides an opportunity for all cinema lovers, aspiring filmmakers, media and fashion professionals, to attend various workshops, screenings and celebrity-studded panel discussions. Popular personalities and veterans from the film fraternity share their experiences and motivate aspiring film and media students and movie aficionados, providing them an insight into the real world of the film industry. In the true tradition of WWI, a year-long scholarship was conferred by Boman Irani and Anand L Rai to the under-privileged students, Pulkit Bhavsar and Sunny Kadam, which was the key highlight of the inaugural ceremony of ‘Celebrate Cinema 2016’.
