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Vietnam Tourism Forum honors filmmaker
Rahul Mittra for contribution to cinema and arts
Cinema is the most powerful tool for tourism promotion,’ says the filmmaker at the glittering event
held at the Vietnamese Embassy
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New Delhi
cclaimed filmmaker & brand-
ing specialist Rahul Mittra was
Ahonoured for his contribution
to cinema and the arts at the Viet-
nam Tourism Forum at the sprawling
Embassy of Vietnam in Chanakyapu-
ri, New Delhi recently. Rahul Mittra
had earlier this year in August led a
high-level delegation of the Indian
film industry for the first ever Namaste
Vietnam Festival held in Ho Chi Minh
city and Nha Trang to mark 75 years of
Indian Independence and 50 years of
diplomatic ties between the countries.
On the occasion of the 50th an-
niversary of diplomatic relations be-
tween Vietnam and India, the Embas-
sy of Vietnam in India, in coordination
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the Ministry of Culture, Sports
and Tourism of Vietnam organised the
Vietnam Tourism Forum in India.
The forum was organised in or-
der to prioritize the promotion and
discussion on high-end weddings, golf
tourism, conference and filming des-
tinations. Delivering his keynote ad-
dress, award-winning filmmaker-actor
Rahul Mittra stressed on the impor-
tance of locations in films and spoke
at length on film-induced tourism and
how cinema is one of the biggest soft
powers of enhancing tourism & in-
creasing visibility.
“Cinema is the most powerful
tool of mass communication for tour-
ism promotion,” said Rahul Mittra
to a massive applause from the au-
dience.
This special function was attend-
ed by Ambassador of Vietnam in In-
dia, Nepal & Bhutan Nguyen Thanh
Hai, Co-Chairman Tourism Commit-
tee PHD Chamber of Commerce &
Industry Rajan Sehgal, Deputy Direc-
tor General International cooperation
from the Ministry of Culture & Tour-
ism Vietnam Tran Nhat Hoang, Man-
ager Sales India of Vietnam Airlines
Jaideep Massand, senior government
functionaries, dignitaries & top rep-
resentatives of travel fraternity from
both the countries, corporate honchos
& media professionals.
DECEMBER 23, 2022 |
Rahul Mittra (center) received the honor in New Delhi While Indian Army Chief General
The filmmaker speaks at the forum
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Randeep Hooda & Rahul Mittra
to be special guests at 70th
Anniversary of India-Japan
diplomatic relations
N oted Bollywood actor &
Equestrian Randeep Hoo-
da will be a special guest,
accompanied by close friend
award-winning filmmaker &
branding specialist Rahul Mittra
at the 70th anniversary of the es-
tablishment of diplomatic rela-
tions between India & Japan at an
exclusive function in the capital
city on Sunday, December 18th.
Manoj Pandey will preside over the
function, Japanese Ambassador to
India Suzuki Hiroshi, representa-
tives of Japan Association Delhi,
Japan Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in India, Japan Founda-
tion New Delhi, JETRO New Del-
hi Office, JICA India Office and
JNTO Delhi Office, apart from top
diplomats and corporate honchos
of both the countries are expected
to attend this coveted event.
The anniversary celebra-
tions will include Horse-riding
performances of Yabusame, one
of Japan’s traditional martial art
and Tent pegging which is a cav-
alry sport of ancient origin widely
played in India. The highlight of
the event will be Bollywood star &
equestrian Randeep Hooda riding
a horse, apart from delivering a key
note address on the occasion.
Japanese prime minister Fu-
mio Kishida had visited India on
March 19 earlier this year for two
days for the 14th India-Japan An-
nual Summit with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, who had expressed
his happiness to see the ties between
both countries “deepened in every
sphere, whether strategic, econom-
ic or people-to-people contacts.”