"Cinema fairly contributed to the dissemination of Sufism," says Imtiaz Ali at International Sufi Rang Fest 2022
"Cinema is one of the most important and influential art forms today which has fairly contributed to the dissemination of universal values of Sufi culture through mystical music.
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Jaipur, Oct 8: The closing ceremony of the International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 was held on Friday (Oct 7) in Ajmer in which the festival brought together not just Sufi artists and calligraphers but also writers, senior journalists, well-known filmmakers and musicians of great repute.
In the closing ceremony after the Friday prayer (Jummah), a crowd of shrine visitors turned up at the festival which welcomed and felicitated the famous filmmaker Imtiyaz Ali and prominent singer Mohit Chauhan. They spoke about their inner spiritual journey of rising beyond the mundane affairs in their divine love cleansing the internal self. Imtiyaz Ali began his talk with a famous couplet of Persian Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi: "What you seek is seeking you", which was the tagline of Shahrukh Khan-starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal, a romantic movie written and directed by Ali.
"Cinema is one of the most important and influential art forms today which has fairly contributed to the dissemination of universal values of Sufism through mystical music", Ali concluded. Singer Mohit Chauhan known for his best work and soulful Sufi songs in Hindi films sang the famous spiritual lyrics "O Nadaan Parindey Ghar Aa Jaa" from the super-duper hit Rockstar. "This was a tribute to Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz and his message of unconditional love which echoes throughout the movie", he said.
Senior journalist Rishi Suri, Editor in Chief of the Daily Milap News organization, was also honored for Peace Initiatives through media dialogues by Khuddam-e-Khwaja. In addition, Anshdeep, District Collector of Ajmer Sharif and Ricky Kej, the world music composer and Grammy Award Winner, Imran Chishty Khwajgani and the Sarv Dharm Maitria Sanstha were also felicitated. Dargah Ajmer Sharif Gaddi Nashin Haji Syed Salman Chishty, the organizer and conceiver of the festival and Chairman of Chishty Foundation, extended a vote of thanks to all artists, participants and distinguished guests of the ISRF-2022.