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Member of the society of all Russian writers since 1929 in Moscow. Author of 64 literary works and books. "The Member of the Photo and Motion Picture Exhibition of all Russia in 1928 in Moscow (O.D.S.K.)
One of five members of the Revision Commission of all Russian Film specialists in 1928 in Moscow (C.S.O.D.SK)
Founder and Secretary of all Turkmenistan Film Specialists in Ashkabad since 1928-1929.
President of Scenario writers of all Turkmenistan since 1928-1929.
He was Principal and Instructor in the cinema institute for 17 years for training of cinema actors and film directors 1925-1942.
Scenario writer and film director of the first Turkmenian film 'Gul and-Italmas' in 1929 in Ashkabad (Turkmenfilm)
Founder and Principal of the first Motion Picture School in Iran. This was later re-organised as the 'International Motion Picture Institute of Asia' which was accepted as one of the many institutions of the 'International Federation of Scientific Research Societies'.
Bureau of the International Motion Picture Institute:-
Prof. Said Nafici – President. Prof. O.G. Ohanian – Acting President Abbas Massoudi – Deputy. Prof. O.G. Ohanian (Senator). Ahmad Deikhan – General Secretary (M.P.). Ahavian – Joint Secretary. H. Moorad – Treasurer. Satu Roy – Representative in India. Ali Vakili (M.P.). Mirzayants (M.P.) as honorary members in India. Prof. Apte, Sohrab Modi, H.C. Sidwa (Globe Theatre), P.C. Patel (Opera House Cinema), P. K. Kapadia (Evergreen Pictures) in Bombay, Satu Roy (Film Director), Chandrasohekhar (Editor of Calcutta Dipaly weekly).
Founder of the film production and screen acting education in Iran from 1929 - 1936 who's Honorary President was a well-known film director in Hollywood Mr William Cecil B. DeMille and Dr. Rabindranath Tagor (Honorary Member).
Amongst his pupils who received diplomas was the late Ahmad Deikhan (Member of Parliament), Shahnai, Gorji, Moorad, Kodbi, Rashidi, Kobadi, Sooltani, Edalatpoor, Saphi, Eng. Zarrabi, Sohrabi, Miss Pavlova, Miss Zohreh, Miss Ohanians and many others.
Scenario writer and film director of the first Iranian film productions – 'Abi and Rabi', 'Hadji Agha' and 'Tagor in Iran'.
Author of Scenario 'Reza Shah the Great' about which the Radio and Propaganda Department of the Government of Iran expressed its best opinion and which recently was presented to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and received an appreciation letter from D. Egbal the then Minister of Iran.
India: 1924 Founder of the first Motion Picture Institute for training screen actors and film directors. Some of his ex-students are now well known film directors in India.
1937-1939 – President of the International Motion Pictures Institute of Asia which has guaranteed first prizes for the best Indian films in 1939: –
'Pukar' of Sohrab Mody's Production Devika Rani and Moti Lal as the best 'Admi' of V. Shantaram's Production screen actors of India in 1939
Member of Society of all Russian writers since 1929 in Moscow. Author of 64 literary works and books. 'The Flaming Hearth' was dedicated to the late Robindranath Tagor and published in the Bombay Chronicles in 1941. 'The Valley of Dream' an Iranian legend, published in Paris in 1939, 'The Treasury of Timor Lang' published in Teheran in 1932.
A theatrical drama – 'Love Under the Wing of the Devil' published in 1917 in Ashkabad. His drama 'Coup d'État' from the life of the late Reza Shah the Great was personally accepted by His Imperial Majesty in 1932. In the preface of this drama which is a well-known literature in Iran – Professor Said Nafici – is expressing the opinion that this drama is the best example ever written in the history of Iranian literature.
About Indian life he has written the following – 'The Wandering Professor', 'The Seal of the King Asoka', 'The Indian Prince', 'The Emerald God', 'The Beautiful Lusi', 'The White Horseman', 'Her Revenge', etc.,
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