Here is the journey of a Bollywood PR who is now being appointed as a Spokesperson of a National Political Party.
Naghma Khan of SHAAZ Media Entertainment has now been officially designated as an All-India Spokesperson for the Minority Cell of the Republican Party of India – RPI.
Undisputedly, handling the media has been her forte with having established herself as one of the reputed and most dependable Public Relations Officer in the tinsel town of Mumbai.
While Naghma Khan has taken the first step into Political arena, she reiterates, “Bollywood has been my foundation and that will always remain inside me. Why only Political media? I have also handled the Corporate PR work for several conglomerates and even successfully handled Sporting events as the Event Manager. A few weeks back, I had handled the marriage function event of a a high-profile business family which saw Central Minister and political bigwigs in attendance.” Naghma’s firm SHAAZ Media and Entertainment is a diversified PR and Event Management company handling the filmy events, corporate PR, sporting events with mastery in Celebrity Management.
For the uninformed of her origins, Naghma Khan is a princess of the of Tonk district of Rajasthan, “I hail from a Royal family with my fore-fathers having been the rulers of a small kingdom in Rajasthan. Gone are the days of ‘Riyasat’ (Royalty) and yore after the Independence of our country,” reveals this daughter of Sahabzade Akhtar Jung (Khan) who did her schooling and college studies in the Western state of Rajasthan.
Smitten by the Entertainment world bug, this royal established her own Media and Entertainment firm by the name SHAAZ Media and Entertainment in Mumbai. “I have handled the PR of over 50 Bollywood films, handled big ticket filmy celebrities and have sometime back entered into the Marketing and Distribution of several films,” announced Naghma stating that she has also turned into a producer with 2 of her web series for the OTT platform and a feature film expected in the coming year.
Speaking about her achievements in Sporting events, Naghma Khan mentioned, “One of the biggest sporting events handled by my firm was the Kumite 1 Leage, a mixed martial arts (MMA) league which debuted its inaugural season held at NSCI Dome at Haji Ali in Mumbai with the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson appointed as the brand ambassador of the event.”
Preferring not to take banefit of her family connections as a cousin of the late actor Irrfan Khan which she humbly revealed stating, “SHAAZ MEDIA is managing bright Bollywood talent like Ejaz Khan and Ali Quli Mirza and now I am thankful to Shri Ramdas Athawale, Rajya Sabha MP, National President and M.S. Saifi, National President of the RPI for entrusting this most prestigious post at the National Level.”
Predicting about Bollywood amidst the present Covid situation, Naghma has to say, “Though it is a stumbling block for Bollywood as its cinema halls are shut down, I would like to state with great pride and confidence that with stringent steps undertaken by our Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi, it is now just a matter of few months that Bollywood industry will bounce back. People are tired of being locked up in their homes, and there are families eager to flock to the cinema halls for family entertainment. Probably by early 2021 we will see Bollywood back to its old glory.”
Having achieved success in various fields, what’s one thing she would like to do towards the society to which she replied, “I want to set up an NGO for guiding and helping the divorced women and children of the needy. My NGO would even build homes if there is support from the Central Government. I have already undertaken several camps to provide daily ration to the downtrodden during the lock-down period.”
“I feel that with this new responsibility of the Spokesperson of RPI entrusted on me by Shri Ramdas Athavle, it would be easier for me to venture into several social activites which otherwise had limitations being just as a Public Relations Manager,” ends Naghma.