Bollywood Thanks PM Modi for Hosting #ChangeWithin Session
They took to social media to thank him for the initiative.
Saturday turned out to be a big reunion of Hindi film industry as many Bollywood celebrities flew to the national capital following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event, which was organised by PM Modi to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, took place at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi.
In the event, he interacted with the members of the creative and entertainment world to popularise Gandhi’s ideals through the medium.
Actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, among others, attended the event, as part of the #ChangeWithin initiative. Filmmakers like Ekta Kapoor, Rajkumar Hirani, Aanand L Rai, Imtiaz Ali, Boney Kapoor and Anurag Basu were also present.
After the meet, they thanked the Prime Minister on social media for giving them the opportunity to be a part of the #ChangeWithin initiative.
Shah Rukh Khan tweeted: “Thank u @narendramodi for hosting us & having such an open discussion on #ChangeWithin & the role artistes can play in spreading awareness of the msgs of The Mahatma. Also the idea of a University of Cinema is extremely opportune! (sic).” In a video posted by Prime Minister Office’s official handle, SRK, who was accompanied by Aamir Khan, said: “I feel we need to reintroduce Gandhi ji to India and the world. The film industry can get self-obsessed and it is important we create work that sends out messages. It should not always be about business but in an engaging and entertaining manner, everyone should be involved.” “It was a really wonderful interaction we had with the Prime Minister
today. It was lovely to hear his thoughts. He was very inspiring, very warm and very deep in what
he had to say,” Aamir was heard saying in the video. Kangana Ranaut praised PM Narendra Modi for giving the industry respect and recognising the power of the art. “Modiji is the first prime minister who is so inclusive of art and artistes and the film industry. Nobody has given respect and recognised the soft power of art and artistes in the country before. So, from the bottom of my heart, on behalf of entire industry, I thank our prime minister and the things that he has said about propagating Gandhiji’s philosophy, his way of life and values, we all going to make sure that it gets channelised and we get something concrete from that,” Kangana’s sister Rangoli Chandel re-tweeted the video posted by PMO.
Sonam Kapoor shared a photo of her interaction with PM Modi on Instagram. The photo also featured directors Rajkumar Hirani and Aanand L Rai.
She wrote: “In #changewithin @ narendramodi @hirani.rajkumar @aanandlrai.”
Jacqueline also shared a selfie with the prime minister, which featured Kangana, Ekta, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Wardha Khan Nadiadwala (Sajid Nadiadwala’s wife). “What an honour @narendramodi,” Jacqueline captioned her photo.
“It was an extreme honour to be here at PM Modi’s residence and also to have a prime minister who is approachable and always willing to raise the film fraternity and lend a helping hand and to give us support. It was a real privilege,” Jacqueline thanked PM Modi in a video.
Apart from them, filmmakers like Ekta Kapoor, Rajkumar Hirani, Aanand L Rai, Imtiaz Ali, Boney Kapoor and Anurag Basu also thanked the Modi government for supporting the film fraternity. They also highlighted that his efforts will add strength in popularising Gandhian thoughts in cinema. India Today
It was a really wonderful interaction we had with the Prime Minister today. It was lovely to hear his thoughts. He was very inspiring, very warm and very deep in what he had to say. Aamir Khan Actor