The inaugural ceremony of WAVES Summit 2025 was held at this time, Might 1, at Jio World Conference Centre, BKC, Mumbai and was attended by a number of the largest names of Indian cinema. On this function, we’ll carry to you a number of the highlights of the occasion.
WAVES 2025 inaugural ceremony: Shah Rukh Khan warmly welcomes Narendra Modi; Prime Minister applauds RRR’s win on the Oscars
Famous person Shah Rukh Khan started by saying, “I’m honoured to welcome you all to the inaugural version of the WAVES Summit, India’s world platform for the way forward for audio-visual leisure. A really particular welcome to our distinguished company – the honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji, the honourable governor of Maharashtra C P Radhakrishnan ji and the honourable chief minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis ji.” The actor additionally bowed his head whereas greeting them.
SRK additional stated, “It’s a world platform and a catalyst for creators, innovators, disruptors. It’s a confluence or artwork and expertise. Right here, business leaders unite to take cost of the longer term, drive world innovation and drive Indian creativity on the world stage. Identical to the grand imaginative and prescient of WAVES, let’s begin the occasion with a grand efficiency, particularly composed by the Oscar-winning maestro, M M Keeravani.”
Narendra Modi, in the meantime, acknowledged, “Indian cinema has unfold its wings throughout the globe. That is evident with Raj Kapoor and Satyajit Ray’s recognition and RRR’s success on the Oscars.”
Nagarjuna exulted, “Namaskaram! It offers me nice pleasure to be right here at this time at WAVES celebrating the spirit of India, a rustic whose tales have formed not simply cinema however generations of hearts. In the course of the 55th IFFI, stamps have been launched to commemorate 4 legends of Indian cinema—Shri Raj Kapoor ji, Shri Mohammed Rafi ji, Tapan Sinha ji, and my father, Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Now at this grand world platform, we’re right here to commemorate one other historic second. As India marks 100 years because the start of 5 extraordinary visionaries, whose creativity outlined the golden age of our movies, the Ministry of Info and Broadcasting (MIB) pays tribute to their enduring legacy. The Authorities of India Division of Publish will launch a commemorative miniature sheet of postage stamps honouring Guru Dutt ji, Ritwik Ghatak ji, Salil Chowdhury ji, Raj Khosla ji and P Bhanumati ji. I wish to specific my deepest gratitude to the I&B ministry and our Honorable Prime Minister of India for his or her tireless efforts in preserving and honouring the legacy of Indian cinema, by way of this unimaginable initiative.”
Ruckus at BKC
In the meantime, the administration at WAVES got here beneath the scanner. Greater than 1000 delegates have been made to attend outdoors within the warmth for nearly three hours by the safety crew. The delegates have been assured that they’ll be ushered in when the Prime Minister will depart the venue. Nevertheless, when gates didn’t open till 2:00 pm, offended delegates created a ruckus. Very quickly, they have been allowed inside.
What was surprising was that sure outstanding celebrities have been additionally not given entry to the venue and needed to wait on the streets.
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