Published 14:05 IST, October 20th 2019

PM Modi meets Bollywood: Stars express 'honour', PM responds

As PM Modi met Bollywood stars to mark 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi, they expressed the honour of meeting the PM. The PM responded to some with endearing words

Reported by: Joel Kurian
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It was a starry garing for a cause as who’s who of B-Town came toger for an event to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. PM Modi dressed celebrities to take forward principles of Mahatma Gandhi in a creative way, at interaction, while Bollywood stars promised him that y would do so. One of steps towards it was a special video featuring stars that threw light on teaching and beliefs of  Mahatma Gandhi. Apart from  reason that brought m all toger, it was also a proud moment for many stars of Bollywood to meet PM Narendra Modi. A lot of m shared strong words for Prime Minister after meeting him and some were lucky eugh to get a reply from him. 

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Best wishes 

As Anil Kapoor shared special video, PM Modi replied that he h met his daughter Sonam K Ahuja at event, while conveying his best wishes to entire family. 

Varun Sharma, who h shared selfies with Prime Minister, was one of those who PM replied to; “Happy to have met you Varun. Best wishes for your future endeavours,” he wrote. 

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Women power 

A selfie involving some of popular women in Bollywood like Kangana Ranaut, Jacqueline Fernandez,  Ekta Kapoor, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Warda Niwala got a brilliant response from PM.  “Through popular culture, mess of empowering women has travelled far and wide. May this trend continue. May our Nari Shakti keep shining in world of films and culture,” Prime Minister replied.  

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Change within

As Rakul Preet Singh shared ar one while supporting #ChangeWithin movement, PM Modi responded, “Yes it does! Individual efforts can pave way for transformative outcomes. @Rakulpreet" 

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Power of films

As Bhushan Kumar shared a snap of PM with major directors and producers, latter replied, “Films connect and make our society better.  Happy to have met you, @itsBhushanKumar.” 

Gandhian values will work 

Kapil Sharma tweeted about feeling delighted on meeting PM Modi, and that he wished PM continues to take country to new heights. PM thanked actor-comedian and said that employing Mahatma Gandhi’s principles for entertainment will work wonders for country. 

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Prime Minister also praised Rajkumar Hirani for his special video to mark 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi, which he h shared on his Twitter account as well. “Keep up good work, @RajkumarHirani . coming generations will remember your stupendous role in spreing mess of Gandhi Ji through your work and taking le in  #ChangeWithin movement,” Modi wrote. 

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13:51 IST, October 20th 2019