B-town joins PM Modi in celebrating 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi

In an event organized at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with B-town celebs marked the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The event was attended by the members of the Indian film and entertainment industry including Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Kangana Ranaut, Anand L Rai, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sonam Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Nigam, Ekta Kapoor.  In an interactive session, Prime Minister thanked the creative heads and contributors for taking time out of their busy schedule for paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, at his personal request.

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Prime Minister urged the film and entertainment industry to channelize its energy to make entertaining, inspiring creatives that can motivate the ordinary citizens. He reminded them of their immense potential and their ability to bring about positive transformation in society.

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Prime Minister also shared pictures from the event and called the event an "Excellent interaction with leading film personalities and cultural icons". 

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Highlighting the impact of Mahatma Gandhi in the present day, PM said that if there is one thought, one person, who can establish a connect with people all over the world, it is Gandhiji. Recalling the Einstein challenge proposed by him, Prime Minister urged the film fraternity to use the marvel of technology to bring Gandhian thought to the forefront.

Impact and potential of the Indian Entertainment industry. Prime Minister recalled his interaction with Chinese President in Mamallapuram, wherein the President had highlighted the popularity of Indian films like Dangal in China. He also mentioned the popularity of Ramayana in South East Asia.

He further exhorted the film fraternity to utilize their soft power potential to promote tourism in India.

Prime Minister outlined that India is going to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its independence in 2022. In this regard, he requested the gathering to showcase the inspiring stories of India’s freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947 and India’s growth story from 1947 to 2022. He also underlined the plan to host an Annual International Entertainment Summit in India. In an interactive session with the Prime Minister, actor Aamir Khan thanked the Prime Minister for igniting the idea of contributing towards the cause of propagation of Mahatma Gandhi’s message to the world.

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Acclaimed filmmaker, Anand L Rai thanked PM for making the entertainment industry realize its potential towards nation-building. Prime Minister assured the film fraternity of all the support from his government for the overall development of the entertainment industry.

The film fraternity also together to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi! "#ChangeWithin is an excellent effort, which will add momentum towards ensuring Gandhi Ji’s message reverberates far and wide. It will also inspire citizens to take up causes dear to Bapu", tweeted the Prime Minister and also released a video highlighting the Gandhian values 

(Please note that all the inputs and pictures used above have been taken from https://www.narendramodi.in/)