The inaugural ceremony of WAVES Summit 2025 was held at this time, May 1, at Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai and was attended by a few of the largest names of Indian cinema. In this characteristic, we’ll convey to you a few of the highlights of the occasion.
WAVES 2025 inaugural ceremony: Shah Rukh Khan warmly welcomes Narendra Modi; Prime Minister applauds RRR’s win at the Oscars
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan started by saying, “I am honoured to welcome you all to the inaugural edition of the WAVES Summit, India’s global platform for the future of audio-visual entertainment. A very special welcome to our distinguished guests – 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 is a global platform and a catalyst for creators, innovators, disruptors. It’s a confluence or art and technology. Here, industry leaders unite to take charge of the future, drive global innovation and drive Indian creativity on the world stage. Just like the grand vision of WAVES, let’s start the event with a grand performance, especially composed by the Oscar-winning maestro, M M Keeravani.”
Narendra Modi, in the meantime, acknowledged, “Indian cinema has spread its wings across the globe. This is evident with Raj Kapoor and Satyajit Ray’s popularity and RRR’s success at the Oscars.”
Nagarjuna exulted, “Namaskaram! It gives me great pleasure to be here today at WAVES celebrating the spirit of India, a country whose stories have shaped not just cinema but generations of hearts. During the 55th IFFI, stamps were released to commemorate four 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 global platform, we are here to commemorate another historic moment. As India marks 100 years since the birth of five extraordinary visionaries, whose creativity defined the golden age of our films, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) pays tribute to their enduring legacy. The Government of India Department of Post will release 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 would like to express my deepest gratitude to the I&B ministry and our Honorable Prime Minister of India for their tireless efforts in preserving and honouring the legacy of Indian cinema, through this incredible initiative.”
Ruckus at BKC
Meanwhile, the administration at WAVES got here below the scanner. More than 1000 delegates had been made to attend outdoors in the warmth for nearly three hours by the safety group. The delegates had been assured that they’ll be ushered in when the Prime Minister will go away the venue. However, when gates didn’t open till 2:00 pm, indignant delegates created a ruckus. In no time, they had been allowed inside.
What was stunning was that sure outstanding celebrities had been additionally not given entry to the venue and needed to wait on the streets.
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