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The inaugural ceremony of WAVES Summit 2025 was held today, May 1, at Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai and was attended by among the biggest names of Indian cinema. On this feature, we’ll bring to you among the highlights of the event.
WAVES 2025 inaugural ceremony: Shah Rukh Khan warmly welcomes Narendra Modi; Prime Minister applauds RRR’s win on the Oscars
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan began by saying, “I’m honoured to welcome you all to the inaugural edition of the WAVES Summit, India’s global platform for the long run of audio-visual entertainment. A really 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 also bowed his head while greeting them.
SRK further said, “It’s a world 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 long run, drive global innovation and drive Indian creativity on the world stage. Similar to 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, meanwhile, stated, “Indian cinema has spread its wings across the globe. This is clear with Raj Kapoor and Satyajit Ray’s popularity and RRR’s success on the Oscars.”
Nagarjuna exulted, “Namaskaram! It gives me great pleasure to be here today at WAVES celebrating the spirit of India, a rustic whose stories have shaped not only cinema but generations of hearts. Through the 55th IFFI, stamps were released 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 global platform, we’re here to commemorate one other historic moment. As India marks 100 years for the reason that birth of 5 extraordinary visionaries, whose creativity defined the golden age of our movies, 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 really like to precise 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, through this incredible initiative.”
Ruckus at BKC
Meanwhile, the management at WAVES got here under the scanner. Greater than 1000 delegates were made to attend outside in the warmth for nearly three hours by the safety team. The delegates were assured that they’ll be ushered in when the Prime Minister will leave the venue. Nonetheless, when gates didn’t open until 2:00 pm, offended delegates created a ruckus. Very quickly, they were allowed inside.
What was shocking was that certain distinguished celebrities were also not given access to the venue and had to attend on the streets.
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