PM Narendra Modi chairs advisory board meeting to position India as global entertainment hub: WAVES summit

WAVES is a global summit that brings together the world of entertainment, creativity, and culture

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired an extensive meeting of the Advisory Board of WAVES via video conference to position India as a global entertainment hub.

The Prime Minister engaged in a virtual interaction with top professionals and industry leaders from India and around the world, who are part of the Advisory Board of the WAVES Summit.

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WAVES is a global summit that brings together the world of entertainment, creativity, and culture, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday in an official statement.

In a post on X, he wrote: “Just concluded an extensive meeting of the Advisory Board of WAVES, the global summit that brings together the world of entertainment, creativity and culture.

The members of the Advisory Board are eminent individuals from different walks of life, who not only reiterated their support but also shared valuable inputs on how to enhance further our efforts to make India a global entertainment hub.”

Here is Modi’s post.

Just concluded an extensive meeting of the Advisory Board of WAVES, the global summit that brings together the world of entertainment, creativity and culture. The members of the Advisory Board are eminent individuals from different walks of life, who not only reiterated their… pic.twitter.com/FoXeFSzCFY

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 7, 2025

WAVES 2025 is being organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to celebrate and amplify India’s creative and media economy.

As part of the Waves Summit, being held from February 5 to 9, 2025, the Ministry is also launching the Create in India Challenge, Season 1, which will feature several ‘challenges’ aimed at fostering innovation and creativity. The Summit has brought together industry leaders, stakeholders, and innovators. The Summit was earlier supposed to be held alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in November.

PM Modi on Friday interacted with top professionals from India and around the world who are part of the Advisory Board of the WAVES Summit.

He engaged in virtual discussions with actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Diljit Dosanjh, Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Chiranjeevi, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and Anupam Kher, as well as music composer AR Rahman.

The Prime Minister also interacted with business leaders, including Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Mahindra & Mahindra Chairperson Anand Mahindra, among others.