BREAKING: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Diljit Dosanjh and other prominent celebs on WAVES advisory board; expected to attend WAVES Summit in Mumbai in May : Bollywood News
Smita Vats Sharma, Director General, GDP (Press Information Bureau) West Zone, Dharmendra Tewari, Additional DG, GDP and Sayyid Rabehashmi, director, GDP met a group of journalists selected on April 16 in Mumbai and informed them of the next visual audio and world entertainment) which will be held between May 1 and can 4, 2025 Mumbai. Media & Communication Communication Agents Sriyanka Chatterjee and Sonal Tupe.
Breaking: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Diljit Dosanjh and other eminent celebrities on the advice of the waves; should attend the top of the waves in Mumbai in May
Before the presentation, Sayyid Rabeehashmi informed journalists: “We also expect ministers from 15 to 20 foreign countries. We organize this event so that India can be the net exporter of the content. ”
Smita Vats Sharma added: “We plan many cultural programs during the summit. We will have cultural troops from across the country. Between the sessions, if there is time, there will be performances. ”
The presentation was chaired by Sriyanka Chatterjee who revealed: “The Indian M&E sector is estimated at 2.96 USD billions at the moment.
She also talked about the vision of waves, that is to say “to position India as an unequaled world power in the dynamic media and entertainment landscape while establishing new standards of creativity, innovation and influence worldwide.” The mission behind the waves is “to empower world media and entertainment leaders with exclusive investment opportunities thanks to the first Waves platform”.
Sriyanka added that the top of the waves is divided into four vertical sectors, covering the different media platforms-Broadcasting & Infodiverative, AVGC-XR, Digital Media and Innovation and Films.
As for the components of the waves, she said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a discussion on the round table with the best world CEOs. The very first summit of waves would also consist of conferences, sessions in small groups, exhibitions, Wavexcelerator (investment opportunity for startups in the M&E sector and live pitching sessions), creation (a hub for creators) and cultural events. Finally, similar to the film Bazaar at Iffi, a waves bazaar would be set up.
And that’s not all. There are various competitions and tournaments to be held in waves such as the animated challenge, the competition of animation filmmakers, the VFX Waves competition, the Esports tournament, the challenge of the AI Avatar Creator, the film poster creation competition, the trailer manufacturing competition, the theme music competition, the anti-virginity challenge, etc.
Sayyid Rabeehashmi added another component of the waves: “The ministers of the I&B and the cultural ministers of the eminent countries in the world the concerns of content manufacturers and artists and, hope, offer a beneficial policy. »»
He exulted: “In the economy world, the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland has become an important meeting and discussion point created thanks to the foresight of an economic leader. Likewise, we believe that before any other country to take the initiative, India should find a platform where the media and the problems related to entertainment can be discussed and resolved. ”
Starry at the waves
Sriyanka Chatterjee listed the names of eminent personalities who are part of the Advisory Council. They are actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Diljit Dosanjh, Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi and Hema Malini. The others in the film industry who are also on the board are Bhushan Kumar, Ar Rahman, Ekta Kapoor, SS Rajamouli, Shekhar Kapur and Asha Bhosle.
The other members of the Advisory Council are the president of Reliance, Mukesh Ambani, CEO of the Institute of Serum and India and the majority stakeholders in Dharma Productions Adar Poonawalla, PVR Stainless steel Director General Ajay Bijli, wife of the late Vinod Khanna Kavita Vinod Khanna and Biocon Hopkin Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Amazon Hopers and the founder and CEO of Dneg Namit Malhotra, the president and chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Ravi Ahuja, the president of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Sanjiv Goenka group, the CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, Alphabet Inc and the CEO of Google Sunday Pichai and Netflix PDG Theodore Sarandos.
Smita Vats Sharma said: “Our advisory advice has people in the media and entertainment. We hope they will attend the summit. We also have an Ar Rahman concert on May 3 at the Dy Patil stadium. It is also part of the Advisory Council. ”
According to an article by The Economic Times dated April 12, Theodore Sarandos and Mike Hopkins are among the titles. According to the Waves website, the list of confirmed speakers includes the CEO of YouTube Neal Mohan, HRH Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud, CEO of Sony Group Corporation Hiroki Totoki, Instagram manager Adam Mosseri, producer of Thrones Game of Thrones Vincei Gerardis etc.
To conclude
With an unprecedented confluence of world media leaders, entertainment pillars, technological innovators and cultural icons, waves are not only a summit – it is the resounding declaration of India in the world that it is ready to direct the media and entertainment revolution. While the world attentive from May 1 to 4, 2025, at the Jio Convention Center, Mumbai, the scene is ready for a transformer dialogue, a revolutionary collaboration and a celebration of creativity which could redefine the future of world content.
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