Bollywood stars meet PM Narendra Modi, share pics and meeting details

A 14member Bollywood delegation of young stars led by filmmaker Karan Johar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to discuss how the industry can contribute towards nation buildingView this post on InstagramHad a good meeting with popular film personalitiesA post shared by Narendra Modi narendramodi onJan 10 2019 at 500am PSTThe delegation also included directors Rohit Shetty and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari producers Ekta Kapoor and Mahaveer Jain actors Ranveer Singh Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt Varun Dhawan Rajkummar Rao Vicky Kaushal Ayushmann Khurrana Bhumi Pednekar and Sidharth Malhotra Johar later took to Instagram to share a group selfie with ModiView this post on InstagramThank you for meeting us today sir narendramodi An incredible exchange of thoughts and ideas with the forces of the film fraternity and the honourable Prime MinisterA post shared by Karan Johar karanjohar onJan 10 2019 at 809am PSTPowerful and timely conversations can bring about change and this was one of what we hope will become a regular conversation Meeting the Honourable Prime Minister narendramodi today was an incredible opportunity sic he wrote in the captionView this post on InstagramWas an honour to meet and interact with the honourable prime minister narendramodi Very grateful to him for the reduction of gst which will be a big boost to the economics of our film industry He was very receptive about our concerns which was honestly very cool Ps I missed eye contact here cause I was taking facing ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008f jaihindA post shared by Varun Dhawan varundvn onJan 10 2019 at 853am PSTJohar said the meeting would ignite positive changes As a community there is a huge interest to contribute to nation building There is so much that we want to do And can do and this dialogue was towards how and what ways we can do that When the youngest country in demography joins hands with the largest movie industry in the world we hope to be a force to reckon with Together we would love to inspire and ignite positive changes to a transformative India he addedView this post on InstagramA moment to rememberA post shared by EkacircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009dcurreniumlcedilAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008f ektaravikapoor onJan 10 2019 at 815am PSTThe directorproducer also thanked the prime minister for the GST reduction in movie ticket prices The producers meeting with Modi in December had drawn flak on social media for lack of female representation on the panel Thursdays panel had Bhumi Alia Ekta and AshwiniView this post on InstagramQuite a cool feeling when The Prime Minister himself appreciates you for making films on the Police Force narendramodiA post shared by Rohit Shetty itsrohitshetty onJan 10 2019 at 838am PSTIt was an honour to meet our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji with inspiring lovely friends An interaction that takes storytelling to new heights Building a better society through entertainment Thank you for the GST reduction and space to connect thoughts Ashwini later wrote Ekta who also shared the group selfie on her Instagram said there was a fruitful discussion on merging education and entertainmentView this post on InstagramThanks to the honourable PM Sh narendramodi ji for his time and the endeavour to nurture creative energies of indian cinemaA post shared by Ayushmann Khurrana ayushmannk onJan 10 2019 at 1047pm PSTThank you honourable Prime Minister for an insightful meeting A young delegation met this visionary leader to start conversations on how to merge education and entertainment On my account I can say the aura and the vision have left me overwhelmed she wrote Ayushmann and Bhumi also took to their social media accounts to thank the PM for the meetingAlso readRajkummar Rao Such initiatives can catalyse change in cinemaCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates