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Previously, Akshay Kumar and Anil Kapoor also praised PM Modi’s WAVES Summit 2025.

Shah Rukh Khan lauds PM Modi’s WAVES Summit 2025. (Photos: X)

Shah Rukh Khan praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the WAVES Summit 2025, an initiative aimed at making India a hub of global creation. Recently, the Bollywood superstar took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle and explained how the summit will “champion and foster creativity.”

“It is with great anticipation that I look forward to WAVES – a film and entertainment world summit – to be held in our country itself. An occasion that celebrates our industry and acknowledges the role it plays in the Indian economy as well as its strength as a soft power… and above all, an occasion that champions and fosters creativity,” SRK wrote.

Previously, Akshay Kumar also called WAVES Summit 2025 a “wonderful idea” and wrote, “Now this is PM @narendramodi ji’s vision towards promoting the Media & Entertainment sector… Waves 2025 summit will hopefully be a fabulous global forum to have the entire entertainment industry come and grow together.”

Anil Kapoor also called it a “groundbreaking step” for taking the Indian film industry to the global level. “The #WAVES2025 summit is a groundbreaking step towards making India the global hub for film and entertainment. Looking forward to seeing the world come together to celebrate creativity and collaboration #MannKiBaat,” the actor said as quoted by PTI.

Meanwhile, Sanjay Dutt also wrote on X, “Congratulations to PM @narendramodi ji on this visionary initiative. WAVES 2025 will be a fantastic platform for global collaboration. Excited to witness this revolution in the film and media world.”

For the unversed, in his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Modi announced that India will host the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) for the first time between February 5 and February 9.

(With inputs from PTI)