PM Modi says that 112 years ago, on 3 May 1913, Raja Harishchandra, the first feature film, was released.
“Dadadaheb Phalke was its creator. It was his birth anniversary yesterday. Over the last 100 years, Indian cinema has gone places.”
“A.R. Rahman, Rajamouli, Ritwik Ghatak, everyone has made a place in the world for Indian cinema. In the last few years, I have met people from the gaming industry, from stars in front of the camera. Whenever I met you all, I took ideas from you,” he says.
“I experimented a few years ago. Narsi Mehta’s song – Vaishnav jan toh, Gandhiji’s favourite, was sung by world artists during Gandhi 150. The whole world came together. We saw a glimpse of what India’s creative world can do together. Like the rising sun lends its colour to the sky, this summit is roaring with purpose right from the first moment,” PM Modi says.
– Vinaya Deshpande
