New I & B Minister To Meet Industry’s Bigwigs On Saturday

Prakash Javedekar,the lately appointed  Minister of Information  & Broadcasting, is  keen to  get a better  understanding of  the workings  of  the  Mumbai film  industry. On  August 31 Mr Javedkarwho has taken over from Rajyavardhan Rathore, will be involved in a  meet-and-greet session with the who’s  who  of  the  film industry in Mumbai.

Prasoon Joshi who is one of  the entertainment industry leading luminaries and also the  current chairperson  of the censor board,  has been given the responsibility of inviting the movers and  shakers  to meet  the  new I & B minister.

A  source  from the  Government says Mr Javedkar will be  monitoring and  interacting closely with the  film industry,

“Cinema and  its denizen are  very close  to Prime Minister Narendra  Modi’s  heart. Since his second term  as  Prime Minister  Mr Modi has been interacting  regularly with representative  the film industry. Mr Javedkar  is expected to  seek out  more avenues  for a  healthy and productive interaction with the film industry,”  says  the source.

Invitees at the  interaction session with the  I & B minister:Farhan  Akhtar, Karan  Johar,  RakeyshOmprakash Mehra. Aamir Khan,  Shah  Rukh Khan,  Akshay  Kumar, Kangana Ranaut, DeepikaPadukone, Ranveer  Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan,among others.