Waves Summit 2025 LIVE Updates: Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone cheer for Indian cinema at Jio World Centre
The event will be opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Thursday, the panel discussion titled 'Legends & Legacies: The Stories that Shaped India's Soul' is scheduled to start at 12:30 pm and will see Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal and Chiranjeevi, and the session will be moderated by Akshay Kumar. The next session, which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm, on the subject 'The New Mainstream: Breaking Borders, Building Legends' will be moderated by filmmaker Karan Johar and will see director SS Rajamouli, music composer AR Rahman, and actors Anil Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.
Another session, titled 'The Journey: From Outsider to Ruler', will see Karan Johar as the moderator with actors Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone as speakers. Later in the day, at 5 pm, Allu Arjun will take the stage in the panel discussion titled 'Talent Beyond Borders'.
There will also be a session discussing the legacy of Manoj Kumar which will see Hema Malini and director Madhur Bhandarkar talking about the late actor's work. Apart from the panel discussions, the event will also see a performance by composer MM Keeravani, and singers Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, KS Chithra and Mangli. Later in the day, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ronu Majumdar, Brij Narayan, and other greats will perform for the audience.
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