Overview
- He visited NGMA Mumbai’s ‘Lens & Legacy: Bollywood In Focus’ show and praised its clear, chronological walk through Indian cinema using photos, paintings, and archival material.
- He toured the galleries with NGMA director Nidhi Choudhari alongside photographers and historians including Pradeep Chandra, Shantanu Das, Sudharak Olwe, and SMM Ausaja.
- He said he avoids the word “Bollywood,” calling it a Western label, and prefers to say “Indian film industry.”
- He highlighted the exhibition’s tributes to icons such as actor Dharmendra, singer Asha Bhosle, and photographer Raghu Rai, and he shared his impressions in a post on X.
- In separate Mumbai remarks at a National Commission for Minorities seminar with TISS and the Parzor Foundation, he argued minorities are safe in India and stressed constitutional equality for all citizens.