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India Today Conclave live updates The India Today Conclave Mumbai, the premier thought event, is back with its latest edition. The India Today Conclave will be held on November 4 (Friday) and November 5 (Saturday) with a line-up comprising leaders from the fields of politics, culture, literature, Hindi film industry, and more.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will talk about why infrastructure is the key to a $5 trillion economy later in the day. Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will talk about reforming India’s judicial system.
Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte will discuss breaking Bollywood stereotypes, while Varun Dhawan will speak on how to make Bollywood great again. Abhishek Bachchan will discuss ways to breathe life into crime thrillers.
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, will speak on India-UK ties, while Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi will discuss on gender equality.
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Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor Vasan Bala, speaking about Bollywood stereotypes, said “talking about caste, gender are harming Bollywood.”
Huma Qureshi, while talking about breaking stereotypes in Bollywood, said "We need to give better stories to the audience,”
Bollywood actress Radhika Apte, while speaking at the India Today Conclave, said that because of OTTs every films and series are now getting an equal opportunity. This is not possible in theatres, she added.
Rajkumar Rao, said that the script of Netflix's upcoming film 'Monica, O My Darling' is the quirkiest script that he had read till date.
Rajkummar Rao, on choosing the films in the Bollywood, says that choose a films and series that are close to my heart. He added that he likes to do work that he would be proud of in future.
Huma Qureshi, said “There's a lot of judgment that comes with playing such a character. But it was exciting and we had fun with it.”
If any party in India that has to face the charge of Hindi imposition, it is Congress, said Tejasvi Surya.
We are party number 1 in Karnataka, not Congress, that's why we are in power, said Tejasvi Surya, while calling Rao 'delusional'.
In Karnataka, we are the number 1 party today, said Rao, adding that all issues in the state party has been sorted out. "We will win this state and it will be the turning point in Indian politics," said Rao.
DMK never contested alone. They always had an alliance with someone else, said K Annamalai.
Kanimozhi NVN Somu said, "Let's not get into nepotism, it is there in politics across India."
The voice of youth is very clear, they don't want this dynasty politics, said K Annamalai.
The high court formed the ACB, not the BJP government. Why is he talking with so much arrogance, said Dinesh Gundu Rao to Tejasvi Surya. Your government is corrupt, but fortunately for you the ED is in your pocket, said Rao.
The Congress party is an endangered species in Indian politics today, said Tejasvi Surya. He said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra is a non-starter in Karnataka, he said.
The seventh session of IT Conclave is about politics in Southern India, with participation from TN BJP president K Annamalai, MP Tejasvi Surya, AICC in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao, and DMK MP Kanimozhi NVN Somu.
Heena Gavit said Sushma Swaraj is her women politician role model, while Pankaja Munde said it was Sushma Swaraj. Priyanka Chaturvedi said Indira Gandhi and Sushma Swaraj, and Praniti Shinde said Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
The belief that a male can only lead certain ministries is gradually changing, said Heena Gavit. We have had a woman defence minister and finance minister, she said.
Women make great careers. We have to speak louder and we have to be assertive, said Praniti Shinde.
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