Bollywood can play important role in making India developed nation by 2047: Kailash Kher
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's «Amrit Kaal» call to bring India into the category of developed nations by 2047, popular music composer and singer Kailash Kher has said. Energised and motivated Indians have put the country on an accelerated path of development and India would become a developed nation much before 2047, a timeline set by the prime minister, Kailash said.
India today is «taking a lead» in making the world a «livable» place, the 50-year-old singer told PTI here in an interview as he referred to the phenomenal success of the recently concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi.
Bollywood can play an important role in Prime Minister Modi's «Amrit Kaal» call to bring India into the category of developed nations by 2047, he said.
In its discourse, the Bharatiya Janata Party describes the period between the country's 75th Independence year to the 100th as «Amrit Kaal».
The film industry needs to be constructive and work with positive energy, observing that art and culture can play a significant role in the country's development, Kailash, a recipient of the Padma Shri award in 2017, said.
According to him, the people of India are so aware and energised that he believes the prime minister's goal of making India a developed nation by 2047 will be achieved in the next eight to 10 years.
He noted that the people of India now want to work for everyone, contribute to the nation's development and not for themselves alone. He said this is in addition to the tremendous work being done by the current government.
Having travelled across the world, Kailash asserted under Modi's leadership, India's image has gained more prominence in the world, and he considers this as a «yagna» and «anusthan».
Kailash said that it was the same country,
