Agenda Aajtak 2013: Hindi Jagat ka Mahamanch
Kuch Khyal Jo Badelenge Desh Ka Haal
4th and 5th December 2013 enriched me with an experience like never before. I am yet to get over the feeling of the two crazy days wherein I witnessed enthralling sessions of dialogues and discussions, sizzling live performances, power packed debates, priceless exchange of political gyaan, prolific punches and much more. Indeed, it was a conclave of celebrities from field of politics, music and Bollywood. This magnanimous show which deserves all praise was put together by the leading news channel Aaj Tak.
The Agenda of the show in sync with its name was to question the existing flaws, exchange thoughts on burning issues, pinpoint the grave challenges and ideate new thoughts. The bright and brazen took over the center stage and put forth their views and opinions without a second thought. This was the place where the leaders from the two major parties of the country fought about their ideologies and future of the country, the women bunch eloquently demanded the need for women reservation in politics, the Article 370 was questioned, the religion should not be used for vote bank was demanded and governance flaws were pitched high. At the same time when political thoughts reverberated in the large hall in Le Meridien in New Delhi, legendary singers, comedian of present times, social activist and Bollywood heartthrobs won over our hearts with their sensuous charm and entertainment quotient.
Though I am not very sure if the politicians really meant what they said but honestly I quite liked many of them and would really look forward to hear them more. Especially the senior leaders like Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Jairam Ramesh, Bindra Karat, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari talked sensible, each one maintaining his or her own stand. I wish they really behaved this way other times also when in parliament and together worked for the country’s progress than for individual interests. For me the two day event turned out to be enlightening, thought-provoking, empowering, illusionary, intelligent, and humorous.
I would love to share the juicy pick up lines, glitz and glamorous quotes, cheery exchange of thoughts, views & verdicts from the people that formed the elite guest list of the event… Time to roll!!!
- No force is greater than a human will.... Mr. Aroon Purie, founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of India Today
- ENT doctor has said that Sonu Nigam possesses superior quality of vocal cords, a secret shared by Talat Aziz.
- I cannot copy any foreigner, I have learnt from my own idols Lata-ji, Rafi-ji, Kishore-da.… Sonu Nigam.
- 2014 elections not be taken as a beauty contest and Politics is confrontation of views/ideologies and not people….Jairam Ramesh
- Absence of opinion in India…. Dialogue and interactions among parties keeping media at bay is need of the hour… Nitin Gadkari
- I do not echo the same views as Hafiz Saeed, India should give up and get over with the idea of Pakistan bashing. The hatred has continued and if we continue, its gonna take us no where… lets make efforts towards peace..India bashing doesn’t fetch votes in Pakistan……. .Hina Rabbani Khar
- The worst are those who use weapons to target Kashmiris. Article 370 unites the country and improves the relation of J n K with other states.…Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
- India’s future PM is in Gujarat… I do not see any weakness in Mr. Narendra Modi….BJP is a party that has no secrets….When languages french n japanese have made a foothold, lets promote Hindi and other regional languages too…. Rajnath Singh
- The character of Guththi is my creation of a girl from my observation of my relatives, girls , friends etc… Sunil Grover
- I have seen both success and failures and I have learnt more from the later … Dhoom3 had emotions like never before… Aamir Khan
- Ruh jab masti mein aaye toh woh Ghazal kehlati hai, Ya dil dukhe toh Ghazal banta hai... Talat Aziz
- Rest has no meaning in my life… The success mantras are to never look for relaxation… just work and slog….I want to make a film worth 100 crores… I am the best person to be loved first and last… Fame ends for all one day and I am aware of this fact… Aamir Khan is a superior actor than me… Shahrukh Khan
- Its heartening to see that Digvijay Singh has joined Narendra Modi fan club... Smriti Irani
- 100% medical coverage,low infant mortality rate,high suicide rates in Goa, work on employment in progress… CM Mr. Manohar Parikkar
- Moviemaking is an art. Woman is beautiful and is made for alluring…. aesthetic appreciation is required… Priyanka Chopra
- When I came to power the UP government budget was being spent on stones and statues… Akhilesh Yadav
- No citizen is less and special powers lead to discrimination actually……Religion has been used as a weapon in politics and governance forever . I condemn it strongly… Arif Mohammad Khan
- My team should have been strong and lokpalbill would have been implemented…. Will get it soon one day…People have to come together one day…. Anna Hazare
- Rajniti mein seedhi hi nahi teekhi and tedhi baat bhi hoti hai but saleenta definitely rehni chahiye …Difference in opinion and ideas is acceptable but personal attacks should be refrained…. Ravi Shanker
- Political Equality is the need of the hour. Women have gone places without reservations… Brinda Karat
- Women have acted much better than men in many aspects... Sheila Dikshit
- Reservation for women is needed because the ticket givers are men.. So many men lose elections but when it comes to women she is outrightly rejected… Who says she cannot do well? Who are the men to decide so? Women have all the caliber to do well, they face problem at entry level… Sushma Swaraj
As I told you it was one of the best event that I have attended so far….
One of the biggest highlights of the event was that I lived my dream of interacting with the King of Bollywood, Mr. Shahrukh Khan. I have always been an ardent fan of his and since childhood had nursed the dream to talk to him one day. Indeed the day did come. There is a video as well on youtube which carries my tiny piece of interaction with my all time favorite. 🙂
I did some great networking with Aaj Tak team. Also the food at Le Meridien was yum!!!
Happy Blogging!!!
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