Israel PM Netanyahu to woo film industry in India trip

January 09, 2018 10:53

As Israel fights cultural boycott in the world of global entertainment business, its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to meet the whos who of the Indian film industry in a specially-choreographed event, Shalom Bollywood, sources have reported.

The event, which is likely to be held in Mumbai on January 18, will be one of the showpiece events during Netanyahus four-day visit to India beginning January 14. Netanyahu and his wife Sara, who hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their residence for a three-hour-long dinner in Tel Aviv last July, will also visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal on January 16.

Modi, who will hold bilateral talks in Delhi on January 15, will accompany Netanyahu to Ahmedabad on January 17. They will visit the Sabarmati Ashram, where Modi earlier took Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

But the marquee event is the one in Mumbai the Israeli government is trying to get Bollywoods A-listers, including top directors and producers, to attend it. Netanyahu will also meet top corporate leaders in Indias financial capital, besides visiting Chabad House.

Sources said while Netanyahu and his wife are fond of Indian films, the move to woo Bollywood is more political than personal. The ultimate goal is to fight the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel, which has tried to isolate the country.

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