Shabana Azmi on meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, “He was very charming, very attentive and he was with us to listen” : Bollywood News

The French President Emmanuel Macron is in India. The French President and his wife spent the afternoon of February 17 with artistes of the Hindi film industry.

Shabana Azmi on meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, “He was very charming, very attentive and he was with us to listen”

Shabana Azmi on meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, “He was very charming, very attentive and he was with us to listen”Shabana Azmi, who attended the exclusive luncheon, spoke exclusively on the meeting with the very affable Macron.

Said Shabana, “He was very charming, very attentive and he was with us to listen. It was a small luncheon of six of actors Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha and me and three directors Zoya (Akhtar), Neeraj Ghaywan and Kanu Behl and Ricky Tej and some of his official delegation.”

Shabana revealed that the discussion on Indian cinema’s potential partnership with France was very fruitful. “Many initiatives were discussed. The fact that this was the first stop of his trip shows his appreciation of the fact that film is not only a cultural exchange but a tool of soft power that can foster economic growth too.”

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