69th Filmfare Awards 2024 & Gujarat Tourism Filmmakers Roundtable: Key Highlights

The 69th edition of the prestigious Filmfare Awards for 2024 is set to once again honour excellence in Hindi cinema, recognizing exceptional talent and technical achievements within the industry. This iconic event promises an evening filled with entertainment and unforgettable moments, as it always has. In a remarkable collaboration, the 69th Filmfare Awards of 2024 proudly joins hands with Gujarat Tourism to bring this extravaganza to life.

Ahead of this significant event, a distinguished Filmmakers Roundtable convened, graced by several key Gujarat Government dignitaries. Notable attendees included Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, the Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Kanubhai Desai, the Minister of Finance, Energy & Petrochemicals of the Government of Gujarat, Shri Mulubhai Bera, the Minister of Tourism, Culture Activities, Forest & Environment, and Climate Change for the Government of Gujarat, along with Shri Balvantsinh Rajput, the Minister of Industries, Civil Aviation, MSME, Labor & Employment for the Government of Gujarat. Also present were Shri Harsh Sanghavi, the Minister of State for Home, Industries, Sports & Youth Service, Shri Jagdish Vishwakarma, the Minister of State for Cooperation, MSME Industries, Shri Raj Kumar, IAS (Chief Secretary), Shri K. Kailashnathan (Chief Principal Secretary to the Honourable Chief Minister), Shri S.J. Haider, IAS (Additional Chief Secretary: Industries & Mines Department, Government of Gujarat), Shri Hareet Shukla, IAS (Secretary: Dept. of Tourism, Devasthanam Management, Civil Aviation & Pilgrimage, Government of Gujarat), and Dr. Sourabh Paradhi, IAS (Managing Director & Commissioner of Tourism).

These government delegates were joined by a distinguished gathering of prominent Indian filmmakers, including Aanand L. Rai (Colour Yellow Productions Private Limited), Amar Kaushik, Amrita Pandey (Junglee Pictures Limited), Anand Pandit (Anand Pandit Motion Pictures), Anjali Bhushan (Viacom18), Aparna Purohit (Amazon Prime Video), Apoorva Mehta (CEO, Dharma Productions Pvt Ltd), Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (Earth Sky Pictures), Boney Kapoor (BSK NETWORK & ENT), Gaurav Verma, Venky Mysore (CEO, Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd), Harshavardhan Kulkarni, Imtiaz Ali (Window Seat Films), Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios), Ketan Mehta (Maya Movies Pvt Ltd), Krishna D.K. (D2R Films), Madhur Bhandarkar (Madhur Bhandarkar Productions Private Limited), Maharrsh Shah & Pashan Jal (RSVP Movies), Mukesh Bhatt (Vishesh Films), N.R. Pachisia, Nikkhil Advani (Emmay Entertainment & Motion Pictures), Nitesh Tiwari (Earth Sky Pictures), Om Raut (Retrophiles Pvt Ltd), Pooja Vora (Bhanushali Studios Ltd), Prasoon Garg (Applause Entertainment), R. Balki (Hope Productions), Raj Nidimoru (D2R Films), Ramesh Taurani (Tips Industries), Tanuj Garg, Murad Khetani, Umesh Shukla and Ashish Wagh, J D Majethia, Jackky Bhagnani, among other esteemed panellists. Mr. Jitesh Pillai (Editor, Filmfare) and Mr. Rohit Gopakumar (CEO of Worldwide Media) were also present to enrich the discussions.