Rising Bharat 2024: Nitin Gadkari Recalls Discussing Zanjeer With Amitabh, Says 'I Once Told Him...'

Rising Bharat Summit 2024: CNN News18 kicked off the Rising Bharat Summit 2024 on Tuesday, March 19, and one of our first guests was Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The political leader, who is currently the Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India, spoke about the development in India, the upcoming elections and more. However, he surprised everyone by talking about Amitabh Bachchan.

During the chat with the host, Amish Devgan, Gadkari was shown a series of photos of Bollywood stars. These included Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Vikrant Massey, Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani and Taapsee Pannu. The host asked him to pick his favourite star from the actors and actresses. Although he said he liked the work of everyone shown, Amitabh Bachchan would always be his favourite actor.

“Humare generation mein Amitabh Bachchan hai. Yehi humare favourite hero tha," Gadkari said. He then shared a sweet memory he shared with Big B. “I used to follow Amitabh Bachchan’s trend. I once told him as well that I have watched Zanjeer thrice, watched Anand three to four times. I enjoyed his action films," the political leader said.

Watch Nitin Gadkari’s Interview at the CNN News18’s Rising Bharat Summit 2024 Below:

About Rising Bharat Summit 2024:

The Rising Bharat Summit 2024 is taking place on March 19 and March 20. On the first day of the summit, besides Gadkari, audience will witness conversations with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Architect of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya — Ashish Sompura, and Historian & Ram Lalla Idol Jewellery Designer Yatinder Mishra. The first day of the Summit will come to an end following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s key address on ‘Naya Bharat, Ubharta Bharat’.

The second day of the Summit will see popular faces in the world of entertainment, such as Sidharth Malhotra, Vedang Raina and more, and cricket like AB de Villiers, Brett Lee, Aakash Chopra and Anjum Chopra. They will participate in the grand event to talk about their respective fields. The Summit will be concluded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s key address on ‘Rising Bharat: Leading for Global Good’.