Overview

• Akshay Kumar kicked off the session by riffing on his 2019 mango question to the Prime Minister, asking Devendra Fadnavis how he eats oranges.
• Fadnavis described a Nagpur-style method of cutting an orange in half, sprinkling salt, and eating it like a mango, drawing laughs and applause.
• The Maharashtra Chief Minister announced plans to transform Goregaon Film City into a global filmmaking destination with advanced studios and production infrastructure.
• He outlined a timeline that targets work beginning within the next year and finishing in roughly four years, reviving an earlier plan that had stalled.
• The 25th edition of FICCI Frames in Mumbai highlighted broad industry participation, with Russia named partner country for 2025 through a delegation led by Moskino and the Moscow Export Centre.