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This Article is From Oct 18, 2025

PM Modi, Rishi Sunak, Ishaan Khatter: Highlights Of NDTV World Summit 2025

NDTV Global World Summit: The 2025 edition of the NDTV's flagship event began on Friday, with PM Modi delivering the keynote address.

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Updated : October 18, 2025 9:15 pm IST

NDTV World Summit LIVE: Actor Ishaan Khatter at the event.

NDTV World Summit 2025 LIVE News:  The 2025 edition of the two-day NDTV World Summit concluded on Saturday, with global leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delivering powerful speeches and taking part in impactful discussions on a range of issues. 

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Grammy winner Ricky Kej were also among a host of leaders, cultural icons, business leaders, innovators and voices of imagination, who converged for a dialogue that was rooted in thoughtful exploration of what it means to navigate complexity with clarity and conscience.

The NDTV World Summit 2025 was where inherited realities met unwritten futures - a space to challenge what is, disrupt what no longer serves, and design the world as it ought to be.

Here Are Live Updates On NDTV World Summit 2025:

Oct 18, 2025 20:57 (IST)
Ricky Kej's Electrifying Performance At NDTV World Summit 2025
Ricky Kej seamlessly blended Indian classical music with western elements such as jazz, pop, and electronic music at NDTV World Summit.

Oct 18, 2025 20:32 (IST)
NDTV World Summit 2025: Grammy Winner Ricky Kej Sets The Stage On Fire
Ricky Kej closed the NDTV World Summit 2025, a two-day celebration of ideas, thoughts and discussions with a host of leaders, cultural icons, business leaders, innovators and voices of imagination.

Oct 18, 2025 20:30 (IST)
Grammy Award Winning Musician Ricky Kej At NDTV World Summit 2025
"Had great time attending all sessions. Specifically loved former UK PM Rishi Sunak's session and PM Modi's speech": Grammy award-winning musician Ricky Kej

Oct 18, 2025 20:04 (IST)
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Oct 18, 2025 19:53 (IST)
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Ishaan Khatter and professional ballet dancer and quantum physicist Merritt Moore danced to actor's song Main Parwana from the film Pippa.
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Oct 18, 2025 19:33 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter On 8-Hour Shift Row
Ishaan Khatter: "I've been on sets where sometimes the protocol of time has been abused even, but that is something I would say is an important conversation."

He added, "Be considerate about people, it is a privileged position to say that I'm an actor and I can work only as many hours, but they should be considerate of it. Acting is a work of passion, sometimes we see actors go beyond their shift and see their passion realised."
Oct 18, 2025 19:30 (IST)
"I Have A Lot Of Respect For Shahid Kapoor": Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter also spoke about his bond with brother Shahid Kapoor. "I have a lot of respect for him. He had a similar journey 15 years before me," said Homebound actor.
Oct 18, 2025 19:28 (IST)
"Nicole Kidman Is An Icon": Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter, who worked with Nicole Kidman in The Perfect Couple, said, "Nicole Kidman is an icon. She walks into a room and the air gets sucked out of it. She had the sincerity of a young actor; I hadn't seen some of my young co-actors having that kind of sincerity. She was extremely generous to work with"
Oct 18, 2025 19:25 (IST)
"'Homebound' Couldn't Exist Without Janhvi-Vishal Jethwa": Ishaan Khatter
"Homebound couldn't exist without them, and without everybody who was on the film," said Ishaan Khatter.

The actor added, "Homebound talks from a place of empathy first. It is not an anti-establishment film, but a pro-human film."

Oct 18, 2025 19:21 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter: "My Wardrobe Has Always Been Part Of My Self-Expression"
Ishaan Khatter: "A big part of my process as an actor is the wardrobe of a character, it has always been part of my self-expression. I'm now more confident about expressing myself, I got a couple of stylists that I really enjoyed working with. Really happy to be at the fore, expressing what it means to be an Indian man".
Oct 18, 2025 19:19 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter On Being Objectified In 'The Royals'
Ishaan Khatter spoke about being objectified in The Royals and said, "I imagined it would cater more to the female gaze but the amount of men who have walked up to me and said they have watched me three times, it is amazing. At some point I think they were just compensating for lack of budget, 'Yaar, scene nahi chal rahi, shirt utaar de'.
Oct 18, 2025 19:16 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter: "I Started Working At 21"
"I started working at 21, that journey as a young man runs parallel to my journey as an actor," said Ishaan Khatter.

Oct 18, 2025 19:14 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter: "I Might Run Into A Wall If 'Homebound' Wins An Oscar"
Asked what would be the first thing he would do if Homebound wins an Oscar, Ishaan Khatter said, "Maybe it's not so different; I have an aching suspicion that I might throw my jacket and run into a wall."




Oct 18, 2025 19:11 (IST)
"Shoaib Is A Character That's Quite At A Distance From Me": Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter, who played the role of Shoaib in Homebound, said, "Only point of access was understanding the emotional strife. It is a character that's quite at a distance from me. We're actors; .1% of the country; this is a character that makes up 80% of our country but we barely see them on cinema; we had to walk towards the character. Neeraj Ghaywan, director, made it very clear to us - craft is not just what I want; we need you to become the character."

Oct 18, 2025 19:09 (IST)
"I'm Very Proud Of My Film 'Homebound'": Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter opened up about his film Homebound being India's official entry to Oscars 2026. He said, "This is a film that is extremely special to me, and at the risk of sounding shameless, I'm thankful and grateful to everyone who has championed it. It's a rare kind of film, very humane, I'm very proud of it."

"It's been surreal, been a milestone to be sitting in an audience like that at Cannes - it's overwhelming, understandably; time was warped for me; it was all very surreal. It is deeply rooted in India and I'm very proud of it. All the accolades aside, proud to be a champion of this film," he added.
Oct 18, 2025 19:03 (IST)
Ishaan Khatter Next Speaker On NDTV World Summit
Actor Ishaan Khatter is now speaking on "Fierce, Fearless, Free".

Oct 18, 2025 19:02 (IST)
India Offers Best Science, Best Prices For Medicines, Says Rakesh Bamzai

Bamzai said: "In the last five years, the government has supported a lot in regulations. You see now there are biologics that will come into the matter. We have a chemical entity that we launched in India, which we are taking to the global markets. Multiple companies are creating innovative products that will change the country's economics. I'm talking about semi-glutide, which became so big, it was adopted so beautifully, which created a big market." 

Speaking on cancer, he said: "The cancer cell is unknown. A lot of research is happening. At Intas, we're working on delivering cancer products or therapy in a very different way. We're working on nanoparticle technology with lipids, which aims to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy." 

On affordability, he said: "Look at the pricing that is offered in India. Most friends who come to India take all the medication and go back home. There's no debate on it. We are the country which offers the best science and the best prices. We tech in R&D. Intas has three in the US and one in the UK and another in India. We use different timezone to make sure the speed is high. We make sure the pricing of the product in such a way that more people can afford it."
Oct 18, 2025 18:54 (IST)
NDTV World Summit Live Updates: India's Pharma Industry Worth 50-55 Billion Dollars, Says Rakesh Bamzai

Asked how large is the Indian pharma industry, Intas Pharmaceuticals' Global Operations CEO Rakesh Bamzai said: "Around 50-55 billion dollars. And 20-25 billion dollars worth exports." 

Explaining the importance of a generic product, he said: "A generic product that mimics an innovator product. For example, a brand, say ABC, treats a particular disease there's a patent for that brand. The company works on that product and conducts tests on the product. Once that's done, there's a filing and if the regulator finds that it matches the quality, they give a go-ahead to produce that." 
Oct 18, 2025 18:47 (IST)
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Oct 18, 2025 18:44 (IST)
Next Speaker Is Intas Pharmaceuticals' Global Operations CEO Rakesh Bamzai

Next we have on stage is Intas Pharmaceuticals' Global Operations CEO Rakesh Bamzai, who will speak on 'Renewing Bharat: Possibilities. Progress. Prosperity'.


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