Mumbai: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Mumbai, had a packed schedule for the last leg of his India visit. His day began with a 'power breakfast' with the countries top business leaders, after which he participated in an India-Israel business seminar. He paid tributes to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack victims. There was a wreath-laying ceremony at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, following which he visited the Nariman House which was renamed as Chabad House. The Israeli prime minister landed at Mumbai airport on Wednesday night for the Mumbai leg of his six-day India visit. Some top industrialists, businessmen and top banking officials at the 'power breakfast' included Anand Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Adi Godrej, and Chanda Kochhar. PM Netanyahu attended the much-anticipated "Shalom Bollywood" event that attracted a galaxy of leading actors, directors and producers including Amitabh Bachchan. Later he went for a gala dinner in a south Mumbai five-star hotel.
Here are the highlights from the Mumbai leg of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's India visit:
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Benjamin Netanyahu Mumbai Visit Highlights: Israel Loves Bollywood, I Love Bollywood, Says Netanyahu
Shalom Bollywood Highlights: The Israeli prime minister landed at Mumbai airport on Wednesday night for the Mumbai leg of his six-day India visit. Some top industrialists, businessmen and top banking officials at the 'power breakfast' included Anand Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Adi Godrej, and Chanda Kochhar.
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Updated : January 18, 2018 10:34 pm IST
Shalom Bollywood Live: Benjamin Netanyahu clicks selfie with Bollywood stars
Jan 18, 2018 22:34 (IST)
I am so passionate about this relationship and I want every Indian and every Israelian to know about the phenomenal friendship between the two countries. So I have an idea, one of the most viral pictures of all time took place at the Oscars, and several celebrities including Brad Pitt took a selfie. So I want the all the Bollywood celebrities, producers and starts to join together for a selfie. Let a few hundred million people see the friendship: Benjamin Netanyahu
Jan 18, 2018 22:33 (IST)
There are two great texts in this world, one is the Sanskrit writings and the Bible: Israel PM
Jan 18, 2018 22:29 (IST)
What I see in India is creativity and resolve led by PM Modi, my dear friend, to seize the future. We want to seize it with you. We believe in you. We believe in Bollywood, we believe in India. We believe in the India-Israel relationships: Benjamin Netanyahu at "Shalom Bollywood" event
Jan 18, 2018 22:27 (IST)
"Development is not just in agriculture, industries, IT or space, it is also in the arts and in the digital age. There are endless possibilities for creativity. And if we join forces, magic happens," Israel PM said.
"These things are happening at a rapid rate. We know and you know. I am a son of a historian and my father asked me to look at history."
Jan 18, 2018 22:20 (IST)
I want to say, Amitabh, as we discussed before, we are a wonderful family. The rise of Bollywood is a part of the rise of India as a global power and this will be the rise of Israel as a global technological power: Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jan 18, 2018 22:20 (IST)
You have something else, and this is we have great ideas. We are in a midst of a technological revolution and in Israel you will see great technology for businesses and big ideas: Israel PM
Jan 18, 2018 22:14 (IST)
And you have seen what you find in Israel. In an hour's drive, you have seen the snow, the beach, the desert, you have the salty sea, a sweet lake, great Indian food. I love Indian food, but it's not only this. It is not only great locations: Benjamin Netanyahu
Jan 18, 2018 22:12 (IST)
"I want to make a pledge tonight, if you guys come and you guys need more, we will put in more. We want Bollywood in Israel," Benjamin Netanyahu asserted at the Shalom Bollywood event.
"Before Narendra Modi's historic visit to Israel, we passed several resolutions about cementing ties and one of them is about films. We put a modest sum of 4 million shekel for starting out. You guys have used it all, not all of it, there are some left," he added.
Jan 18, 2018 22:09 (IST)
As he addressed the crowd at the Shalom Bollywood event, Benjamin Netanyahu said, "I have to apologise that the rest of my speech will be in Hindi."
Praising Big B, he said, "I just found out that Amitabh Bachchan had 30 million more followers than I do."
"I looked at other stars as well and I realised that you guys are a big thing. And the reason for that is that the world loves Bollywood, Israel loves Bollywood and I love Bollywood. We are putting our money where our mouth is."
Jan 18, 2018 21:52 (IST)
"Indian cinema has gone truly global, it is liked in every part of the world," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
Jan 18, 2018 19:29 (IST)
Representatives of the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai had met Amitabh Bachchan last week and extended an invite for the event.
Jan 18, 2018 19:27 (IST)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon attend the 'Shalom Bollywood' event. The event is expected to be attended by Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan.
Jan 18, 2018 18:51 (IST)
Calling ties between India and Israel a "match made in heaven", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today said that the partnership between the two countries is reaching 'unprecedented heights' and the possibilities are 'boundless'. "Israel is an innovation nation, India is an innovation nation. The two innovation nations must come together to define the future," the Israeli premier, who is on the final leg of his six-day India visit, said at the India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai.
Jan 18, 2018 17:56 (IST)
The Israeli prime minister thanked Moshe for hosting him and showing him his room in the Chabad House. "Your parents showed love to the people and welcomed all to this house. They provided for every Jew a home. This is loving Israel but terrorists showed hatred towards Israel," he said.
Jan 18, 2018 17:56 (IST)
The Chabad House is a unique blend of love and hatred towards the people of Israel, the country's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said while addressing people at the Chabad House, or the Nariman House. "This place is a unique merge between love for Israeli people and the hatred towards the people of Israel. The nation of Israel is known for salvation," Netanyahu told the gathering in Hebrew.
Jan 18, 2018 16:50 (IST)
This is the first-ever visit by any high ranking Israeli dignitary to Chabad House, which reopened in 2014, and is likely to be partly converted into a Living Memorial.
Announced in July last year, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Israel, Israeli PM Netanyahu's visit to the Chabad House came on the final day of his six-day visit to India.
Jan 18, 2018 16:40 (IST)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today paid tribute to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Jan 18, 2018 16:37 (IST)
Israeli PM Bejamin Netanyahu and Moshe Holtzberg were both seen sporting the trademark Jewish small brimless cloth cap, 'Kippah,' As Israel's Netanyahu was warmly welcomed by the present Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky and other officials of Chabad House in the afternoon.
The Prime Minister held onto Moshe, while his grandfather Shimon Rosenberg and his grandmother watched and smiled.
Jan 18, 2018 15:44 (IST)
Netanyahu paid visit to the Nariman House, where he met 11-year-old Israeli boy Moshe Holtzberg. Moshe's father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka were killed at the Nariman House during the 2008 attacks. The Jewish couple ran a cultural and outreach centre for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement at the Nariman House in south Mumbai's Colaba area.
Jan 18, 2018 15:38 (IST)
Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu meets Holtzberg Moshe at the Chabad House.
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