Several Bollywood celebrities heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "leadership" after the successful conduct of the G20 Leaders' Summit in the national capital. The summit, hosted under India's presidency of the G20, was attended by heads of state and delegates from across the world. The event, for which the city was decked up over days, was held at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam at Delhi's Pragati Maidan. Taking to his official handle on X, formerly Twitter, actor Akshay Kumar commended PM Modi while sharing his "discussion video" at the G20 summit. Shah Rukh Khan Lauds PM Narendra Modi on Success of G20 Summit 2023!.

“One Earth, One Family, One Future. What a splendid way to mark a historic #G20Summit. Bharat’s leadership has proved that Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is the reality of the new world order. As proud Indians, we hold our heads high today. Thank you Modi ji…thanks everyone who made us feel on top of the world. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat," he posted.

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Veteran actor Anupam Kher posted in Hindi, "Respected Prime Minister @narendramodi sir! Many congratulations to the Government of India and, especially, to you for the successful organization of #G20BharatSummit . You have made 140 crore Indians proud! With simplicity, determination and humility, you showed everyone how India has the potential to lead the world. The two-day event was conducted with dignity, grace and precision! Thank you for making us feel so proud. Jai Bharat!”

Filmmaker Karan Johar also took to his Instagram story to post, "Many congratulations to the honourable PM @narendramodi ji for a remarkable feat & success of the G2o presidency. A significant milestone in leading by example & fostering the values of unity for a better future. A moment of honour for all Indians under your leadership and the hope for - One Earth, One Family, One Future.” Announcing the closing of the G20 summit on Sunday, PM Modi proposed a virtual session of the bloc in November to review the suggestions and proposals made at the premier forum for international economic cooperation.

“As you all know, India has the responsibility of G20 presidency till November 2023. In these two days, all of you gave a lot of suggestions and mooted proposals. It is our duty to see how progress could be achieved on these suggestions,” PM Modi said. "I propose that at the end of November, we hold a virtual session of the G20. We can review the topics decided in this summit in that virtual session. I hope you will connect with us during the virtual session. With this, I declare the conclusion of the G20 summit," he added.

Before declaring that the summit closed, PM Modi handed over the ceremonial gavel of the G20 presidency to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

"I congratulate Brazilian President and my friend Lula da Silva and hand over the gavel of (G20) Presidency," PM Modi said. While Indonesia held the G20 presidency last year, Brazil will assume the mantle after India. India took over the G20 presidency on December 1 last year at the summit in Bali and will continue to hold it till the end of November. The New Delhi Declaration was adopted by G20 leaders on Saturday, the first day of the summit.

Notably, throughout India’s presidency, raising the voice of Global South and the developing nations was at the forefront of New Delhi’s agenda.

India’s theme for the G20 Presidency was Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which translates to ‘One Earth One Family One Future’. PM Modi stated that India's G20 Presidency has become a symbol of inclusion both inside and outside the country, adding that it became “People’s G20” and crores of Indians were connected with it.

A major and historic takeaway of India’s presidency of the G20 Summit was the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the grouping. Akshay is flying high on the success of his recently released drama OMG 2, with Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam also featuring in lead roles. The actor, on his 56th birthday, treated his fans to the first poster of his upcoming comedy Welcome To The Jungle. He will be next seen in Mission Raniganj: The Grand Bharat Rescue alongside Parineeti Chopra. The film is all set to hit the theatres on October 6. Apart from this, Akshay will also be seen in the Hindi remake of the Tamil drama Soorarai Pottru , which is all set to hit the theatres on February 16, 2024. Shah Rukh Khan Congratulates PM Narendra Modi for G20 Summit 2023 Success, Says ‘It Brought Sense of Honour and Pride Into Hearts of Every Indian’.

He also has an action-thriller, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, alongside Tiger Shroff and Housefull 5 in his kitty. Kher, on the other hand, was recently seen in the Extraction series, The Freelancer. He will be next seen in The Vaccine War. The first look posters of The Vaccine War cast were unveiled on Saturday and the film will be released on September 28. Kher also shared the look of his character from his 528th film, Telugu drama, Tiger Nageswara Rao.

Tiger Nageswara Rao is a period film set in the 1970s based on real incidents around notorious and courageous thief (Ravi Teja) and the people of Stuartpuram. Written and directed by Vamsee, the film is produced by Abhishek Agarwal under the Abhishek Agarwal Arts banner and presented by Tej Narayan Agarwal.