Have you ever been to a totally chilled-out entertainment event where everyone who loves movies, TV shows, and digital creations gather for 3 days to listen to people from these industries speaking about it in a serious way? That’s what FICCI Frames is all about. This year’s edition is themed ‘Reflections. Realities. Road Ahead’ and happens March 5-7 at the Hotel Westin, Powai, Mumbai. Yes, it’s that time of the year again.
Conferences happen in the ball rooms throughout the day. At any one time, more than one conference takes place, so one has the choice to enter any room and listen to the industry leaders on the podium talking about the latest trends and sharing insights on the ever-evolving world of media and entertainment.
Every year, I meet a lot of new interesting people here at this awesome entertainment event. It’s also a convenient time and place to meet people you’ve met in the previous editions. Because, like me, many who come once, come again and again. I also get a chance to go up to film and TV stars, talk to them, and click pics with them.
See also: my report on FICCI Frames 2023, at youthAUTEUR.
Key speakers of FICCI Frames 2024
March 5
- Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt of India
- Sajiv Shankar, Joint Secretary, Broadcasting, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt of India
- Anant Goenka, Vice President, FICCI and Vice Chairman, RPG Group
- Kevin Vaz, Chair, FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee & CEO – Broadcast Entertainment, Viacom 18
- Rani Mukherjee, Indian Actress
- Hande Ercel, Turkish Actress
- Shailesh K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
- Sandhya Devanathan, Co-Chair FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee, and Vice President and Head, Meta India
- Akshaye Widhani, CEO, Yashraj Films
- Karan Wahi, Actor and Model
- Richa Chadha, Indian Actress
- Sanya Malhotra, Indian Actress
- Ekta Kapoor, Indian Television Producer and MD, Balaji Telefilms Pvt Ltd
March 6
- Jayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Govt of Telangana
- Anoop Ambika, Startup, Kerala
- Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI
- Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
- Preity Zinta, Actress and League Owner, Kings XI Punjab
- Rohini Hattangadi, Indian Actress
- Vandana Gupte, Indian Actress
- Shilpa Navalkar, Indian Actress
- Sukanya Mone Kulkarni, Indian Actress
- Kedar Shinde, Director
- Irina Ghose, MD, Microsoft India
- Anand L Rai, Filmmaker
- Anubhav Sinha, Filmaker
- Vikramaditya Motwane, Filmmaker
- Krishna DK, Filmmaker
- Ricky Kej, Singer
- Palak Muchhal, Singer
March 7
- Hande Ercel, Turkish Actress
- Ayushman Khurana, Indian Actor