Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has brought a Bollywood touch to his social media updates from the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, choosing popular Hindi film songs in the background of his posts featuring Indian leaders and other dignitaries.
For pictures addressing the summit, he chose ‘Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega’, the title track from the 2000 Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta film. For a post featuring his meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Ibrahim chose ‘Saathi Haath Badhana’ from the 1957 film Naya Daur. In a video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcoming him to Bharat Mandapam, Ibrahim used the song ‘Tujhe Dekha To Ye Jana Sanam’ from Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. For another picture with the prime minister, he selected the song ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai’ from the Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor-starrer film Dil To Pagal Hai. During his India visit, Ibrahim also met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. For pictures from his interaction with the Opposition leaders, he used ‘Aisa Des Hai Mera’ from Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta’s Veer-Zaara, a song celebrating India’s cultural diversity. The song’s theme of joining hands and moving forward together appeared to fit the diplomatic setting. He selected ‘Chale Chalo’ from Aamir Khan’s Lagaan for a picture with Russian President Vladimir Putin, another choice centred on collective effort and moving together.
