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Bhumi Pednekar represents India as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos, focusing on environmental issues, sustainability.

Published on: Jan 20, 2025, 09:22:35 IST
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For a while now, Bhumi Pednekar has been strongly advocating the causes of environment and sustainability. And now, the actor has got an opportunity to spread that awareness on a global level: she has been invited to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos (Switzerland), joining the likes of actor Shah Rukh Khan, who have attended the same in the past. She will represent India as a Young Global Leader at the five-day meet, which starts today.

Bhumi Pednekar
Bhumi Pednekar

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"When I got the news, I was beyond excited. I have been following the summit for many years now. I love being on platforms where my voice gets heard. This is just the start of a lot of brilliant collabs that are going to happen for me," says the 35-year-old.

While Pednekar's fans are going to be happy, a certain section of the public often feels that film celebs only possess knowledge about the glamour world. Ask her about it, and Pednekar shares, "Being disconnected from what is happening in the world outside is not because of the profession we are in, it's a personal choice. I find solace in the fact that I can create some kind of change because of the work I do. If we don't work towards making the world a better place, success won't matter; at least for me, it's like that."

As for what her conversation is going to be about at the forum, she adds, "I will be a part of different panels- from creating an equal world, to how AI can assist climate action."

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    Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More