New Delhi: The US mission in India on Thursday released a star-studded film showcasing a galaxy of Indian-Americans celebrating the 75th anniversary of the two premier democracies’ strengthening connection.
According to a press release, Tennis legend Ashok Amritraj appears in the video, as do author and wellness pioneer Deepak Chopra, actor Nina Davuluri, CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, tabla maestro and composer Zakir Hussain, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and television personality and author Padma Lakshmi.
It also stars Aasif Mandvi, literary novelist and journalist Suketu Mehta, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, film director and producer Mira Nair, and former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.
“At the core of the US-India partnership are the countless personal friendships formed over the years between individual Americans and Indians as they study, work, live, and learn together,” US Charge d’Affaires Patricia Lacina said.
“The contributors to this video stand at the pinnacle of their respective fields of endeavour, highlighting the many ways that these people-to-people connections have helped both our countries thrive,” she said.
The embassy stated in a statement that people-to-people contacts are one of the bedrock of the US-India relationship.
According to the report, 15 million Indian travellers visited the United States in 2019, and Americans are now the second-largest group of foreign nationals visiting India.
“Approximately 200,000 Indian students currently enrich US university campuses as they pursue higher education opportunities. The Indian American diaspora numbers an estimated four million people, and roughly one-third of all immigrant-founded start-ups in the United States have Indian founders,” the embassy said.
It stated that the US Mission in India would continue its 75th-anniversary celebrations with a variety of activities around the nation this year.