Mumbai: French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, who are on a diplomatic tour to India, met with Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Manoj Bajpayee and Richa Chadha. The president and the first lady posed with the stars for a click.
Macron took to social media and posted several photos of his meeting with the stars. “Aux côtés de légendes du cinéma indien. La culture nous rassemble (Alongside legends of Indian cinema. Culture unites us.),” said Macron. The pictures showcase the interaction between the French President and the cinema stars. They were spotted posing in front of the Gateway of India.
Spent an inspiring afternoon with President Emmanuel Macron and his gracious better half, Brigitte exchanging thoughts on cinema, culture, and the powerful bridge between India and France.
Here’s to India 🇮🇳 x France 🇫🇷
And to many more stories waiting to be told.… pic.twitter.com/UkNzhcKxKG— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) February 17, 2026
Anil took to X to share updates. In the post, he wrote, “Spent an inspiring afternoon with President Emmanuel Macron and his gracious better half, Brigitte, exchanging thoughts on cinema, culture, and the powerful bridge between India and France. Here’s to India x France. And to many more stories waiting to be told.”
The image showed him greeting the president and having a chat with the First Lady. Ricky Kej also shared his interaction with the celebrities.
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“Such an honour to spend time with my friends, the President of France @emmanuelmacron and Madame Brigitte Macron. I travelled with them on their presidential plane to participate in various meetings and the inauguration of the India-France Year of Innovation, as a part of the French Delegation. More to come 🙂 Great developments for both great nations. Super exciting times. Swipe for more photos,” said Ricky.
He added, “PS: I wore the glasses as a tribute to President Macron, for the glasses he wore at the World Economic Forum, Davos, recently 🙂 Google it if you do not know what I am talking about.”
Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron will be in India till February 19. After the Mumbai visit, they will travel to Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026.