Trump Whips Out Bollywood, Cricket, Religion To Woo India

Donald Trump wished to impress Indians by these popular Indian references. But they seemed like a mouthful for the American president.

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00:00All over the planet, people take great joy in scenes of Bhangra, music, dance, romance, and drama,

00:09and classic Indian films like DDLJ and Cho-Jay.

00:15Namaste, Namaste.

00:41Swami Vivekamanand.

00:48Suchin Tendulkar.

00:55This is the country that produces nearly 2,000 movies a year

01:00from the hub of genius and creativity known as Bollywood.

01:12All over the planet, people take great joy in scenes of Bhangra, music, dance, romance, and drama,

01:22and classic Indian films like DDLJ and Cho-Jay.

01:32This is the country where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players,

01:38from Suchin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli.

01:46The greatest in the world.

01:48As the great religious teacher Swami Vivekamanand once said,

01:59the moment I stand in reference before every human being and see God in him, that moment I am free.

02:16The life of Prime Minister Modi underscores the limitless promise of this great nation.

02:23He started out by his father's side as a chiwala, a tea seller.

02:34When he was a young man, he worked at a cafeteria in this city.

02:50Everybody loves him, but I will tell you this, he's very tough.

03:04God bless you. May the force be with you.