From expressing the curiosity of knowing whether he likes mangoes to why he has such small sleep duration, one of Bollywood's big name Akshay Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a non-political tête-à-tête on Wednesday morning.
Setting an air of suspense, a day before the interview, Akshay taking to Twitter shared, "Getting into an unknown and uncharted territory today. Doing something I have never done before. Excited and nervous both. Stay tuned for updates"
However, as speculations rose, the actor again tweeted, "Grateful for all the interest shown in my previous tweet but just clarifying in light of some wild speculation, I am not contesting elections."
The conversation, aired on Wednesday after the third round of voting for the national election, took place at PM Modi's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in Delhi.
Sharing light moments with Akshay the PM talked about various frontiers and phases of his life. The PM said that he never thought he would become the prime minister.
Narendra Modi replying to Akshay's intrigue of whether he likes the fruit or not, he admitted his fondness towards mangoes and said that it has been his favourite since childhood and it comes naturally to him as it Aamras is traditional to Gujaratis.
When the Bollywood star asked Modi about his fashion statement, the latter replied, "This is a false image of my clothing. My life was just in a jhola I carried. I used to wash my clothes until I became CM. Then I realised that full-sleeved kurtas took me longer to wash and took more space in my bag which is why I started wearing half sleeved kurtas".
The PM during his interview also made a mention of Assam's Gamusa saying that it works as his aid during a headache or when he experiences pain in his legs as he ties the Gamusa on that part to get relief.
Speaking of his short sleep duration of 3.5 to 4 hours a day, the BJP leader stated that former American President Barack Obama expresses concerns about his sleep every time they meet.
Wittily taking a jibe at TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, PM Modi went on to tell the Bollywood star that once "Mamata didi" found out Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent him new types of sweets every year, after which she also started sending him sweets once or twice a year.
In the more than an hour conversation, the PM spoke on various facets of his life. He mentioned instances of how he manages his anger, to him having friends in the opposition, to missing his mother, to his belief in Ayurveda.
This interview has led people delve deeper into the 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi' as a person and has brought out the other side of the leader.
