Ranbir Kapoor opened up about his interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Kapoor family’s recent meet-up with him. The Kapoor clan including Raj Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Neetu Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Aadar Jain and Rima Jain met the PM to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of their grandfather and Bollywood icon Raj Kapoor.  The meeting was organised at the PM’s residence on Wednesday afternoon. 

In a clip shared by PM Mod’s YouTube Channel, Ranbir talked about his experience of attending the meeting with the Prime Minister. He said, “Aaj humare Kapoor family ke liye bohot hi special din hai. Pradhan Mantri ji ne Sri Raj Kapoor ko itna samman diya. Unhone humein apna keemti wakt diya. Iss mulakat ke liye hum zindagi bhar aabhaar rahenge. Thank you so much. Jab humaari unke saath sit down, jaise gupchup hui, toh bohot maza aaya kyunki humne unse bohot saare personal sawals bhi pooche. Unhone bohot hi friendly nature se humse baat ki. Toh I think jo humare andar jo nervousness thi, hum sab ki hawa tight thi, lekin he was very good, he made us all feel very comfortable and I really thank him.”

On the other hand, Alia Bhatt wrote a long post on Instagram regarding the same. She wrote, “Art is timeless. And sometimes to move forward, we must look back and learn. Mr. Raj Kapoor’s impact was truly global. He marked his footprint all across the world with the movies he made, the stories he told. Yesterday was such an honour to be invited by our respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, to spend a lovely afternoon commemorating the life and legend of Mr. Raj Kapoor.” 

“Merely listening to his stories, makes me learn so much, and his legacy continues to inspire. We’re thrilled to celebrate 100 glorious years of his artistry with the ‘Raj Kapoor 100 Film Festival’ from 13th-15th December in 10 cities, 40 cinemas, 135 screens, across the country. #100YearsOfRajKapoor.”