Modi with Akshay Highlights: PM in his candid interview says it was his 'dream' to join Army

Background

As the temperatures are soaring high in the political circles with the 17th Lok Sabha elections , Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar shall bring in a bit of a breather. The actor, who had created quite the buzz on Twitter with a cryptic tweet about a project a few days ago, has finally revealed that he did a non-political interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will be released to media at 9 am today.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar posted a cryptic tweet that sent the entire ‘Twitterverse’ in a tizzy and sparked intense speculation on the motive behind the tweet. “Getting into an unknown and uncharted territory today. Doing something I have never done before. Excited and nervous both. Stay tuned for updates,” posted.

Calling the interview “candid and completely non-political”, Kumar said it was a privilege to have sat down with the prime minister.

“While the whole country is talking elections and politics, here’s a breather. Privileged to have done this candid and COMPLETELY NON POLITICAL freewheeling conversation with our PM @narendramodi. Watch it at 9AM tomorrow via @ANI for some lesser known facts about him!"

In the 24-second teaser Kumar uploaded to his Twitter account, he can be seen sitting beside Modi in a well-furnished verandah at Delhi's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, which is the Prime Minister's official residence.

You can watch the whole interview live on ABP News from 9 am onwards and follow all the updates on https://www.abplive.in/live-tv

10:12 AM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2019

Concluding the interviewing, PM Modi said amid tensed political heat, he enjoyed the whole conversation and that it served as a breather for him.

10:08 AM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2019

PM Modi to Akshay: Learnt a lot while selling tea, in-fact I learned the Hindi language during those days.

10:06 AM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2019

Akshay to PM Modi: How do you chill and relax? PM Modi says he always drink sugar-free tea at 5 AM in the morning and sometimes in the evening too. Not that he has some medical issues but he prefers sugar less tea.

10:02 AM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2019

Akshay discusses his movie 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' with PM: Actor says he tried his best to make the film commercial so that it reaches out to maximum people. PM says though he didn't watch the movie but encouraged everyone to watch it.

09:59 AM (IST)  •  24 Apr 2019

PM Modi on his speeches: Never read and speak from a paper as I don't feel comfortable that ways. PM says he works on his thought process and that comes naturally in his speech.