Actor Yash, Kantara actor-director Rishab Shetty and comedian-actor Shraddha Jain were seen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Narendra Modi also met various personalities from different fields, such as former cricketers Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad. The meeting was at the dinner hosted by Raj Bhavan on Sunday during PM Narendra Modi's Karnataka visit. Karnataka BJP official Twitter shared multiple pictures of PM Modi and Yash, Rishab Shetty, late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, and Shraddha.
The tweet reads, "Prime Minister Shri narendramodi met Karnataka film stalwarts in Bengaluru. He discussed with them about culture and the contributions they can make towards new India and the progress of Karnataka."
ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಶ್ರೀ narendramodi ಅವರು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾದರು. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ನವ ಭಾರತ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಗತಿಗೆ ಅವರು ನೀಡಬಹುದಾದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದರು. pic.twitter.com/XMjNLdMXB0
— BJP Karnataka ( BJP4Karnataka) February 13, 2023
According to sources, PM Modi was impressed by different topics during the communication. He exclaimed to actors that the southern state's film industry has significantly enhanced India's culture and uniqueness through their work. Particularly, He cherished how they have fortified the contribution of women. PM Modi recalled late actor Puneeth Rajkumar as his wife Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar was with them.
Rishab told the reporters, "I consider PM Modi a great leader & I'm so happy to meet him. He asked about the Kannada Film industry, what is going on and what we require etc., and he also told me what he could do. He praised Kantara movie."
Shraddha took to her Twitter, and She wrote, "Namashkar, yes, I met the Honorable Prime Minister of our country. His first word to me was 'Aiyyo!'. I am not blinking, that's my 'O My God, he really said that this is really happening!!!!' look. Thank you PMOIndia."
Namashkar, yes, I met the Honorable Prime Minister of our Country. His first word to me was ‘Aiyyo!’.
— Aiyyo Shraddha ( AiyyoShraddha) February 13, 2023
I am not blinking, that’s my ‘O My Jod, he really said that, this is really happening!!!!’ look. Thank you PMOIndia! pic.twitter.com/zBYexcy1I2