On PM Narendra Modi's birthday today, actor R Madhavan shared a long post on Instagram where he reminisced about his meeting with Modi during the preproduction of his film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. In the post, Madhavan shared that he met Modi while he was getting ready for his character in the film. "When I was preparing for my movie Rocketry, I got a personal experience of Modi ji's extraordinary attentiveness," Madhavan wrote. He added, "Modi ji was visiting Mumbai for an event at the Film Chambers, where a lot of people from the film fraternity had gathered. Everyone was eager to meet him and click pictures. I was there too - but not as myself. I was in full look of the great scientist Nambi Narayanan ji, whom I was portraying as the lead role. With a big beard and full makeup, I genuinely doubted whether Modi ji would even recognize me. To my absolute surprise, the moment he saw me, he said, "Madhavan ji, you look like Nambi Narayanan. Has the shooting of the film started?" I was stunned."
Madhavan went on to add, "Here was the Prime Minister of India, burdened with the responsibilities of the nation and the world, yet he not only recognized me instantly but also remembered exactly what I was working on, despite my drastically different appearance."
The actor also shared that he had a selfie with the PM for the first time in his life back then and that the meeting with the latter is among his "most cherished memories" as "it showed me that Narendra Modi ji is not just a leader of vision, but a human being who notices, remembers, and values people in the most personal way." The actor ended the post by wishing the PM on his birthday. "I wish him continued strength to lead our nation to brighter future."
