New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Telugu actor Prabhas, whose film Baahubali: The Beginning is creating history at the box office with stupendous success, on Sunday. “Met ‘Baahubali’ Prabhas today,” the official Twitter handle of Modi read, while sharing an image with the lead actor wearing a black shirt and jeans.
Met 'Baahubali' Prabhas today. pic.twitter.com/Qs44yENsOL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2015
[caption id=“attachment_2364850” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  PM Modi with Prabhas. PTI[/caption] In the photograph, the actor, along with his uncle and veteran actor Krishnam Raju and his wife are striking a pose with Modi, who can be seen in an off-white kurta pajama. Prabhas uploaded a photograph of two on Facebook as well, saying “It was a privilege meeting our honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Ji. We spent much time discussing Baahubali and I suggested to watch it. He said he’s extremely busy but will watch it if and when he gets the time. Hope he enjoys the film.”
It was a privilege meeting our honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Ji. We spent much time discussing Baahubali and… Posted by Prabhas on Sunday, July 26, 2015
Apart from PM Modi, Prabhas had met Home Minister Rajnath Singh as well. Singh had tweeted a photograph of them saying that he looked forward to watching the film.
Met noted film actor Prabhas and Shri Krishnam Raju today. Looking forward to watch Prabhas' latest film 'Bahubali' pic.twitter.com/KHzxDtW6m7
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 25, 2015
Baahubali: The Beginning, which is about two brothers at war for an ancient kingdom, has so far grossed over Rs.350 crore worldwide. Directed by SS Rajamouli, _Baahubali: The Beginning_also features Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in lead roles. The film came out on 10 July in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi simultaneously. (With inputs from IANS)