In 2019, Akshay Kumar took Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interview, and from that conversation, a particular question by the actor invited a meme fest. It was when Akshay asked PM Modi if he eats mangoes or not. Social media made quite a lot of jokes, but now, after getting a chance to talk to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, Akshay decided to revisit the stir, and this time he asked the Maharashtra CM if he likes oranges.
On Tuesday, Akshay was joined by Devendra Fadnavis at the FICCI FRAMES 2025 event, and while interviewing the CM, he said, “It is a lovely day… 25 years of FICCI… Humare saath humare Chief Minister sahab hain. Aaj mujhe mauka mila hai… yeh zindagi mein mera second time hai jo main kissi ka interview le raha hoon… Pehli baar mujhe mauka mila tha Pradhan Mantri ji ka interview lene ka. Aur ab humare Chief Minister sahab ka interview lene ka mauka mila hai (We have our Chief Minister with us today. This is the second time in my life that I’m taking someone’s interview… First, I got a chance to interview the Prime Minister and now I’ve got the chance to interview our Chief Minister).”
The actor continued, “Sir, maine unse ek question kiya tha Pradhan Mantri sahab se ke aap aam kaise khate hain toh logon ne mazak udaya tha, lekin sir, main nahi sudhrunga (Sir, I had asked the Prime Minister how he eats mangoes, and people made fun of me, but sir, I won’t change).”
“Aap Nagpur se hain aur Nagpur is famous for its oranges. Main yeh puchna chahta hoon ke aapko oranges acche lagte hain (You’re from Nagpur, and Nagpur is famous for its oranges. I wanted to ask if you like oranges)?” he finally asked Fadnavis. Reacting to the fun question, the CM quickly said “Yes” and revealed his own style of eating them — by slicing and sprinkling salt over them. “Only OG people know this style of eating an orange,” he further joked.
About Akshay Kumar’s interview with the Prime Minister
In 2019, Akshay sat down to interview Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and in the conversation, the actor mostly asked light-hearted, day-to-day questions. The interview was conducted at the residence of the Prime Minister in Delhi.
When several memes surfaced on social media about his questions to PM Modi, the actor reacted to them and said, “I have no hesitation in admitting I couldn’t have asked any complicated questions about government, policies, or politics. All the big-time editors interviewing him anyway ask him questions which have ‘depth’, right? All I wanted to do was ask about lighter, relatable things which a common person would want to know about the man behind the powerful designation of the Prime Minister. I asked him if he likes eating mangoes. Some may find it frivolous, but I really wanted to know if he indeed did. What’s wrong with that?” in an interview with HT.
