‘Baahubali’ actor meets Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Telugu actor Prabhas, whose film Baahubali: The Beginning is creating history at the box office with stupendous success.

“Met Baahubali Prabhas today,” the official Twitter handle of Modi read, along with an image of the lead actor wearing a black shirt and jeans.

In the photograph, the actor, along with his uncle and veteran actor Krishnam Raju and his wife are with Modi, who can be seen in an off-white kurta pajama.

Baahubali: The Beginning, which is about two brothers at war for an ancient kingdom, has so far grossed more than Rs3.5 billion (Dh20 million) worldwide.

Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, Baahubali: The Beginning also features Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in lead roles. The film released on July 10 in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi simultaneously.