Here’s
How
Akshay
Came
On
Board
Deccan
Chronicle
quoted
a
source
close
to
PMO
as
saying,
"It
was
the
Prime
Minister's
own
wish
to
be
interviewed
by
Akshay
Kumar,
because
the
actor
fits
the
image
as
a
hero
of
the
masses."
Here’s
Why
Salman
&
Aamir
Got
Rejected
"Other
stars
like
Salman
Khan
and
Aamir
Khan
were
also
considered
but
Salman's
image
was
not
really
conducive
to
a
patriotic
non-political
casual
tête-à-tête
with
the
PM.
The
same
goes
for
Aamir," added
the
source.
‘PM
Wanted
Only
Akshay
Kumar’
"Aamir
is
keen
on
establishing
his
credentials
as
a
true
nationalist
after
the
faux
pas
he
committed
by
telling
the
world
his
wife
wanted
to
leave
the
country.
But
as
far
as
this
historic
interview
is
concerned,
the
PM
wanted
only
Akshay
Kumar,"
adds
the
source.
How
Akshay
Prepared
Himself
For
The
Interview?
"He
consulted
everyone
around
him
from
his
wife
and
children
to
his
staff
and
family
members
with
one
question
-
‘If
you
met
the
Prime
Minister,
what
would
you
ask
him?' Based
on
what
people
said,
Akshay
prepared
a
sketchy
mental
questionnaire.
But
most
of
what
we
heard
him
ask
PM
Modi
was
impromptu
and
spontaneous
based
on
the
way
the
conversation
flowed,"
says
a
source
close
to
Akshay.