Akshay Kumar playfully addressed the people who once made fun of him for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi how he eats mangoes at the recent FICCI Frames
2025 event. Back in 2019, Akshay's interview with the Prime Minister became a talking point. His simple question about eating mangoes went viral on social media, leading to several memes and jokes. This time, Akshay kept the fun going by asking Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a similar question, but about oranges instead of mangoes. His wit proved that the actor knows how to laugh at himself. Akshay said in Hindi, "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 kisi ka interview le raha hai hun… 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." ( "It’s a wonderful day… 25 years of FICCI… and we are joined by our Chief Minister. Today, I got the opportunity… this is only the second time in my life that I’m conducting an interview. The first time was when I had the chance to interview the Prime Minister, and now I have the opportunity to interview our Chief Minister.") The Jolly LLB 3 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 a question about how he eats mangoes, and people made fun of me, but sir, I won’t change)." That's when Akshay asked the chief minister about oranges, questioning, "Aap Nagpur se hain aur Nagpur is famous for its oranges. Main yeh puchna chahtha hun ke aapko orange acche lagte hain. (You are from Nagpur, and Nagpur is famous for its oranges. I want to ask you, do you like oranges)." Fadnavis said 'yes' after which Akshay asked if he likes to eat oranges by peeling them or drink them as juice. The CM then shared his unique way of enjoying oranges, which is cutting them into halves, sprinkling a little salt, and eating them like a mango. Devendra jokingly said, "Only OG people know this style of eating an orange." The 58-year-old actor laughed and added, "I have learnt a new thing today and I am surely going to try this." The 25th edition of FICCI Frames is scheduled to take place on October 7–8, 2025, in Mumbai. Celebrating its Silver Jubilee, the two day event will gather industry pioneers and visionaries from India and across the globe to commemorate 25 years of shaping the media landscape. (With inputs from IANS)
