Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in India on Saturday along with his family (wife Sophie and kids, Xavier and Ella), on a state visit to focus on creating good jobs and strengthening ties between the two countries.
Even though Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not acknowledged Trudeau’s visit, with many speculating that it’s because of Trudeau’s stance on Khalistan, the Canadian Priminsiter is not expected to meet with Modi until the sixth day of his week-long tour, according to reports.
However, in the meanwhile, he recently happened to meet up with many Bollywood celebrities and business tycoons in the wake of his bright sunny days in summery India.
Names included in the list were that of Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Amir Khan, R Madhavan and Anupam Kher amongst others, as reported by Hindustan Times.
Sporting a detailed gold sherwani, Trudeau impressed all with his love admiration for India. His family turned up in traditional wear as well, with wife Sophie wearing a cream-coloured embroidered sari and pearl earrings and maang tikka to match with it, while daughter Ella sported a lehanga choli, and Xavier donned a kurta churidar.
Tonight, we celebrated stronger ties & new co-production opportunities between Bollywood and the Canadian Film Industry. And who better to help than @iamsrk himself… Great to meet you! 🇮🇳🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/1OcwsA9lMS
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 20, 2018
Tweeting about his meet with the one and only King Khan, Trudeau wrote, “Tonight, we celebrated stronger ties & new co-production opportunities between Bollywood and the Canadian Film Industry. And who better to help than @iamsrk himself… Great to meet you!”
It was such a pleasure to meet the Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau & his family. What a charming & great conversationalist he is. Talked about people, culture and of course cinema.:) #Canada #India #lndianCinema #BendItLikeBeckham #SilverLiningsPlaybook pic.twitter.com/YqQO5qOdoB
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) February 20, 2018
Anupam Kher took to his Twitter handle to write, “It was such a pleasure to meet the Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau & his family. What a charming & great conversationalist he is. Talked about people, culture and of course cinema.:) #Canada #India #lndianCinema #BendItLikeBeckham #SilverLiningsPlaybook.”
Was an honour & a pleasure to meet the Hon. Prime Minister of Canada, @JustinTrudeau & his lovely wife, Sophie.
Sir, your leadership in the discourse for ending gender discrimination serves as constant inspiration to us all. pic.twitter.com/BfzrEsL6wB— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) February 20, 2018
An elated Farhan Akhtar was also delighted to meet the Canadian PM, stating, “Was an honour & a pleasure to meet the Hon. Prime Minister of Canada, @JustinTrudeau & his lovely wife, Sophie. Sir, your leadership in the discourse for ending gender discrimination serves as constant inspiration to us all.”
@JustinTrudeau such a pleasure and honour meeting you sir. Your relatability, grace and charm was most endearing and its easy to see why you are the Pride and toast of Canada.Have a lovely rest of the tour.🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/yNpZV6l4Vo
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) February 21, 2018
Ranganathan Madhavan was floored by the “grace and charm” of the Canadian PM. He tweeted the following: “@JustinTrudeau such a pleasure and honour meeting you sir. Your relatability, grace and charm was most endearing and its easy to see why you are the Pride and toast of Canada. Have a lovely rest of the tour.”
During his trip to India, and along with the likes of an extremely pro photographer, Trudeau has so far visited the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra, the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad as well as the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.