Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid conversation with the Kapoor family on Tuesday and remembered the life and legacy of cinema icon Raj Kapoor.

A day after the members of Raj Kapoor's family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan thanked him for inviting them to "commemorate the extraordinary life and legacy" of their grandfather ahead of the cinema icon's birth centenary.

During the meeting, the Kapoor family presented PM Modi with special mementos of Raj, preserved by Armaan Jain. Pictures from the event show Ranbir and Jain handing over these gifts to a visibly delighted PM Modi. The family later took to social media to share pictures from this meeting, expressing joy at meeting the Prime Minister.

The Kapoor family, including actors Ranbir Kapoor, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, and Neetu Kapoor, met the prime minister on Tuesday ahead of Raj Kapoor’s birth centenary

PM Modi said that the centenary celebrations of Raj Kapoor “symbolised the saga of the golden journey of Indian film Industry”.

Raj Kapoor 100 – Celebrating the Centenary of the Greatest Showman', a retrospective featuring 10 movies, to held in 40 cities.

The Prime Minister recalled an incident involving veteran BJP leader LK Advani and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Meanwhile, the festival will celebrate the centenary of Raj Kapoor, one of the most iconic figures in Indian cinema, who passed away in 1988. It showcases 10 iconic Raj Kapoor films across 40 cities