New Delhi, January 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, acknowledging a compliment from comedian Kapil Sharma,  appreciated the famous comedian's comment that PM Modi has "a great sense of humor too!". The Prime Minister and the comedian met the PM at the inauguration ceremony of National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai. The comedy star had shared the picture on his social media account. Kapil Sharma, Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal, Sharad Kelkar Meet PM Narendra Modi (View Pics).

"When @KapilSharmaK9 appreciates somebody's humour, it sure makes that person happy and I am no exception. :) Thank you for the kind words Kapil", said PM in his tweet.

Read PM Narendra Modi's Reply to Kapil Sharma in the Tweet Below:

The Prime Minister also replied to a host of other cinema personalities who shared their picture with him from the event and thanked them for their kind words. 'How’s The Josh?' PM Narendra Modi Quotes Dialogue of Film 'Uri: The Surgical Strike', Gets This Response.

The Indian film fraternity also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for their industry and hailed his address at the inaugural event of National Museum of Indian Cinema as "encouraging and inspiring".

Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Prasoon Joshi said: "I am happy to see that the museum was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi. Children and youth will be attracted by this museum as they will get to learn a lot about the creative industry."

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