Sabarmati Report starring Vikrant Massey and Raashi Khanna had a special screening in Parliament today. After attending the screening with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vikrant addressed the media, where he dodged a question about his recent decision to take a break from films.

A video from the premiere has surfaced online, in which Vikrant Massey, who announced a break from acting on Monday, is seen dodging questions about his decision and walking away from the media.

Also expressing his gratitude to the PM, the actor said, “Watching the film with the Prime Minister was a different experience. Defense Minister and Home Minister were also there. I can’t express my experience in words.” Because I am happy that watching the film with PM Modi is the highest point of my career.

Watch the video here:

Sabarmati Report producer Ekta Kapoor also expressed her gratitude to the Prime Minister, saying that his appreciation is an important encouragement for the film’s team.

PM Modi was also present at the screening of the film along with his senior cabinet colleagues, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and JP Nadda. Apart from Vikrant and Raashi, actor Riddhi Dogra, filmmaker Ekta Kapoor, director Dheeraj Sarna and others were present at the screening of the film.

On Monday morning, Vikrant shared a post on social media to announce his temporary break from films.

Read his note here:

The Sabarmati report is based on actual events of the Godhra train incident.

–With inputs from Piyush Mishra