Devendra Fadnavis is romantic, emotional person: Wife Amruta

The rough-and-tumble of politics may have made Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appear a hard-nosed leader, but according to his wife, deep inside he is a romantic and emotional person.

Amruta Fadnavis, a professional banker herself, shared nuggets of her personal life in a candid chat with actor Riteish Deshmukh at an event here and also broke into a popular Hindi romantic song with her smiling husband by her side, much to the delight of the audience.

The event was organised by the Lokmat group Wednesday night.

Asked whether Devendra Fadnavis (48), the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra, is a romantic person at heart, Amruta was forthright in her reply.

"He (Devendra) never notices what I wear or how my hairstyle is...or whether I have lost or gained weight. He is so engrossed loving me that he can not differentiate the changes in me...and therefore, I think he is very romantic person.

"And the most romantic thing which he has given to me ...is my daughter Divija," said Amruta, who is also a singer.

Asked what is one secret about Devendra Fadnavis that people don't know, Amruta said her husband, who is just seven months away from completing his five-year term in office, is a very "emotional" person.

"Once we were watching '3 Idiots' movie and over a scene, I saw him weeping," she said with her hand gesture showing flow of tears from Fadnavis's eyes.

To another query about who says sorry first in case of argument between the couple at home, Devendra Fadnavis said, "The fact of life is that husband has to say sorry first."
Asked what kind of movies they like, Amruta said, "He likes fun movies such as 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro', '3 Idiots' etc, while I like romantic films."