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Sudha Murty on meeting Narayana Murthy for the first time: 'Thought he would look like a hero but...'

'There was a friend of mine called Prasanna, who would bring me a book every day with Narayana Murthy’s name written on the first page...' Sudha Murty said.

May 08, 2023 / 18:10 IST
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Writer Sudha Murty and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy have been married for 44 years.
Writer Sudha Murty and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy have been married for 44 years.

Sudha Murty recently recalled her first meeting with husband Narayana Murthy. She was introduced to him by a friend and before meeting him Sudha Murty expected the Infosys co-founder to look like a "handsome, dashing film hero", but was surprised.

The writer and philanthropist shared the incident on The Kapil Sharma Show. She was accompanied by actor Raveena Tandon and Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga.

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In a promo released by Sony, host Kapil Sharma is seen asking Sudha Murty about her first meeting with Narayana Murthy. She replied, "There was a friend of mine called Prasanna, who would bring me a book every day with Narayana Murthy’s name written on the first page along with names of various locations. 'Narayana Murthy Istanbul' 'Narayana Murthy Peshawar' I thought is this Narayana Murthy fellow an international bus conductor?"

"(When I was first about to meet him) I thought he would look like a film’s hero, dashing and handsome, but when he opened the door, I thought who is this person, this little kid?” she added to roars of laughter from the audience.