On cam: See how PM Modi records 'Mann Ki Baat'

In a first, a behind-the-scenes video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' has been released.

In the video, which has been published by several media outlets including news agency ANI, the Prime Minister is seen arriving at the venue to record his monthly radio show 'Mann Ki Baat'.

He greets the authorities and has a quick chat before commencing the recording of 'Mann Ki Baat'. It is interesting to note that the PM is seen talking without scripts in the 1.36-second video.

The landmark 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' will go live on April 30. To make this moment special, it is being broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters.

"Get ready for a historic moment as the 100th episode of PM Modi's ''Mann Ki Baat'' is set to go live on April 30th in Trusteeship Council Chamber at @UN HQ!" the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said in a tweet.

The first episode of PM Modi's ambitious show was aired on October 3, 2014.

A recent study said that over 100 crore people have connected to 'Mann Ki Baat' at least once. It also said that nearly 96 of the population is aware of the monthly radio programme.

PM Modi's show has reached 100 crore people who are aware and have listened to the programme at least once. "Hindi grabs a major chunk of listeners of Mann Ki Baat with 65 per cent audience preferring it over any other language while English comes in at second place with 18 per cent," a statement from the PMO said.

The programme has been translated into 22 Indian languages, 29 dialects, and 11 foreign languages by AIR. In addition to English, the programme is broadcast in 11 foreign languages such as French, Chinese, Indonesian, Tibetan, Burmese, Baluchi, Arabic, Pashtu, Persian, Dari, and Swahili.

On the other hand, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to make the special episode an "unprecedented" mass outreach programme as it has made arrangements at 100 venues on average in every assembly constituency across the country for people to listen to it.

"In order to make the broadcast of the 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' historic and to give it a comprehensive format, the Bharatiya Janata Party has released a detailed programme under which unprecedented arrangements are being made for its telecast at about 4 lakh booth level centres across the country," BJP national general secretary Dushyant Gautam said.

With inputs from agencies