US President Barack Obama addressing the audience at Siri Fort auditorium. US President Barack Obama addressing the audience at Siri Fort auditorium.

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday quoted in broken Hindi the famous line from Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge in his last address at a townhall in New Delhi. "Senorita, bade bade deshon mein... or something like this. You know that," he said to a loud cheer at the Siri Fort auditorium filled with students and activists.

Hitting the right notes with his warmth and humour, Obama said he was the first US President to bring Diwali - "the festival of lights" - to the White House. "Nothing fills me with more hope than listening to India's youth," he said.

Before the talk, the audience saw First Lady Michelle Obama walk in, greet them and take a seat in the front row close to Peace Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.

"In my last visit, we danced with some children and celebrated the festival of lights. I apologise for not being able to schedule a dance this time," Obama said as looked at Michelle in the audience. In one of the biggest photo-ops in their last trip in 2009, the famous couple had shaken their legs in Mumbai.

Earlier, there was another round of traffic disruptions in the national capital as Obama's Beast hit the South Delhi roads on its way to the auditorium. He will leave for the Delhi airport from Siri Fort itself.

On Tuesday evening, Mann Ki Baat, the joint radio address between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Obama will be broadcast by the All India Radio in which the two leaders engage in a more informal setting. Obama on Mondayu became the first US President to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. He is also the first US leader to visit India twice during his tenure.

