Actor
Akshay
Kumar,
who
is
trained
in
martial
arts,
says
girls
should
not
panic
if
touched
inappropriately.
They
should
instead
hit
back.
Akshay,
along
with
the
team
of
his
forthcoming
film
'Naam
Shabana'
-
co-actors
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Taapsee
Pannu
and
producer
Neeraj
Pandey
-
visited
the
Gargi
College
for
women
here
on
Monday
morning.
Here,
Akshay
spoke
extensively
on
the
importance
of
women
knowing
self-defence
techniques.
"In
our
country,
I
believe,
girls
should
not
learn
martial
arts
or
self-defence
because
I
feel
they
should
be
free
to
walk
anywhere,
anytime,
anyplace.
But
unfortunately,
because
of
some
dirty
people
they
have
to
learn
self-defence," Akshay
said.
"I
am
running
a
school
in
Mumbai
and
I
want
to
open
one
school
here
(in
Delhi)
but
I
don't
know
when
it
will
happen.
I
just
want
to
tell
you
one
thing
--
if
a
guy
touches
you,
then
don't
panic,
in
fact,
hit
him
back
and
run,"
he
added.
The
49-year-old
actor
says
that
a
man
is
successful
in
harassing
a
girl
when
she
"freezes"
and
doesn't
react.
"What
happens
in
life
--
How
does
a
guy
succeed
in
harassing
a
girl,
to
get
her
under
control?
Because
a
woman
or
a
girl
freezes.
She
doesn't
know
when
a
man
touches
her,
she
doesn't
know
what
to
do.
So
don't
ever
freeze,
just
shout...
That
is
the
biggest
thing,
just
shout
loudly
and
run,
but
don't
freeze,"
Akshay
said.
Akshay
is
known
for
his
work
in
action-packed
films
like
the
"Khiladi"
series
as
well
as
other
action
films
such
as
"Mohra",
"Elaan",
"Suhaag",
"Rowdy
Rathore"
and
"Holiday:
A
Soldier
Is
Never
Off
Duty".
As
a
promotional
step
for
"Naam
Shabana",
Akshay
and
Taapsee
had
also
posted
on
social
media
a
video
teaching
self-defence
techniques
to
girls.
"Naam
Shabana"
is
an
action
spy-thriller
film
directed
by
Shivam
Nair
and
produced
by
Neeraj
Pandey
and
Shital
Bhatia
under
the
Friday
Filmworks
banner.
A
spin-off
of
the
2015
film
"Baby",
with
Taapsee
reprising
her
role
as
Shabana,
the
film
is
releasing
on
Friday.