Kumar
flicks
cellphone
of
a
Pune
college
principal
to
highlight
the
stealing
of
film
content
aka
anti-piracy
Akshay
Kumar
recently
attended
a
seminar
on
anti-piracy
at
a
Pune
college.
The
actor
was
on
stage
with
the
principal,
and
a
few
other
dignitaries.
He
wasn't
prepared
to
make
the
speech
but
when
he
was
at
the
event,
the
principal
requested
him
to
say
a
few
words.
The
actor
was
in
the
city
to
promote
his
last
release
Patiala
House.
Says
a
source
close
to
Akki,
"Normally
he
comes
prepared
with
a
speech
at
such
events,
but
he
wasn't
required
to
speak
here,
they
requested
him
to
say
something
at
the
last
minute,
and
he
was
flummoxed."
Flash
of
genius
Akshay
sat
quietly
mulling
over
what
he
would
say.
In
a
flash
of
a
second
he
came
up
the
idea
of
flicking
the
Principal's
(she
was
sitting
next
to
him)
phone
to
make
a
point.
The
source
continues,
"Things
got
crazy
when
she
realized
her
cellphone
was
missing.
It
was
instant
chaos
and
everyone
began
looking
for
it.
When
she
realised
it
couldn't
be
found
she
decided
not
to
waste
time
and
went
ahead
with
the
day's
events.
When
it
was
AK's
turn
to
make
his
speech,
he
took
the
mike
and
apologised
to
the
principal
saying
all
this
time
her
phone
was
in
his
pocket."
He
then
pointed
to
the
stress
and
anxiety
she
went
through
when
her
property
was
stolen.
He
added
that
his
producers
feel
the
same
way
when
their
films
and
songs
are
downloaded
on
computers
or
pirated
on
DVDs
and
CDs."
The
actor
then
went
on
to
say
that
piracy
was
not
different
from
stealing
from
others.
The
crowds
clapped
at
the
end
of
his
speech
and
the
principal
gave
him
a
big
hug
for
finding
his
phone.
Story first published: Friday, February 18, 2011, 12:21 [IST]