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Man watching pirated movie during flight is busted by the film's lead actress


Dilwale, an Indian film described as a "romantic action comedy," was released in theaters on December 18, which means that it isn't available on DVD, Netflix or any airline's in-flight entertainment system yet. Well, not unless you're sitting beside this guy. During a recent flight in India, a smug looking man with an iPhone gadget projected the movie onto the airplane wall in front of him. But not only was he busted for his mid-flight piracy, he was called out by Dilwale's own lead actress.

The Guardian reports that actress Kriti Sanon was sitting beside the unidentified man and criticized him for watching an illegal copy of the film (and that's a conversation I sincerely wish I'd heard). Despite her completely justified complaints, the man ignored her and continued watching his grainy version of the movie. The 25-year-old actress then took to Twitter, sharing two photographs of the man and the angriest emoji she could find.

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"Sad to c the hardwork of so many ppl bein watched in such pathetic quality! Pls enjoy films in cinemas," she tweeted, adding a #SayNoToPiracy hashtag. She said she even told him that he would enjoy the movie more in a theater, but he shrugged that off, too. Since its release date, Dilwalehas earned almost $51 million worldwide, no thanks to Sanon's seatmate. If she'd "accidentally" spilled her soda on his projector, I don't think anyone would've blamed her."