Kriti Sanon condemned piracy and tweeted pictures to her followers after asking man to stop viewing bootleg copy of her new film on a flight to Delhi

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The star of new Bollywood film Dilwale has spoken out against piracy after a man watched an illegal version of the film on his iPhone, while sitting next to her on a plane.

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Kriti Sanon was travelling to Delhi with her mother when she noticed that the passenger next to her was watching the pirated copy. Sanon reported that she asked the man to stop viewing the film, but he refused.

Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) Someone watchin pirated version of Dilwale in front of me on phone in the flight! Annoyed!! 😡 #SayNoToPiracy pic.twitter.com/TWTI5qNoY9

Sanon told her Twitter followers that he “would enjoy the film more in a theatre” but to no avail, as “he was busy showin [sic] off his projector”.

Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) Sad to c the hardwork of so many ppl bein watched in such pathetic quality!Pls enjoy films in cinemas #SayNoToPiracy pic.twitter.com/SBFpLkm2DA

Dilwale was released a week before Christmas, to mixed reviews but a healthy box office. The £10m budget film has so far taken around £37m worldwide.

In its annual roundup, Expicio, which specialises in detecting online copyright infringements, rated India fourth on the list of countries most responsible for illegal downloads, following Brazil, Russia and China.

