Akshay Kumar discourages usage of phones inside theatres

Mumbai: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has made a short clip appealing cinema-goers to cut their mobile phone usage inside the theatres as he gears up to release his upcoming film 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again'.

Kumar who is playing a gangster, Shoaib, in the Milan Luthria directed sequel, will be donning his character's look in the forthcoming video.

The clip will be played in PVR theatres from Friday. "We thought it was a great platform to remind viewers to desist from using their mobile phones. The clip sees Shoaib, my character in the film, requesting the audience to restrict

mobile use," Kumar said.

The video helmed by Luthria will run in theatres till August 8, until the release of the sequel.