Akshay Kumar picking up cigarette butts

Akshay Kumar picking up cigarette butts

That a nice act. Not only our house but we should learn to keep our surroundings clean as well. Good work Akshay 👏

Angry with a driver for throwing out an empty pack of cigarettes on the road, the actor decided to stop him and teach him a lesson

Celebrities endorsing social causes is not new. But what Akshay Kumar did yesterday, definitely is. The star not only stopped a man from littering the city of Mumbai, but also posted a picture of the act on a social networking site urging others to keep the city of dreams free of garbage.

Talking about the incident, a very angry Akshay Kumar told Mumbai Mirror, "I had to drop my son to school. We had been talking about the numerous cars on road these days. And he was telling me how he wished that the roads were safe enough for him to cycle to school. After I dropped him, I was on my way to work.

I was sitting in my car, in the usual Juhu traffic, when I saw a driver carelessly throw his empty pack of cigarettes on the road. I sat there quietly for about 5 seconds, before I just had to get out of my car, pick up the packet and throw the packet back at the driver's face. I dared him to throw rubbish on the ground again.

The man was very scared. He knew exactly what he had done. I know it for a fact that he will think twice before littering the streets of Mumbai again."

According to Akshay, the growing economy would mean nothing if the city wasn't clean. "This city has grown in so many incredible ways, but as long as we keep treating it with so much disrespect, nothing would matter. The economic growth would mean nothing since nobody would want to live in a place full of rubbish," said the actor.

"Don't get me wrong, I love this city. But I find it hard to live in when I see people not caring enough about it," he added.

The actor maintained that everyone should try to treat the streets the way they do their homes. "If we treated the streets with as much care as we do our homes, this city would be a city to die for. I don't understand how people who believe in God can trash the very land God has provided for us. Like this man, who was happily throwing the remains of his unhealthy habits on the streets, had this Ganpati idol sitting on his dashboard.

I cannot understand how one can pray for life and then abuse it the second the prayer is over," added the actor.

"Believe me, I am no angel. And I am not perfect either. I drive my car daily, I fly in planes and I even leave the light on at times. But I promise my son every day when he asks me 'How much have you done for the planet today?' that I would do my best to conserve energy as I possibly can," revealed Akshay.

"I hardly use the AC (even in the sweltering heat of October), plastic bags are banned in my home, I try to take my staff along with me in the same car to work. There are so many simple ways to make the city better. The easiest of them all is not to be a litter bug - if you use it, then bin it or clean it," said he.

Giving his views on how to keep the city clean, Akshay said, "There are millions of people living in this city. Can you imagine how unbelievably clean it could be if we all for one day cleaned up after ourselves! We should just recycle our waste. I can't understand how the people of a city like Mumbai don't have the means or knowledge of recycling. Neither do we have proper street bins. No wonder people litter."

He further added, "I completely understand that our government doesn't exactly provide us with every little thing to keep the city clean. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't do our little bit. One can look at it in two ways - Mumbai has so many people that it's dirty or Mumbai has so many people, they keep it clean. All it takes is a little care and attention."

well done akshay!

Such a great deed by Akshay! Well done!

Well Done Akki...👏

oh please! ... do you actually think that akki gets out of his car in this busy mumbai traffic to pick up garbage from the road all the time ... Or is the first time he actually saw kachra on a road in india that he just had to get out... i want the name of that road that has managed to remain remarkably clean for all the past couple of decades akki traveled it...

oh! and he had someone ready to take his photograph so he could post it online ...

Publicity stunt for Desi Boyz?

So proud on My Akshay and he had this on twitter. Hes right we should treat our streets like our homs. Then again maybe this is how some treat their homes lol./...on serious note you go my King (Singh is King)