An old video of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy criticizing actor Kareena Kapoor for ignoring her fans during a flight is going viral. In a conversation at IIT-Kanpur, Mr. Murthy voiced his surprise at Kapoor's lack of acknowledgement towards her fans. "The other day I was coming from London, and next to me was Kareena Kapoor, sitting in her seat. So many people came to her and said hello. She didn't even bother to react," said Narayana Murthy. "I was a little bit surprised. Whoever came to me, I stood up, and we discussed for a minute or half a minute. That's all they were expecting," Mr Narayana Murthy added. During this conversation, Sudha Murty interrupted him, saying, "She has a million admirers. She must have been tired. Her statement was appreciated by the crowd, which gave it loud applause and laughter. "Murthy, a founder, a software person, will have maybe 10,000 (fans), but a film actor will get a million," Sudha Murty added. But despite that, Mr Murthy continued with his remarks. "That is not the issue. The issue is that when somebody shows affection, you can also show it back, however cryptically. I think that is very important. These are all ways to reduce your ego, that's all," he said. As billionaire founders of one of the world’s largest IT services companies, Narayana and Sudha Murthy are frequent travellers and as such have shared several interesting anecdotes from their trips and the time they have spent at airports and on flights. Recently, Sudha Murthy revealed on the Khaane Mein Kaun Hai? show that she always carries a bag of food and utensils with her when she travels abroad. Before that, she had spoken about being on the receiving end of elitist condescension for wearing a salwar-kameez on a flight from London to Bengaluru.

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