<div align="justify">A boy stood on bustling MG Road on Monday, holding a placard seeking money for an iPhone X.<br /><br />A passer-by was incredulous. “Is this for real or are you playing the fool?” he snapped. He demanded to know why the boy needed a phone whose base model is priced at about Rs 89,000.<br /><br />Mohammed Zaid (17), the boy with the ‘Need money for an iPhone X’ placard, admitted, “Sir, this is a prank.”<br /> <br />Some passers-by were more sympathetic. One was even ready to buy him the phone.<br /> <br />“He took out a was of Rs 2,000 notes, and asked if I really needed the phone. He told me to go with him to the nearest iPhone store,” said Zaid, who politely declined the generosity.<br /><br />Many walking by were startled and annoyed Zaid was seeking cash for a phone with snob value.<br /> <br />“Don’t you have anything better to do? You think an iPhone is a necessity?” a man said.<br /> <br />Another muttered, “These days kids do anything.”<br /> <br />A student of Presidency College, Zaid has been pulling off pranks with his friends, who were standing across the street shooting his act.<br /><br />They do it for the likes on social media. Their YouTube channel is called Kookypedia, and features videos of their pranks.<br /> <br />“We want our channel to be famous,” said Naveen, Zaid’s friend.<br /> <br />Reny Vincent, another boy in the group, disclosed their plans for another prank: one of them would go to Cantonment railway station in a white sari, dressed as a ghostly enchantress.<br /><br />“I am going to scare people tonight,” said Shoaib Khan, who saw himself fronting the prank.<br /><br />The ghost prank is lined up for uploading next.<br /><br />“We will put it up next week,” said Naveed, a student of Brindavan College in the group. “We need a week for editing.” <br /></div>
<div align="justify">A boy stood on bustling MG Road on Monday, holding a placard seeking money for an iPhone X.<br /><br />A passer-by was incredulous. “Is this for real or are you playing the fool?” he snapped. He demanded to know why the boy needed a phone whose base model is priced at about Rs 89,000.<br /><br />Mohammed Zaid (17), the boy with the ‘Need money for an iPhone X’ placard, admitted, “Sir, this is a prank.”<br /> <br />Some passers-by were more sympathetic. One was even ready to buy him the phone.<br /> <br />“He took out a was of Rs 2,000 notes, and asked if I really needed the phone. He told me to go with him to the nearest iPhone store,” said Zaid, who politely declined the generosity.<br /><br />Many walking by were startled and annoyed Zaid was seeking cash for a phone with snob value.<br /> <br />“Don’t you have anything better to do? You think an iPhone is a necessity?” a man said.<br /> <br />Another muttered, “These days kids do anything.”<br /> <br />A student of Presidency College, Zaid has been pulling off pranks with his friends, who were standing across the street shooting his act.<br /><br />They do it for the likes on social media. Their YouTube channel is called Kookypedia, and features videos of their pranks.<br /> <br />“We want our channel to be famous,” said Naveen, Zaid’s friend.<br /> <br />Reny Vincent, another boy in the group, disclosed their plans for another prank: one of them would go to Cantonment railway station in a white sari, dressed as a ghostly enchantress.<br /><br />“I am going to scare people tonight,” said Shoaib Khan, who saw himself fronting the prank.<br /><br />The ghost prank is lined up for uploading next.<br /><br />“We will put it up next week,” said Naveed, a student of Brindavan College in the group. “We need a week for editing.” <br /></div>
