Pooja Kumar, who shot to fame in Telugu with Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam, has learnt a thing or two about the art of spreading joy and making people happy. As a brand ambassador of a US-based NGO, the actress was recently involved in an initiative at Times Square in NYC where she gave away hundreds of dollars to people walking on the street.

"Everyone who receives $5 is asked to use it to gift someone a moment of shared joy and to bring a smile to another human being. We all have the power to raise joy and optimism and make the world happier," said Pooja, about the initiative which was captured on camera. The actress has been involved with several other initiatives of the NGO for quite some time now. Meanwhile, she's awaiting the release of Vishwaroopam 2 and Uttama Villain and she's paired opposite Kamal Haasan in both the films.