However, this is not the first time Mumbai police have shared a meme to spread a public awareness message.
Mumbai: The Mumbai police, on Sunday, shared a hilarious meme to spread a public interest message. The Mumbai police on its Twitter handle shared a still from a popular scene from the 2007 film Welcome.
With a caption, โIf anyone asks you for protection money, donโt panicโฆ immediately notify your nearest police station. Due cognizance of the complaint will be takenโฆ #MumbaiFirst.โ
If anyone asks you for protection money, don't panicโฆ immediately notify your nearest police station. Due cognizance of the complaint will be takenโฆ#MumbaiFirst pic.twitter.com/TQ8iwewuVQ
โ เคฎเฅเคเคฌเค เคชเฅเคฒเฅเคธ โ Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 18, 2022
The scene originally portrays Anil Kapoor as a gangster demanding extortion money from Paresh Rawalโs character in front of his boss which is played by Nana Patekar and other gangsters. โ
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Anil Kapoorโs character (Majnu Bhai) calls Paresh Rawalโs character (Ghungru) and puts the line on speaker, and in a commanding voice demands four crores as extortion money, Ghungru responds by saying โTera baap yaha chod Kar gaya tha ya tere maโ, which translates did your mom or dad left it here?.
However, this is not the first time Mumbai police have shared a meme to spread a public awareness message.
Have a look at some of the earlier memes shared by the Mumbai policeโs Twitter handle.
On Helmet awareness:
Ghar se Kuch dur nikalte chalte
hiโฆ hiโฆ pic.twitter.com/1nSWbB0H92โ เคฎเฅเคเคฌเค เคชเฅเคฒเฅเคธ โ Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 16, 2018
Mumbai ka naam โRoshanโ karegi #MumbaiFirst pic.twitter.com/HxK8EFd3R7
โ เคฎเฅเคเคฌเค เคชเฅเคฒเฅเคธ โ Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) June 9, 2020
On Data Privacy :
Mind your own data to make sure that no one else takes advantage of it to beat you in the #RaceOfSafety pic.twitter.com/WJ4ADZEl1a
โ เคฎเฅเคเคฌเค เคชเฅเคฒเฅเคธ โ Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 23, 2018
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