Mumbai Police’s road safety post features characters from Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Seen it yet?
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In a recent post, Mumbai Police had taken the help of the popular characters of the TV show Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah to spread awareness about road safety.
Mumbai Police is renowned on social media platforms for their impeccable use of pop culture references infused with important social issues. The Twitter and Instagram profiles of the department have millions of followers as well. In a recent post, Mumbai Police had taken the help of the popular characters of the TV show Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah to spread awareness about road safety.
The post shared on Twitter and Instagram profiles of the department shows different advisory notices in the signature ways said by each character. For example, Tarak Mehta’s chirpy wife Daya can be seen saying, “Hey Maa! Mataji! (Oh God!)”, Don’t ride without a helmet”.
“Don't look at safety with an ‘Ulta Chashmah’ #RoadSafety,” read the caption.
Take a look:
The post has garnered over 15k likes on Instagram. People loved the unique way of the department to spread awareness about road safety. Many lauded the humorous side of the person handling the department’s social media accounts.
Last year, Mumbai Police garnered a lot of applause for sharing a strong message against the use of misogynistic dialogues in Bollywood movies. The department highlighted some of the dialogues from Kabir Singh, Dabangg, Chashme Baddoor, Maalamaal and many others.
What do you think of their recent post?
