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We can’t think of any Bollywood fan who hasn’t tried at least once to do the signature Shah Rukh Khan move: the nonchalant hands open wide pose. While the filmy pose is often used by young lovers to pass their message of love, one police officer from Assam gave it a different twist. Using his iconic pose on a poster, the cop urged citizens to follow traffic rules, hitting the right chord.
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Interpreting the gesture as a request by King Khan to others, the poster stated, “Traffic niyam ka kripaya palan kare (Please obey the traffic rules).” The photo was shared on Twitter by Ponjit Dowarah, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Jalukbari, Guwahati City — and got thumbs up by the users of the micro-blogging site, lauding him for utilising his signature move for a greater and pertinent cause.
The move was not only appreciated by Twitterati but also the man himself. Sharing the poster on his Twitter, Khan wrote, “The best message I think this pose has conveyed. Please please follow traffic rules.”
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Echoing the same thought, the social media team of Assam Police gave it a further twist by incorporating famous dialogue from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Giving a twist to KKHH dialogue, ‘Kuch-kuch hota hai Rahul, tum nahi samjhoge’, they wrote, “Traffic niyamon ka paalan nahin karne se kuch-kuch nahin, bahut kuch hota hai… (Not something but a lot can happen when not following traffic rules),” they wrote online thanking Khan for his support.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to it:
https://twitter.com/Durgesh10341922/status/1022864583055142912
https://twitter.com/Iamrak5/status/1022873394679697408
https://twitter.com/manjumathur1/status/1022791036777717760
https://twitter.com/hermagesty2/status/1022769025330438145
Earlier this week, Assam Police were also praised online by preventing a girl from committing suicide after her Facebook status was spotted by their online safety wing.
What do you think about their quirky message? Tell us in comments below.
