The
Uttar
Pradesh
Police
on
Wednesday
joined
the
meme
tribe
of
the
popular
web
series
The
Family
Man
by
invoking
the
show's
famous
character
'Chellam
Sir'.
The
Family
Man,
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
is
a
multilingual
action
thriller
that
follows
the
exploits
of
a
terrorism
investigation
agency
official,
fronted
by
Manoj
Bajpayee,
balancing
his
high-risk
job
with
family
responsibilities.
The
first
season
of
the
series
went
online
in
2019
and
the
second
started
streaming
on
June
4
with
rave
reviews
with
fans
sharing
memes
from
the
series.
Riding
on
the
back
of
the
show's
popularity,
the
UP
Police
on
Wednesday
tweeted,
"UP
112,
A
24/7
solution
for
every
family
in
crisis,
an
all-weather
helpline,
a
true
saviour
for
all
seasons!" It
shared
a
collage
picture
along
with
the
post
that
has
news
articles
about
how
the
UP
Police's
emergency
112
service
has
helped
distressed
callers
and
prevented
mishaps.
At
the
centre
of
the
collage
is
an
image
of
'Chellam
Sir',
a
hugely
popular
character
from
the
show's
latest
season,
holding
a
cellphone.
The
caption
reads,
"112:
A
dependable
helpline
for
every
family
man".
The
112
is
UP
Police's
emergency
number
across
the
state.
Known
to
the
audiences
only
as
'Chellam
Sir',
the
character
of
a
retired
top
intelligence
officer
is
played
by
actor
Udayabhanu
Maheshwaran,
who
helps
Bajpayee's
Srikant
Tiwari
whenever
there
is
a
crisis
during
their
mission.
Reacting
to
the
tweet,
the
series
creator-duo
Raj
and
DK
responded,
"We
love
your
sense
of
humour
UP
Police."
"Chellum
sir
is
a
Rockstar!!"
tweeted
Bajpayee.
Some
Twitter
users
lavished
praise
on
the
UP
Police
for
its
work,
while
some
also
took
jibes
over
various
law
and
order
issues
in
the
state.