Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan hail Mumbai Police for 'Thugs' tweet

Mumbai police have always aced the meme game while conveying an important social message at the same time. And 'Thugs' actors are lauding the city police for their efforts.

Pic Courtesy: Yogen Shah

Mumbai: Superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan came forward to heap praises on the Mumbai Police's new campaign #Nocityforthugs.

Aamir on Saturday night tweeted a poster made by the Mumbai Police digital team, where a still from the actors' upcoming film "Thugs Of Hindostan" was put on one side and the Mumbai Police team's image was put on the other. The actor wrote: 

Waise, aap ka swabhav to shaqq, din-raat mehnat, aur satarkta hai. Bharosa to hum aap pe karte hain. Respect. _ https://t.co/Jd3FiSHSuG — Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) September 29, 2018

The caption on the film's still was written: "Dhokha swabhav hai humara (treachery is our nature).

The caption on Mumbai Police's photograph read: "Aur bharosa humara (And trust is ours.)

No place for Thugs in Mumbai #NoCityForThugs pic.twitter.com/xGLsQpi9RM — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 29, 2018

Amitabh too shared the tweet posted by Mumbai Police and wrote, "Yes indeed... Respect for the Mumbai Police."

yes indeed .. sahi _ .. respect for the Mumbai Police https://t.co/SREhhIN368 — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 29, 2018

A period drama, 'Thugs Of Hindostan' is helmed by 'Dhoom 3' helmer Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Yash Raj Films. The film stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Sheikh as lead females and is reportedly based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel Confessions of a Thug. The film is set to be released on Diwali this year.