Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor presented their superhero drama Brahmastra to the audience last weekend. The Ayan Mukerji directorial had been in the works for almost a decade before it finally released in theatres on September 9. And upon its release, the film created an uproar at the box office with it crossing Rs 225 crore worldwide over its first weekend. Brahmastra also had a great first Monday collection as it earned Rs 14 crores in the Hindi belt yesterday.
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The success of the film has inspired a lot of people, including the Mumbai police, who have used the film as an inspiration for their newest safety poster. Mumbai Police is known for its quirky takes on trending things and then converting them into safety warnings on social media, and they did that yet again as they shared their new poster this morning.
Using Brahmastra as inspiration, the poster read, “Even if you have a Vanar Astra, Don’t jump the signal,” and “Even if you have Nandi Astra, don’t use the strength on accelerator”. They also had a quippy caption alongside it which read, “‘Junoon’ & ‘Raftar’ can put your ‘Universe’ at risk. Driving safe is the biggest ‘Astra’ forever.”
Check out Mumbai police’s poster here:
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While everyone applauded this quippy take by the Mumbai police as well as their sense of humour, Alia Bhatt was amongst them too. The actress took to her Instagram stories to share the poster and along with it, she wrote, “Epic” with a laughing emoji.
Check out Alia’s reaction here:
Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva features Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna, with a special appearance by Shah Rukh Khan as well. The film is the first part of the Astraverse trilogy, that aims to create a never-seen-before mythology-inspired universe set in the modern times for Indian cinema.