Shirani’s role in Bimal Oberoi’s ‘Dhurandhar’ has become a huge internet sensation, and the one-liner has become one of this year’s top meme characters. With the name ‘Blinkit of Balochistan’ and ‘Hamza ka Doraemon’, Shirani’s straightforward efficiency resonates with the online crowd. After decades of being in the shadows and in bits and pieces, Oberoi now has a sudden burst of popularity.
Bimal Oberoi reacts to the meme craze
According to India Today, “It was really funny, quirky and actually quite funny,” Oberoi said of the meme frenzy surrounding his character. “Shirani was a serious character in the film. Aditya Dhar and the team was looking for someone for a long time, and I was very lucky to get it. But during the shoot, even Aditya, who wrote the script, could not have imagined that the audience would give such an identity to the character. This shows how creative and involved our audience is.’“Someone wrote, ‘Sir, mera exam kal hai, maine preparation nahi ki, please mujhe padha dijiye (my exam is tomorrow, I haven’t prepared, please teach me).’ Another said, ‘Sir, cylinder dilwa dijiye (please help me get a gas cylinder).’ Ek ne likha, ‘Sir, main bodybuilder hoon par protein ke paise nahi hain — kuch arrange kar dijiye (I am a bodybuilder, but I don’t have money for protein — please arrange something)’” he shared.The actor confesses, “Main apna mobile uthata hoon aur hasta hi rehta Hoon (I pick up the phone and keep laughing). It doesn’t stop, it keeps growing. I post a picture and it starts again.”
Funny reaction of Bimal Oberoi’s family
Even at home, the response has been a fun surprise. “Even my father looks at these and laughs. He said, ‘Yeh toh socha hi nahi tha ki tere saath aisa bhi hogs (I never imagined this would happen).'”
About ‘Dhurandhar’
‘Dhurandhar’ is a spy thriller directed by Aditya Dhar starring Ranveer Singh Hamza as an agent to stop the ISI terror plot infiltrating the underworld of Karachi. with that Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay DuttBimal Oberoi and others in supporting roles.
