Social media abuzz with memes, praises for ‘superhero’ Sonu Sood

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been helping migrant workers in Mumbai reach their homes in different parts of the country amid the lockdown. The actor, who has been arranging buses for the migrant workers, and personally sees them off, has been hailed as a ‘superhero’ on social media.

Social media users have also been sharing hilarious memes and also notes of praise for the actor for his kind deeds. One of the memes that went truly viral featured a crying Alia Bhatt, in one of the scenes from Raazi.  “Mujhe ghar jaana hai (I want to go home),” Alia says in the scene.

In another meme inspired from Mirzapur, Sood’s face is morphed onto that of Pankaj Tripathi. “Hum karte hain prabandh, aap chinta mat kijiye (We will make the arrangements, don’t worry),” the character says.

There are also memes featuring Sood’s face morphed onto every character’s face from the Avengers: The Endgame poster.

Netizens are also taking a dig at politicians including Maharashtra chief minister, and Union home minister Amit Shah, amid the migrant exodus crisis.

On Tuesday, Sood said he has launched a toll free number to facilitate the migrants to reach their home. The actor has transported workers to far off states such as Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand and UP. Now he has launched a toll free number - 18001213711 through which one can reach out to Sood's team for help.

"I was getting a lot of calls... thousands of calls everyday. My family and friends were busy collecting the data then we realised we might miss out on a lot of people who we will not be able to approach us. So we decided to open this call centre, it is a toll free number," Sood said. The actor said the attempt is to help as many people as possible to reach their home.

"We have a dedicated team working on it, trying to reach out to maximum people and contact each and every person. We don't know how many people we will be able to help but we will try," he added.