'Reunite after COVID-19 is over': Mumbai Police issues Friends-inspired advisory

On Saturday, the Mumbai Police gave a witty twist to the upcoming Friends: The Reunion special as they shared an advisory, inspired by the popular American sitcom, urging people to stay indoors amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.The show, which premiered in September 1994 was a phenomenon during its decade-long run and later achieved cult status through TV reruns and streamers.All the six original cast members -- Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer, are returning for Friends: The Reunion.The streamer HBO Max on Thursday released a teaser trailer for the special that showed the core cast walking in a distance with their back towards the camera.The Mumbai Police took to Instagram to share a screenshot of the teaser of the show and urged everyone to reunite with their friends only after the "final season of COVID-19" is over.Check out the post hereThe post has received over 57,200 likes and 500 comments.Directed by Ben Winston, the much-awaited special will be broadcast on 27 May.Last year, Mumbai Police used a bit of '90s nostalgia with popular shows like Nukkad, Mahabharat, Humlog, Fauji, Circus, among others to drive home the point of social distancing amid the coronavirus lockdown.They also had given a twist to the popular dialogue of Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor starrer Stree: ‘Oh Stree Kal Aana’ to ‘Oh Corona, Kabhi Mat Aana’.