The familiar caller tune featuring Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's voice, which warned citizens about cyber crime, will no longer be heard. The government has reportedly decided to withdraw the caller tune as the campaign it was part of officially ended on Thursday (June 26).
According to a report in NDTV, now that the campaign has ended, the Indian government has decided to discontinue the caller tune as well.
The pre-recorded message would play whenever users made a phone call, serving as a reminder to stay cautious against cyber frauds. It was part of a government-led awareness initiative aimed at educating the public on the growing threat of online scams.
Over time, however, many people expressed their frustration with the tune on social media. Some users also complained that during emergency situations, the caller tune caused unnecessary delays in connecting calls. A few even directed their criticism toward Amitabh Bachchan, trolling him for the prolonged message.
Amitabh Bachchan shuts down troll
A few days back, Big B shut down an X (formerly known as Twitter) user for trolling him for the viral caller tune in his voice.
On Monday (June 23), the actor took to his X handle and shared a random post which read, "Ji haan huzoor, main bhi ek prashansak hoon. Toh?? (sic)."
Reacting to this, a user replied, "Toh phone pe bolna band kro bhay (sic)." Big B too decided to end the chatter around the caller tune once and for all. "Sarkar ko bolo bhai, unhone humse kaha so kiya (sic)," the actor responded.
Big B's upcoming projects
Meanwhile, on the work front, Big B will be next seen in Section 84, co-starring Nimrat Kaur, Diana Penty, Abhishek Banerjee, and others. He also has the second installments of both Brahmastra and Kalki 2898 AD in the pipeline.
