The Family Man 3 dialogue writer Sumit Arora clarifies the 'Tiger' reference

Updated On: 29 November, 2025 07:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

As Manoj Bajpayee’s scene about spies’ code names being Tiger, Panther, Lion, goes viral, ‘The Family Man 3’ dialogue writer Sumit Arora reveals the reference wasn’t a dig at the YRF spy universe

A still from ‘The Family Man 3’

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Manoj Bajpayee’s The Family Man could well be rechristened The Meme Man. Since the spy thriller’s third season dropped on Prime Video last week, the internet is having a field day with memes inspired by Srikant Tiwari’s witty comebacks. One of them is the sequence where Srikant’s son asks him if he has a code name like “Tiger, Panther, or Lion”. Straight-faced, he replies, “Beta main intelligence mein kaam karta hoon, circus mein nahin.” Many viewers assumed it was a dig at the YRF spy universe.

A still from ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’