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The video simply begins with a young man walking up a flight of stairs and calling in a low voice to his father, who is busy working on cement and tiles.

The father freezes in the middle of work and hugs his son. (Image source: X)

Over the past few hours, there’s been one video making its way through every possible corner of the internet and it’s the one that will make you smile, tear up, and ultimately, find yourself laughing. It shows a young man breaking the news to his father what every Indian parent dreams of hearing. But hey, it’s not what you expect.

The video begins simply, with a young man climbing a flight of stairs and calling in a low voice to his father, who is busy working on cement and tiles. When the father hears his son calling him, he leaves his work, stands up, and you can almost feel the warmth of that moment.

In an emotional voice, the son tells his father that he is now an officer in the prison service. The father freezes mid-action and slowly turns around, his eyes streaming, and the moment is nothing short of poignant. He pulls his son into a warm hug, creating a heart-melting sight to watch.

The user who shared the clip on X captured the sentiment in an attached note. He wrote: “Daddy… IPS ban gaye hai. Father stopped working…. His dusty hands froze. He looks at his son, smiles with tears and hugs him tightly. Watch until the end.”

IPS here is not what you think

And yes, you should watch it until the end. And when the internet collectively decided that this was the most emotional video of the day, the son turned to the camera and said with a straight face, “Itni khushi hoti hai jb IPSbante hein, IPS matlab ‘itna pyara sundar’ shadi ka card.”

In a second, feelings turn into pure chaos. The man then displays the wedding card as if it were a prize to advertise his business.

The Internet is dropping hilarious reactions

The comments section witnessed great interactions from users, with one of them writing: “I literally thought this was true.” Another said: “Acting that touches the kidneys,” because frankly even a great actor should take notes from a father’s performance. And then came the barbaric comment that read: “Asics ka lower phn rkha hai or baap tiles laga rhe.. Famous hone ke liye kya kya nhi krta insan phle hi smjh jana tha.”

It’s safe to say that the clip manages to squeeze every emotion possible into 20 seconds.

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