Meet Rupesh Krishna Rao Pawar, who belongs to a ‘Police Family’—everyone in his family, from his father to brother and sister, has served or is serving in Mumbai Police. However, he wasn’t always enrolled in the Police force. He is a graduate from Mumbai University who joined a multinational company immediately after college and worked there for a couple of years.

Once Rupesh’s father suffered from kidney failure, he asked him if he would be able to join the police force. Then he immediately left it all to join the police force and kept his promise.

Rupesh agrees that it is not an easy life with the meagre salary that constables are entitled to. Moreover, there are several challenges that only the strong-hearted can handle – going on difficult missions, living without proper facilities for many days in a row, and dealing with people who don’t always respect the job.

Here is a 5-minute film directed by Siddharth Sathyajit which offers us a glimpse into the life of Rupesh. In the video Rupesh narrates how a man had once complained that he is not performing his duty properly. “We should not expect anything from you guys”. But when the time came for him to listen to the answer, he was just not interested.

Watch this video to get a glimpse of his life:

Rupesh says that it’s a thankless but honourable job because ‘You have a heart of a lion when you’re in the uniform’ and that is reason enough for him to be extremely proud of what he is today.