The veteran actor who more often than not is known as 'Babuji' on screen trended on Twitter almost all day.

If Nirupa Roy was the eternal mother figure on the silver screen, veteran actor Alok Nath perhaps comes the closest to a father figure. Remembered for his performances in Sooraj Barjatya's films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Vivah and Hum Apke Hai Kaun as the father figure endorsing 'Indian' values, Nath has been largely unseen for some time now.

However, on Twitter, the actor was the butt of all jokes and trended since morning for reasons still unknown.

While some reports claim that it all started with a harmless tweet that said, "Our nation only learnt about heart-attacks because of Alok Nath," people were quick to join in with images, jokes and memes of the actor.

The bulk of the tweets took digs at his 'babuji' image , his kurta- pajama and his oft repeated dialogues on bharatiya sanskar. Here are some notable tweets on the man:

Alok Nath strongly disapproves of Mukesh Ambani. Because his sanskar met with an accident. — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) December 30, 2013

Ristein main toh voh tumhare Baap lagte hain naam hain " Babu ji !! " #AlokNath

— Āpōōrv (@Stumble__upon) December 30, 2013

When you type #AlokNath on Google search, "I'm feeling Lucky" changes to "I'm feeling Sanskari" — Kumar Vineet (@MBBSStud) December 30, 2013

The only two wars Alok Nath has seen in his life are Haridwar and Pariwar." #AlokNath — Vijendra Diwach (@diwachvijendra) December 30, 2013

Alok Nath once had a girlfriend. She used to fondly call him Babuji. #AlokNath — Abhishek (@abhichandel13) December 30, 2013

#AlokNath eats Prasad as starters. 😛

— Kunal Senani (@senanikunal) December 30, 2013

"When #AlokNath Was born.. the Doctor told his parents.. badhai hoo .. babuji Hue hai..."

— Vijendra Diwach (@diwachvijendra) December 30, 2013

#AlokNath apne kutte ko bhi "ji" laga kar bulaate hain...Tommyji !!

— Civilized Beast (@realA5600) December 30, 2013