Now, Pakistani #ChaiWala stars in a music video
The overnight social media sensation Arshad Khan, a.k.a the Pakistani #ChaiWala, is back in the limelight, this time for starring in a music video dedicated to him. Directed by Usmais Khan, it’s produced by a Pakistani band, Lil Mafia Mundeer, and the song is called, Chaiwala - feat Arshad Khan. With a chorus, “Chai wala, Chai wala,” the lyrics go like this: “Jiska hai andaaz nirala, jiska khula kismat ka tala (He’s so unique, he’s so lucky).”
The video starts in a news studio, where the anchor is breaking the news of the #ChaiWala’s success, introducing the song. The two rappers in the video are taken by surprise at Arshad Khan’s sudden power to attract girls and become famous instantly. At one point, the lyrics turn sexist when they label girls more “tharki” (horny) than boys for drooling over the tea-seller. One line will make you wonder whether it was picked up from a Yo Yo Honey Singh’s song: “Meri liye dua karo, Katrina le aaonga (Pray for me, and I will get Katrina for you)”.
Khan, who became a social media star after trending on Twitter multiple times, had his first break in the world of social paparazzi when photographer, Jiah Khan, posted a photo of him on Instagram. Within minutes the photo went viral and he started trending on social media as the blue-eyed #ChaiWala. Since then, he has only climbed higher by grabbing a modelling contract, and getting a live makeover on Pakistani TV show, ‘Good Morning Pakistan’. He also got a compliment from Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. “Beauty lies in simplicity,” SRK had tweeted for him earlier this month.