Sudden fame baffles tea seller
ISLAMABAD: An 18-year-old tea vendor who became Pakistan’s hottest new celebrity when his photo went viral on the internet says he has no plans for an acting career – although he is flattered by the attention.
Arshad Khan became an overnight sensation this week when a photographer’s Instagram shot of him working at his tea stall was shared tens of thousands of times.
‘It was all very baffling,’ said Khan, who has bluegreen eyes. Khan is an ethnic Pashtun, a people living mostly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He has received offers of modelling contracts and film work but is not interested.
Acting in films, he said, ‘is not honourable work. Pashtuns always look for work that is honourable’. – Reuters