The Handsome Chaiwala Who Broke The Internet Is Now A Model
Now, fashion wala.
By John Lim — 20 Oct 2016, 11:52 AM
The Internet is a magical place.
A handsome chaiwala (tea seller) with piercing blue eyes from Pakistan has landed himself a modeling contract after this photo of him went viral a few days ago.
Pakistani photographer Jiah Ali was on a photo walk in an Islamabad market when she came across the good looking guy selling tea in a corner. She took a photo when he glanced over. The photo was uploaded on Instagram and it has received over 14k likes as of now.
Since then, thousands of lovestruck netizens began sharing the photo of the 18-year-old Arshad Khan with the hashtag #ChaiWala
Amazed by the viral craze surrounding Khan, the photographer went back to meet him
Ali posted a note on Facebook stating that Khan was previously a fruit seller at the market but switched to tea making about three months ago.
As for his overnight fame, the shy Pakistani said he's confused and happy at the same time and he's willing to take up modeling and acting offers, if there are any.
Well, it looks like his wishes are coming true. Fitin.pk, an online shopping site based in Islamabad, rushed to sign Khan up and is already using pictures of him modeling menswear.
A caption on the website reads "Chai wala no more chai wala he is fashion wala now."