{"id":4351,"date":"2017-01-02T07:24:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T07:24:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-01-02T07:24:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T07:24:44","slug":"this-18-year-old-former-chaiwalla-from-pakistan-is-now-a-model-and-is-in-dubai-to-shoot-a-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/this-18-year-old-former-chaiwalla-from-pakistan-is-now-a-model-and-is-in-dubai-to-shoot-a-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"This 18 Year Old Former Chaiwalla From Pakistan Is Now a Model And Is Coming To Dubai To Shoot A Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Only a few months ago\u00a018-year-old Arshad Khan was just another face in the crowded Itwar Bazaar, or Sunday market, in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, where he manned a tea stall. Since then, he has turned into a social media sensation. And that was just the start of major changes in his life that now comprises of modelling and acting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After an Instagram post of a blue-eyed \u2018chai walla\u2019 (tea vendor) from Pakistan went viral on social media, girls began\u00a0swooning over the smoldering looks of the 18-year-old Arshad, while boys are busy making memes<\/a> on Pakistan\u2019s chai walla.<\/p>\n

This is the original image that went viral.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

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A photographer in Islamabad,\u00a0Jiah Ali<\/a>, was wandering the streets of Sunday Bazaar when she came across this \u2018hot-tea\u2019 and shared his picture on her Instagram handle on October 14. Much to her surprise, the picture went viral and soon her discovery became the subject of interest of many, becoming the\u00a0top trending topic in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Since the photo was taken Khan got a makeover<\/h3>\n
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From the moment of his discovery, Arshad Khan became big\u00a0news after\u00a0appearing on TV shows, starring in a music\u00a0video\u00a0or signing his debut movie.<\/p>\n

In November, Khan appeared in a rap video titled Chaiwala.<\/h3>\n
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