A dashing
teenage tea seller in Pakistan who became an internet sensation is now set to begin
a career as a film actor.
In October,
Arshad Khan, supposedly 16 years old, created breaking news after a female
photographer took his picture while strolling through an Islamabad market and
posted it on her Instagram account.
Social media was
immerse with his pictures and comments on his likeness to Bollywood stars and
he was showered with modelling offers by the country's top brands. Now, he
wants to get into acting.
"Khan has
signed a film and shooting will start in January," the rising star's media
manager Malik Faheem said.
Faheem said that
Khan would be going to Dubai in January for the shoot. The movie would be
filmed in Dubai, London and Pakistan, he said.
Khan has already
appeared in two music videos and has walked the catwalk of a bridal show with
some of Pakistan's top models, Faheem said.
Chaiwalas
usually live a poor life in Pakistan, where they are a common sight on road
corners and at markets. Khan, one of 17 siblings, has never gone to school.
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