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The desi are also catching up with the ‘ lookalike competition ’ trend. In October, a bunch of kids in New York sparked a worldwide trend by organising a Timothee Chalamet look-alike competition in Central Park where even the actor showed up. Post the success of that chapter, look-alike competitions for Drake, Bernie Sanders, Harry Styles, Zendaya , Jeremy Allen White and Zayn Malik cropped up world over.
Will the real Abhay Deol please stand up? On Sunday, a similar event was organised in Delhi's Hauz Khas Park for Bollywood actor Abhay Deol. Cinephile Instagram account Films From Underground announced a ₹ 500 prize money, three film screening tickets and two packets of chewing gum. The bounty attracted dozens of contenders and a few, hopefuls of landing an Abhay Deol doppelganger date.
A post shared by Films From Underground (@filmsfromunderground) A man turned up in a black ‘wifebeater’, emulating Abhay's latest thirst traps on Instagram. Another person sported a black eye, a callback to one of Abhay's most viral moments when he turned up to an awards show after taking a beating from a music company. A post shared by Indian hard images (@indianhardimages) In the end, a guy in a yellow sweater and a messy mullet took the crown ( ₹ 500).
Not many were impressed. Someone commented, “Look away competition.” Another said, “Abhay Deol from Meesho.
” Sadly, Abhay Deol did not turn up here at all. Timothee Chalamet fans set trends In October, actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, an event that drew hundreds of onlookers, a dispersal order from police and at least one arrest. Flanked by bodyguards, Chalamet briefly posed for photos with his high-cheeked, curly-haired doppelgängers, some of whom had dressed as the actor’s characters in Wonka and the Dune movies.
But just as the wannabe Chalamets began strutting along a red carpet in Washington Square Park, police ordered the large group to disperse, slapping organizers with a $500 fine for an “unpermitted costume contest.” At least one contestant was taken away in handcuffs, though police did not immediately say why. A spokesperson for the NYPD said charges were pending.
“It started off as a silly joke, and now it’s turned pandemonium,” said Paige Nguyen, a producer for the YouTube personality Anthony Po, who staged the event..
