Hours after Pakistan’s loss to Zimbabwe in Perth on Thursday night, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa would tweet congratulating his crew, however would finish Pakistan with a message: “Next time, send the real Mr. Bean.”
Within just a few hours, simply earlier than midnight, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif replied: “We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have the real cricketing spirit…”
We could not have the actual Mr Bean, however now we have actual cricketing spirit.. and we Pakistanis have a wierd behavior of bouncing again 🙂
CHAIRMAN: Congratulations. Your crew performed rather well at present. , https://t.co/oKhzEvU972
— Shahbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) 27 October 2022
His acronym was to captivate the gang and his journey is remembered even at present, because the viral tweets present.
In this case Mr. Bean, aka Asif Muhammad, is Rowan Atkinson’s comedian doppelganger. He was watching your complete social media spectacle unfold from his house in Karachi.
He stated, ‘I’m a reproduction but when the President of Zimbabwe and the PM of Pakistan can discuss congratulating one another after Zimbabwe’s victory, then my objective of creating the world chortle is achieved. Because of me, after the defeat of Pakistan, there was a light-weight joke. What extra am I in a position to ask for?” stated Muhammad Indian Express,
He was dragged into the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe when on the eve of the match, a Zimbabwean fan Ngugi Chasura tweeted: “As Zimbabweans, we will not forgive you. You once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr. Bean Rowan. We will solve the matter tomorrow. Just pray that the rain doesn’t save you.”
This Twitter consumer was referring to Muhammad’s earlier go to to Zimbabwe.
When he made a reputation for himself as Mr. Bean’s doppelganger, Muhammad was invited to an agricultural exhibition in Zimbabwe in 2016 by two Indian businessmen.
His acronym was to captivate the gang and his journey is remembered even at present, because the viral tweets present.
The as soon as faux Mr Bean was paid to come back and carry out in Zimbabwe in 2016. pic.twitter.com/IrM5pfqcoH
— ApexNewsZim (@ApexNewsZim) February 3, 2021
“When businessmen Muhammad Arif and Muhammad Anees discussed the idea of having me as the brand ambassador at the exhibition in Harare, I was delighted. Meeting children in the markets and streets in Harare and making them believe that I was the real Mr. Bean was one of my biggest earnings from that trip. Many Indians would also come to meet me at Anees’s house and ask me for autographs and selfies. There was ten times as much hospitality from Pakistan (the hospitality was ten times more than what I would get in Pakistan), ”stated the Karachi resident. He stated town council had supplied him safety.
A textile businessman turned property seller, Muhammad grew up watching Pakistani comedy dramas and Indian comics Johnny Walker and Kader Khan’s films on video cassettes.
In 2010, Muhammad’s second life as a comic started when he was approached by a Pakistani tv channel for a present on actors’ doppelgangers. Muhammad will likely be taking part in Mr Bean for the primary time on tv.
“My wife Nazia and friends used to tell me that I resemble Mr. Bean. I used to watch TV shows in between my work and it was only in 2010 that I prepared for the role while making clips to send to the TV channel. I used to watch episodes at night and order a teddy bear from China, a stuffed-toy attached to the character, and import my blazer from England. Since Mr Bean’s character doesn’t speak, I improvised a bit with some English dialogues for the audience. As people liked it, it became my style,” stated Muhammad, who’s in his 40s.
He stated that his youngsters, daughters Mahin and Annabia and son Ahmed Raza, would chortle after they first began imitating Mr Bean.
“Whenever I go to schools in Pakistan, a lot of kids are happy that they have met the real Mr. Bean. Some laugh and some even cry and want to touch the teddy bear,” stated Muhammad, who lately uploaded a YouTube video of him assembly kindergarten youngsters at Menon School in Karachi.
A fan of Javed Miandad and Shahid Afridi, Muhammad additionally loves watching Virat Kohli bat. He stated that he has nearly come to India too.
“Pakistani comedians like Shakeel Siddiqui and Rauf Lala worked in Indian TV shows and told us about the love we found in India. I once had a conversation with the organizers of The Kapil Sharma Show and Rajpal Yadav for a film as well. But the situation between India and Pakistan worsened. I want to perform for an Indian audience in India and students in Indian schools one day.”
One day, he desires to satisfy the actual Mr Bean, who has additionally portrayed the character of Atkinson in an commercial with cricketer Shahid Afridi.
“The HBL ad was done after getting permission from Rowen Atkinson. He later told me that Atkinson was happy to see me play my part. It was the biggest compliment for me,” stated Muhammad. “One day, when Pakistan plays England in the World Cup final, I would like to see it with the Real Mr. Bean at the venue!”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
