{"id":6097,"date":"2020-10-06T08:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T08:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2020-10-06T08:27:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T08:27:52","slug":"after-years-off-the-radar-arshad-chaiwala-returns-with-his-own-cafe-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2020\/10\/06\/after-years-off-the-radar-arshad-chaiwala-returns-with-his-own-cafe-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"After years off the radar, Arshad &#8216;Chaiwala&#8217; returns with his own cafe in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netizens are sure to remember Arshad Khan &#8216;Chaiwala&#8217; \u2014 a young tea vendor in Islamabad&#8217;s Sunday Bazaar \u2014 who had caught the fancy of\u00a0South Asian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/118159-Chaiwala-from-Pakistan-becomes-internet-sensation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social media<\/a>\u00a0a few years ago for his remarkable looks.<\/p>\n<p>The blue-eyed young man had enjoyed an extended stint as a social media celebrity and been invited into the world of fashion and showbiz. He even worked on a music video, before suddenly calling it quits and disappearing from the public view.<\/p>\n<p>After years off the radar, Arshad Chaiwala is back again \u2014 and this time, he has everyone&#8217;s attention thanks to his new cafe in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/121828-Chaiwala-Arshad-walks-the-ramp-at-Bridal-Couture-Week-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read most: Arshad Chaiwala walks the ramp at Bridal Couture Week 2016<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview to\u00a0<i>Urdu News<\/i>, Khan shared that he has now opened his own tea cafe in Islamabad called &#8216;Cafe Chai Wala&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1312260856525225984\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=Web%20Desk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1312260856525225984&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F311646-after-years-famous-arshad-chaiwala-returns-to-social-media-with-modern-style-caf-in-islamabad&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1312260856525225984\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><b><i>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/311775-throwback-how-did-arshad-khan-become-your-famous-chai-wala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throwback: How did Arshad Khan become the famous \u2018Chaiwala\u2019?<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Arshad Khan&#8217;s cafe is themed around truck art and, in a bid to promote Pakistani culture and heritage, vibrant colours have been used in the decorations and interior designing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Most people asked me to remove &#8216;Chaiwala&#8217; from the name of the cafe, but I think this is something that gifted me an identity of my own, which I will always cherish,&#8221; the celebrity said during an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Khan shared that he also wanted to establish an organisation that can work for the education of youth, especially on honing the skills of youngsters so that they can generate a decent income.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Photographer Javeria had helped Khan achieve overnight fame in 2016 when she snapped him working at Islamabad&#8217;s Sunday Bazaar. Arshad Khan was widely admired for his good looks, and soon landed a few modelling contracts. As mentioned earlier, he also featured in a music video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Moreover, Khan&#8217;s name was also included in a list of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/123937-Chaiwala-ranks-among-Asias-sexiest-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a050 most attractive people<\/a>\u00a0in Asia released by a London magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netizens are sure to remember Arshad Khan &#8216;Chaiwala&#8217; \u2014 a young tea vendor in Islamabad&#8217;s Sunday Bazaar \u2014 who had caught the fancy of\u00a0South Asian\u00a0social media\u00a0a few years ago for his remarkable looks. The blue-eyed young man had enjoyed an extended stint as a social media celebrity and been invited into the world of fashion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6099,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6097\/revisions\/6099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}