New Delhi: As Nawaz-u-din Siqiquue, played the role of a journalist in Salman Khan's movie Bhagranji Bhaijan, his famous video of reporting from the Karachi railway station while fumbling, 'Karachi se log andrunai Mulk apno main Eid manai jarahai hai (People are travelling from Karachi to the inner parts of the country to celebrate Eid with their loved ones) while being continuously interrupted by passengers was the most loved part of the movie.
Siddiqui’s character in the movie was inspired by a real Pakistani TV journalist Chand Nawab who grabbed a lot of attention in 2008 after uploading his BTS of reporting.
Again, Nawab is grabbing headlines as he has put this viral video of his 'from Karachi' for sale on the Foundation App as a Non-Fungible Token. Non-Fungible Token is a platform that helps digital creators to earn money through their digital artwork.
The minimum bid for purchasing the viral video of Nawab is 20 Ethereum tokens or $63,604.20 (around Rs 46,74,700).
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On the auction platform, the Nawab wrote, "I'm Chand Nawab, a journalist and reporter by profession. In 2008,a video of me surfaced on YouTube in which I fumbled while reporting Eid Festival frenzy at a Railway station. While reporting, I was constantly interrupted by people, my fumbling and constant irritation made this video viral getting millions of views on YouTube and Facebook. My popularity again surged in 2016 when my viral video inspired Indian film-maker, Kabir Khan, to create Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character in his 2015 blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan. I got fame overnight getting a lot of love and appreciation from India and Pakistan especially from Bollywood star Salman Khan and other casts of Bajrangi Bhaijaan."
"My viral clip has been translated into many different languages. Now this viral and iconic video is here in its new form as NFT, one person will have the opportunity to own the video." it read.
When the video was uploaded, Nawab was working with a Karachi-based news channel and was trying to report on the festival of Eid on the stairs of a railway station in Karachi, where he was being repeatedly interrupted by commuters. Due to which he used to get irritated and staggered.
The video went viral due to his fumbled reporting and facial expressions.
