Pakistani Journalist Chand Nawab is back with his unusual style of reporting.In the video he was seen reporting about weather conditions in Karachi.
Pakistani Journalist Chand Nawab in the video:
A video went viral where Journalist Chand Nawab from Pakistan can be seen reporting about Karachi’s dusty winter winds and weather conditions. In the latest video the Journalist can be seen warning all the “dublay patlay” (skinny and weak) people. “Karachi’s weather is very pleasant and cool and cold wind is blowing. People from cities can come to see this storm. My hair is flying, dirt is going in my mouth and I can’t open my eyes. Skinny and weak people should not come to the seashore today, otherwise, they can fly with the wind,” he can be heard saying in the video.
Speaks about Karachi’s weather:
He further adds that Karachi’s weather is so nice that people don’t have to travel to the Middle East to enjoy such weather. In the latter part of the video, he can be seen sitting on top of a camel and reporting about the weather. “Right now, I am not in any desert of Arabia but on the seashore of Karachi. Dust storms like Dubai and Saudi Arabia can be experienced in Karachi today,” he adds.
Journalist Naila Inayat tweeted the new video as Chand Nawab reported about the weather in Karachi. “Chand Nawab reporting on Karachi’s dusty winter winds. Warns doblay-patlay people that they can be blown away by the dust storm (sic),” the video caption reads.
Other interviews:
In his earlier videos, he was seen fumbling to speak to the camera and give a perfect take, making his multiple recordings go viral.
Not just that, the viral videos of his news coverage inspired Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character in 2015 Bollywood film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, yes – The Chand Nawab moment.
However, recently in 2021, a clip showed the Pak journalist interviewing Pakistan President, Arif Alvi. Later, the journalist became the news himself after it was reported that his ‘Karachi se’ video would go up for auction as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT).
About Chand Nawab:
Born in 1963, Chand Nawab started his career as a Journalist in various print and electronic media houses. He has been working for some renowned newspapers such as HURRIYET (DAILY) and Daily Morning Special Karachi. He worked in a well-known news agency PPI – Pakistan Press International. He joined as a senior reporter for Indus TV Karachi. He had also been working as a reporter 24News HD and 92News. Currently he is working in one of the most popular Pakistani news channel; ARY News.
He has also shown his acting skills in different dramas under AJ and Hum Drama production houses. He has appeared in different commercials for some of the famous Pakistani brands including KFC, Easy Paisa, BATA shoes, Service Shoes. He also worked in two Pakistani films.
Public recognition:
Chand Nawab gained public recognition through a video uploaded in 2008. Chand Nawab was trying to report the Eid festival frenzy on a stairway at a railway station Karachi while repeatedly interrupted by passengers making Chand Nawab much irritated. The unedited video became widely popular on social media. The video got millions of views on YouTube and on many other social platforms. According to Chand Nawab, initially, when the video clip went viral, he had lost all hope to survive in journalism. Just because of the clip, nobody was willing to hire him as a reporter. But all this disappointment ended.
The actual popularity of Chand Nawab started in 2016 when his viral video inspired Indian filmmaker Kabir Khan to create Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s character Chand Nawab in his 2015 blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recreated Chand Nawab Railway station scene.
