I wanted to know what the fuss is all about (the same reason I waded through Game of Thrones). Now since I am now familiar with the super-planner Professor this viral picture of Virat Kohli caught my eye. (To me the image looks more like Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, but never mind that).
The image isn't real of course, it is edited. However, that didn’t stop it going viral.
Currently Kohli and Co are undergoing a mandatory quarantine before proceeding to England on 2 June. 18 June is when India faces off against New Zealand for the World Test Championship Final.
The tweeple were speculating as to the origin of the actual image. Maybe it's this.
This popular Twitter handle had some very specific ideas.
People found lookalikes.
The edited image makes him look like a couple of other people, it was pointed out.
This guy is wildly popular the world over – his character and the Money Heist has a huge cultural influence --- because planning!
The plot of the series is incredibly complicated and full of twists and turns. There are numerous things that go wrong and things that almost go wrong --- and then the Professor has some way to save the day!
The professor has some incredibly convoluted plans --- so this makes an eerie kind of sense, at least for meme-makers.
The series is originally in Spanish and the dubbing is a little bumpy as expected. However the songs remain in their original language – people don’t mind.
Arturo Román is one of the central characters in the series. While being a rather unsavoury character he is also survivor – and something of a metaphor for our times.
Professor is a character – and a face – that seems made for memes. Is it any wonder that people see him in the most beloved Indian cricket player? Is it any wonder that Virat Kohli as the Money Heist Professor really caught everyone’s fancy?
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