BOLLYWOOD'S GEN Z BESTIE ORHAN 'ORRY' AWATRAMANI

THE INTERNET'S LEADING MAN GIVES HELLO! A PEEK INTO HIS LIFE BEHIND THE CAMERAS, GARNERING FAME OVERNIGHT AND THE RULES HE LIVES BY, REVEALING JUST ENOUGH WHILE PRESERVING THAT MYSTERIOUS AURA

- JEENA J BILLIMORIA

One can say Orhan Awatramani is a busy man. So busy, in fact, that it took HELLO! nearly four weeks to finally extract this interview from him (a new record, by recent standards –most take two). But gauging by his Instagram stories, one can see how he couldn’t allot the time. And so we waited patiently, keeping a casual eye on his whereabouts online.

Parties. Store openings. Brand launches. A trip to the UK, where he shot this feature for HELLO! incidentally. Weddings. Baby showers. More parties, events and then some, kept him on the go – and us on our toes. Orry, as he’s come to be known fondly, has become a brand with a cult following that has suddenly broadened nationwide.

He’s the darling of Bollywood without being an actor. A prince of fashion without being a model. An influencer without defining himself as one. An overnight celebrity with fans clamouring for selfies every time he leaves a venue. He has the paparazzi eating out of his hands consistently (it must be noted that the paps love Orry). He smiles at them endearingly, almost shyly; poses obligingly, then casually zooms off in his blue Mercedes G350 D to the next affair or after-party. Many young folks on social media remain obsessed by what Orry wears, with ‘get the look’ options trending on everyone’s home feed precisely 0.9 seconds after he’s been photographed wearing it. They are fascinated by whom he calls his friends, as well as his eyebrow-raising, jet-setting lifestyle that has spawned numerous meme accounts.

But who is Orry, really? How has he merely appeared out of the blue and taken everyone by storm? HELLO! attempts to get some insight into a unique man who has risen to become the hottest thing in town — by no virtue except simply being himself.