The face like actor Vin Diesel attracts visitors to the Ramadan bazaar
JOHOR BAHRU: A kunafa trader who has the same face as the famous Fast and Furious movie actor, Vin Diesel is an attraction for people visiting the Ramadan Bazaar in Jalan Padi Mahsuri, Bandar Baru Uda, here.
Bald and stocky, looking at the way Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud Shokr, 39, walks from his car while carrying the Middle Eastern food items to his stall, is not unlike the character of Dominic Toretto or Dom in the movie.
Originally from Egypt, the single father of two children who can speak Malay but is not fluent said that he has been living in this country for a year and this Ramadan is his first experience participating in the bazaar.
“I watched all the Fast and Furious action movies and really admired the talent of the American actor, I didn’t expect that many people said my face looked like the famous actor until it went viral on social media.
“Grateful and happy because I feel that is also one of my fortunes doing business here and throughout doing business at this Ramadan bazaar, about RM400 to RM600 from the sale of kunafa I can get every day,” he told reporters after being met at the bazaar, yesterday afternoon .
Mohamed Ahmed, who works as a kick boxing coach in the city, said that most of the customers who bought kunafa at RM10 apiece were women and they also asked to take selfies with him.
Earlier, a 14-second video went viral showing a bald and skinny man, wearing a tight white collared shirt selling kunafa at a stall in the bazaar.