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Since being shared online, the tweet has triggered various reactions among netizens with many cringing after watching the clip.
While Indian filmmakers have often taken inspiration from Hollywood for their movies, netizens recently discovered a desi version of popular American sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S existed and haven’t stopped cringing since.
A video of the 1999 sitcom named ‘Hello Friends’ was shared on Twitter by a user @lookitshnb along with a caption that read, “Experts are saying coronavirus is the worst pandemic of our time? that’s cute. I think ur forgetting about summer of 1999 when the entire executive board of decided to make desi Friends.”
In the 29-second clip, which has gone viral on several social media platforms, Simone Singh, Maria Goretti, Cyrus Broacha, Nikhil Chinapa, Anil Dimbri, and Aparna Banerjee re-enact the pilot scene of the American sitcom. Here, take a look:
Watch the video here:
experts are saying coronavirus is the worst pandemic of our time? thats cute. i think ur forgetting about summer of 1999 when the entire executive board of https://t.co/bq6CuYEvK4 did acid and decided to make desi Friends pic.twitter.com/KgY50doG87
— no-neck Ed from 90 day fiance hate account (@lookitshnb) August 12, 2020
Since being shared online, the tweet has triggered various reactions among netizens with many cringing after watching the clip. The Indian version, which has a total of 26 episodes, is a full fledged scene-to-scene remake of the American show that premiered on Zee TV in 1999.
I’d happily cringe watch this if I get full episodes somewhere.
— Indian Jokes and the Temple of Doom || রাজ শেখর (@DiscourseDancer) August 13, 2020
Omg !! How did I not know this existed ?!!! Hahaha !!
— saloni suchak (@SuchakSaloni) August 14, 2020
@para_illegal Your worst nightmare x 100
— Nimra Arshad (@nimraarshad) August 13, 2020
This should be called definition of word cringe
— Shivansh Chauriha🇮🇳 (@Wakanda_Wasi) August 14, 2020
— random_guy_on_the_internet (@aakashzure) August 14, 2020
— Mohsin Sheikh (@NoChillGuy_) August 14, 2020
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