"There's been a lot of discourse recently about actors of color having to create their own opportunities when it comes to movies and film and television," Bellam said. "This event almost replicates that - it had to be South Asian women holding an event based on South Asian men being centered."
"It's all about bragging rights," said contestant Sudev Namboodiri, an Alzheimer's researcher. His attire for the sunny afternoon was all black to emulate Patel's look in "Monkey Man."
Following a string of viral celebrity look-alike contests, notably starting in New York City with a Timothée Chalamet-centered event, this trend now found its way to the West Coast.
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