{"id":15227,"date":"2022-04-21T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T01:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=15227"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T07:48:54","slug":"abhishek-salvi-the-college-dropout-who-impressed-the-money-heist-team-and-the-world-with-his-artwork","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/abhishek-salvi-the-college-dropout-who-impressed-the-money-heist-team-and-the-world-with-his-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Abhishek Salvi: The college dropout who impressed the Money Heist team and the world with his artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

(April 21, 2022)<\/strong> \u201cWow! I\u2019m freaking out. I’m going to get a tattoo (like that) of Alvaro Morte. With everything around, magic and Bollywood. There’s a bit of joy too,\u201d is how the star cast of Netflix\u2019s Money Heist<\/em> or La Casa De Papel <\/em>reacted to Indian digital artist Abhishek Salvi’s artwork. With his work featured on the official YouTube channel of Spanish heist show, the 27-year-old has become a name to reckon with, making him the first Indian artist to achieve the feat. \u201cIt\u2019s a popular show and there was a lot of buzz around it last year. So I decided to make the portraits of the Professor and Berlin (characters from the show). But I didn\u2019t know that my work will get showcased on a global platform. It was mind-blowing,\u201d Abhishek tells Global Indian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This has made the Vadodra boy an overnight sensation whose Instagram page currently boasts of over 45k followers. \u201cEven Money Heist<\/em> actor Pedro Alonso, who plays Berlin, commented on the photo. It was quite a moment,\u201d says an excited Abhishek. However, it has been an uphill journey for the digital artist.<\/p>\n

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