We all know Walter White a.k.a. Heisenberg as one of the most enduring characters to have come out of American television in the past decade. We were really kicked by the thought of a tribute to the 'best meth chef' in the world. But then we were also a wee bit pissed. Pissed off by the lack of original thought behind some of the Heisenberg tees out there. That's when we decided to make our own.
And when our design finally saw the light of day, we were pleased. Our 'shameless' tribute to the man was complete, but was it really? The answer of course was a resounding NO! We wanted to take this madness to a whole new level. So over a few drinks and several sleepless nights of contemplation we hatched this little plot. We thought, if Heisenberg were Indian, what would he be like, and thus was born, the 'Heisenbergs of India' concept.
India being a diverse land, it only made sense to try and cover as much of the breadth of this country as possible and so choosing our representative characters spanning the length and breadth of India, we had a whale of a time all week on facebook!
Kicking off the festivities was Heisen-Singh the trucker from Punjab who proudly mouths, "I'm the driver oye!!"Just like his American counterpart once famously said, "I'm the danger!"
The second in the series, the ubiquitous Maru, simply known as Heisen-Maru, who showcased that whatever Heisenberg knew about laundering money, he'd obviously learnt in Marwar!
When it came to the question of showcasing Heisenberg's near criminal monopoly of the meth trade, there simply wasn't any question as to the parallel to the same by Mumbai's very own, auto waale bhaiya's, welcome Heisen-bhaiya! Good of you to join us!
The only empire that Heisen-bhau ever had was the one in his mind. That and wada pav and sleep seriously made him tick (when he wasn't too busy chasing Heisen-bhaiyas out of 'his' territory!)
Our search for the quintessential intellectual giant to represent Heisenberg's intelligence, led us to the mecca of higher learning, refinement, pseudo-intelligentsia and high-browed fartiness and where else but in Calcutta could we have found the mellow and ever so deep Heisen-bong!
Last but not the least and simply because we're committed to representing all possible stereotypes in our sick l'il family, Heisen-Anna the king of seedy dance bars had to complete our list!
Now that you know how this happened, here's a shameless plug from someone who can only be described as Heisenberg's soulmate...
Until next time, remember, you didn't know the meaning of shame, until someone told you to cover up! Stay shameless. Stay brave. Hasta Luego!
