I had sworn to stay off Koffee with Karan after the first two underwhelming episodes of Season Eight. But the latest promos caught my attention. The special guest of Episode Thirteen was none other than social media sensation, Orry!
For those of you who haven’t heard of Orry, let me tell you that he appears in every celebrity photo on the Gram, and yet, no one has the slightest inkling as to what he does for a living. I indulged in a little Koffee, hoping that Orry would finally spill the tea.
The episode was simply bizarre! Sheldon explaining String theory and concepts of theoretical Physics in Big Bang Theory would have been easier to process. I’m both in awe and awry, of Orry’s aura. Now try saying this tongue-twister ten times without pausing. Ha! Betty and her bitter butter are so passé.
Karan calls Orry the ‘human start-up’. Let me tell you why. He has built a brand around himself and is diversifying. Not only does he get clicked at every party in town but is also launching his own emojis (Orry-jis). He is the author of many quotable quotes, which in all likelihood, may find their way to T-shirts. This is a whole new level of Kardarshian-ism.
In the future, Orry might try out a bunch of stuff. Like starting a new fashion line (Simply Orri-fic), signing up with a singing label (Orry-jit versus. Arijit), attempting Japanese paper craft, (Orry-gami, anyone?), or acting in movies (the age of Orry-wood). You get the drift.
Ah, but I deviate. Getting back to the episode. Karan asks Orry the question in everyone’s mind.
What do you do?
Orry replies without batting an eyelid; he reads from morning to night.
My ears perk up. What could he be reading? Thrillers? Romance? History?
“I read all the comments on Instagram about myself.”
This answer disappoints the bookworm in me. But you have you give it to him. He is working on his brand, something he has been upfront about.
Do you work? I work very hard. On myself. What do you do? I do my best.
Orry has moved on and is explaining to Karan how Orry-Corp functions. He has a ‘Relevance Room’ where his ‘minions’ brainstorm on how to keep their boss relevant. His minions are named… Orry 1, 3, 4, and 5. At this point, I want to scream ‘banana’ like a minion.…but I control myself and continue watching Gru, I mean Orry. And before anyone asks, 2 was bumped off because she had the audacity to become more popular than the boss. Phew!
It gets crazier. Karan asks Orry about the fear that these fifteen minutes of fame won’t last. But there is a plan for this as well! The minions are working on plotting Orry’s demise. I am intrigued. Are they planning rebellion? No. The planned downfall is only a pre-cursor to a powerful comeback, all part of Orry’s vision. Very Oracle-like. You know what I am going to say next. Very Orry-cle-like.
Orry also hires doppelgängers to create an impression of omnipresence. He once found out that someone was impersonating him at events. A normal mortal would demand the person stop. Orry goes up to him and says, “Are you trying to be me? That’s exactly what I need. You are hired!”
Karan is as shocked as me, but he remembers that he has a show to host. He asks Orry if he is seeing someone. Orry unabashedly confirms that he is seeing not one but five people at the same time. He doesn’t care if he is labelled. “I’m a cheater,” he shrugs nonchalantly. (Next T-shirt design loading.)
Orry features for only the first twenty minutes of the episode. But these twenty minutes were truly mind-boggling. I still have I have no idea what Orry does. He is definitely what Lady Whistledown from Bridgerton would call ‘the Diamond of the Season.’ I do not know if he is one of those influencers who hog the limelight and vanish without a trace. He is either the most naïve person or the smartest; only I can’t decide which.
The only thing that is certain is that this is Orry’s world, and we are living in it.