This is Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Dev Patel. A British actor of Indian origin.
This is rapper-actor and all-round talent Riz Ahmed. He's a British actor of Pakistani origin.
Two different, beautiful men.
On Sunday night, British luxury brand Burberry tweeted a picture of Riz, buuuut made the mistake of calling him Dev Patel.
And, of course, desi Twitter wouldn't have any of it.
They reiterated the need for a more diverse media.
Some even thanked their stars that Zayn (also British-Pakistani) wasn't at the event.
And, of course, there was no dearth of the classic desi sass.
Burberry later fixed their error with two separate tweets for Patel and Ahmed.
Celebrating the #EEBAFTAs in London this evening, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Winner #DevPatel wears a… https://t.co/VFyMeEF9NJ
Actor @rizmc wearing a grey mohair tuxedo on the #EEBAFTA red carpet at the @RoyalAlbertHall this evening
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