AN Indian man recently quit his full time job as a research assistant at a hospital to become a record-breaking selfie taker.

    Bhanu Prakash, 24, said he was inspired by the achievements of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who took 105 selfies in three minutes in May.

    The current world record holder is American football player Patrick Peterson, who managed to take 1,449 selfies in one hour.

    Prakash quit his job in August to practice for the record. “I wanted to focus on breaking the record. I worked there for five months. But when my application got accepted, I decided to quit. My work hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and that wouldn’t leave me much time for practice,” explained Prakash, whose “day begins ends with a selfie.”

    Prakash also negates claims that selfies are “just a girl thing.”

    In May this year, Prakash was on his way back home from work in a bus when he heard a few youngsters talking about Dwayne Johnson’s world record.

    “It immediately struck me that it’s a guy who did this. I mean people keep saying selfie is a very girly thing, but here Dwayne Johnson was doing it. And I knew I was up for it now,” says Prakash, who admittedly clicked 120 selfies in three minutes with his colleagues the very day at work place.

    Initially apprehensive, Prakash’s family now supports his dream. Prakash will formally attempt to break the world record Sept. 18.

    (SD-Agencies)