Honey Singh and the Gopis: Re-imagining medieval Indian paintings for contemporary situations

Think of it as a fun caption contest. Since March, the @Medievalreacts Twitter handle has been sending out the works of European painters of the medieval period, adding pithy dialogue to make them reflect hilarious 21st century situations.  It didn't take long for @MedievalRxnsIN to adapt the idea to India.

We give you a sampler:

Salman bhai accidentally running over a lion sleeping on the pavement pic.twitter.com/F3cwUevALI

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) May 8, 2015

 

When you pose for your passport photo pic.twitter.com/ncE7po3jq1

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 28, 2015

 

When mom finds cigarettes in your bag pic.twitter.com/rIh4Bokhzs

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 26, 2015

 

When your folks leave town for the weekend pic.twitter.com/2TzVV5oXXj

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 24, 2015

 

When bae breaks up with you over pigeon mail pic.twitter.com/GykzdMO8J6

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 24, 2015

 

When you forget her cat's birthday pic.twitter.com/iulQn9meEj

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 24, 2015

 

When you forget to bring bhindi from the market pic.twitter.com/mjPjsr0JO6

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 23, 2015

 

Waiting for the next Zara sale pic.twitter.com/ZEOuj85eaI

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 23, 2015

 

When bae takes your credit card for a day pic.twitter.com/YMJ5z6DXXa

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 22, 2015

 

DO THE HARLEM SHAKE pic.twitter.com/6AnIs1uAoj

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 22, 2015

 

When crush tweets she loves men with beards pic.twitter.com/X8jP6fpTQj

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 21, 2015

 

Accidentally kicking the football into a neighbour's house and the uncle there be like.. pic.twitter.com/glLfP2l9kn

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 20, 2015

 

"EXPELLIARMUS!!!" "AVADA KEDAVRA!!!" pic.twitter.com/97l13rXu4l

— MedievalReactionsIN (@MedievalRxnsIN) April 20, 2015