Julien inspired the Love Guru

did you realize the similarities between the two characters?

King Julien_________|__________Guru Pitka
played by comedian__|__________same
Indian accent_______|__________same
Lively and crazy____|__________same
wants everyone to treat him like a king_|_same
has a sidekick______|__________same
called Maurice______|__________used to be called Maurice

can you think of any more similarities?
i wonder if Mike Myers wanted to portray Guru Pitka like Julien or if both of them were inspired by Deepak Chopra?