Bhuvan Bam (; born Bhuvan Avnindra Shankar Bam; 22 January 1994) is an

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comedian, writer, singer, actor, songwriter, and

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from Delhi, India. He is known for his comedy channel on

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named ''BB Ki Vines.''

Early life and education

Bam was born on 22 January 1994 in

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in a Maharastrian family to Avnindra and Padma Bam. Later on, his family moved to

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. He attended Green Fields School in Delhi and graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College,

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, with a bachelor's degree in history. Bam's parents died in 2021 from a

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infection.

Career

Bam launched his internet career in uploading a video in which he lampooned a news reporter who asked a woman insensitive questions regarding the death of her son due to the

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floods. The video went viral in Pakistan, inspiring Bam to create his own YouTube channel in June 2015.

BB Ki Vines

''BB Ki Vines'' is a YouTube channel whose 2–12 minute videos depicts the life of an urban teenager, and his whimsical conversations with his friends and family – all played by Bam himself. He has 25 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and is known for playing characters like ''Bhuvan'', ''Banchoddas'', ''Sameer Fuddi'', ''Titu Mama'', ''Bablu'', ''Janki'', ''Mrs. Verma'', ''Adrak Baba'', ''Mr. Hola'', ''Papa Maakichu'', ''Detective Mangloo'', ''Dr. Sehgal'' and ''Babli Sir''. The videos are filmed using a front camera on a phone by Bam himself. He originally uploaded his videos to Facebook, and then moved to YouTube.

Works

In August 2016, Bam released a music video "Teri Meri Kahani". This was followed by "Sang Hoon Tere", "Safar", "Rahguzaar" and "Ajnabee". He also appeared in a short film, ''Plus Minus'', along with Divya Dutt which earned him a

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. In December 2018, he began a new digital series on

called ''Titu Talks'', that featured

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as the first guest. In 2019, he released the song, "Ajnabee" on his YouTube channel. In May 2020, Bam uploaded an episode of Titu Talks titled 'Lifeline of Society' in which he interviewed an electrician, house help, farmers, transgenders and milkmen to understand the difficulties they are facing during the

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in India. In January 2021, he released a statement claiming that his uploaded videos had a total number of 3 billion views. In October of the same year, he released the web series ''

Dhindora ''Dhindora'' ( hi, ढिंढोरा, ) is a 2021 Indian comedy drama web series which takes place in Bhuvan Bam Universe played by Bhuvan Bam and directed by Himank Gaur. Bam plays multiple characters, and the series also stars Gayatri Bhar ...

'' on

, with eight episodes. In January 2023, he made his OTT debut with ''

Taaza Khabar Taaza Khabar ( hi, ताज़ा ख़बर, ) is an Indian fantasy comedy thriller miniseries written by Abbas Dalal and Hussain Dalal; directed by Himank Gaur. It stars Bhuvan Bam, Shriya Pilgaonkar, J. D. Chakravarthy, Deven Bhojani, P ...

''.

Media

In April 2019, Bam featured in the

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brunch cover story. In the same year, during July, Bam also featured on

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's cover. In January 2020, Bam featured on Grazia India's cover in collaboration with Puma. In the same month, he made his presence at the

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and the next month, he featured in

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list in the "Digital Content Creators" category. In October 2021, Bam again featured in the

brunch cover story.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Short films

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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