Bhuvan Bam


Bhuvan Bam is an Indian comedian, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality from Delhi, India. He is known for his YouTube comedy channel BB Ki Vines. In 2018, Bam became the first Indian individual YouTube content creator to cross 10 million subscribers. He is the director of BB Ki Vines Private Limited and a designated partner at AMB Youthiapa LLP, the company behind his channel merchandise.

Early life and education

Bam is a Maharastrian, born on 22 January 1994 in Baroda, Gujarat to Avnindra and Padma Bam. Later on, his family moved to Delhi. He did his schooling from Green Fields School, Delhi and earned a bachelor's degree in History from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.

Career

Bam launched his internet career by 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 Kashmir 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 2–8 minutes long videos depicts the life of an urban teenager, and his whimsical conversations with his friends and family – all played by Bam himself. He has 17.8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and is known for playing characters like Banchoddas, Sameer Fuddi, Titu Mama, and Mr. Hola.
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.

Music videos and other 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 Filmfare award. In December 2018, he began a new digital series on YouTube called Titu Talks, which featured Shah Rukh Khan as the first guest.
In 2019 he released the song "Ajnabee" on his YouTube channel. The song has had more than 11 million views on YouTube.
He recently shot a video titled 'Lifeline of Society' encouraging viewers to raise funds for migrants in a Covid-19.

Awards