Bhuvan Bam, originally from Delhi, India, is a comedian, writer, singer, actor, songwriter, and YouTube celebrity. He was born Bhuvan Avnindra Shankar Bam on January 22, 1994. He is known for his comedy channel on YouTube named BB Ki Vines.
Bio
| Full Name | Bhuvaneshwar Bam |
| Nickname | BB |
| Profession(s) | Comedian, Actor, Writer, Singer, Songwriter, YouTube Personality |
| Famous For | His YouTube comedy channel “BB Ki Vines” |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5’ 10½” (179 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Career
| Debut | YouTube Video: The Chakhna Issue (2014) |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • The Most Popular Channel WebTV Asia Award for his YouTube Channel “BB Ki Vines” (2016) • Recognised at the first Game Changer Awards by Hindustan Times (2017) • The 2019 Filmfare Award for Best Short Film went to “Plus Minus.” • The Mumbai-hosted Glammy Awards’ Icon of the Year (2023) |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 22 January 1994 (Saturday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 30 Years |
| Birthplace | Baroda, Gujarat, India |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | New Delhi, India |
| School | Green Fields School, New Delhi |
| College/University | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, New Delhi |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor’s degree in History |
| Ethnicity | Marathi |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Playing the Guitar, Travelling |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| GirlFriend | Yes (Name Don’t No) |
| Parents | Father– Avnindra Mother– Padma Bam, a former worker at ABB in Faridabad  |
| Siblings | Brother– Aman Bam (Pilot) Sister– None |
Favorites
| Beverage | Tea |
| Actor | Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| Filmmaker | Anurag Kashyap |
Money Factor
| Assets/Properties | A bungalow in Greater Kailash, South Delhi (worth Rs. 11 crore) Note: The property was registered on August 7, 2023, and Bhuvan reportedly paid a stamp duty of about Rs. 77 lakh for it. |
Bhuvan Bam Early life, Education & Career
Avnindra and Padma Bam welcomed Bam into their Marathi Hindu family on January 22, 1994, in Vadodara, Gujarat. His family later relocated to Delhi. He went to Delhi’s Green Fields School and later earned a bachelor‘s degree in history from Delhi University‘s Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.
Bam’s parents died in 2021 from a COVID-19 infection.
Bam started his online career by posting a video in which he made fun of a news reporter for questioning a woman insensitively about her son’s death from flooding in Kashmir. After the video gained popularity in Pakistan, Bam was motivated to launch his own YouTube channel in June 2015.
BB Ki Vines
Bam plays the role of an urban teenager in the 2–12 minute videos on the YouTube channel BB Ki Vines, which show his wacky interactions with friends and family. He had 16 million subscribers on his YouTube channel as of 2020. He 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.
Bam records the videos with the front camera on his phone. Before switching to YouTube, he used Facebook as the platform for his video uploads.
Works
Bam released the music video for “Teri Meri Kahani” in August of 2016. “Sang Hoon Tere”, “Safar”, “Rahguzaar”, and “Ajnabee” came next. Alongside Dibya Dutt, he starred in the short film Plus Minus, for which he received a Filmfare award. Shah Rukh Khan was the first guest of his brand-new digital series on YouTube, Titu Talks, which he launched in December 2018.
He posted the song “Ajnabee” to his YouTube channel in 2019.
In order to better understand the challenges that people are facing during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, Bam conducted interviews with an electrician, housekeepers, farmers, transgender people, and milkmen for his Titu Talks episode “Lifeline of Society,” which was uploaded in May 2020.
He declared in a statement that his uploaded videos had received 3 billion views overall in January 2021. He launched the eight-episode web series Dhindora on YouTube in October of the same year.
He debuted on OTT in January 2023 with Taaza Khabar. In the same month, he was seen in Amazon miniTV’s Rafta Rafta opposite Srishti Rindani.
Media
Bam received attention in the Hindustan Times‘ April 2019 brunch cover story. In the same year, during July, Bam also featured on Rolling Stone’s cover.
Bam was featured on the cover of Grazia India in January 2020, working with Puma. In the same month, he made his presence at the World Economic Forum and the next month, he featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the “Digital Content Creators” category.
In October 2021, Bam again featured in the Hindustan Times brunch cover story.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MTV Unplugged | Himself/Singer | Season 8; Episode 4 |
| 2021 | Bingo Comedy Adda | Himself | Episode 2 |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 15 | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2023 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Himself | Guest |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | TVF’s Bachelors | Bhubaneswar Bam | Season 1 |
| 2018–present | Titu Talks | Titu | |
| 2019 | One Mic Stand | Himself | Season 1; Episode 1 |
| 2021 | Dhindora | Various | Also, writer and producer |
| 2023 | Taaza Khabar | Vasant “Vasya” Gawde | Also producer |
| 2023 | Rafta Rafta | Karan Malhotra | Also producer |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Plus Minus | “Baba” Harbhajan Singh |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Lockdown Rap | SSD Music |
| 2021 | Kill Chori | Ash King, Nikhita Gandhi |
Discography
| Year | Title | Album | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | “Teri Meri Kahaani” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2018 | “Sang Hoon Tere” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2018 | “Safar” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2018 | “Rahguzar” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2019 | “Bas Mein” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2019 | “Ajnabee” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2019 | “Guncha Koi” (Unplugged) | MTV Unplugged | Himself |
| 2020 | “Hum Saath Hain” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2020 | “Heer Ranjha” | Non-album single | Himself |
| 2021 | “Didi Song” | Dhindora | Himself, Rekha Bhardwaj |
| 2021 | “Saazish” | Dhindora | Himself, Rekha Bhardwaj |
| 2021 | “Bann Gayi Zindagi” | Dhindora | Himself |
| 2023 | “Rafta Rafta” | Rafta Rafta | Himself |
Discography
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards | Best Short Film | Plus Minus | Won |
| 2022 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy | Dhindora | Nominated |
| 2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Male) | — | Won |
| 2023 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Series (Male): Drama | Taaza Khabar | Nominated |
| 2023 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy | Rafta Rafta | Nominated |
| 2024 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Star of the Year | — | Nominated |
| 2024 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Screen-Stealer of the Year | — | Nominated |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhuvan Bam
- Indian YouTuber, comedian, actor, singer, songwriter, and writer Bhuvan Bam is well-known for running the “BB Ki Vines” YouTube channel.
- When he was still a young child, his family moved to Delhi. When Bhuvan Bam was younger
- After passing his class 12, Bhuvan became interested in music and decided he wanted to be a musician. His parents, however, disapproved of his desire to pursue a career in music.
- He learnt classical singing when he was in college.
- He then began performing as a singer in a neighbourhood eatery in Delhi. He began to play the instrument and compose music gradually.
- Bhuvan once posted a video online in which he ridiculed news reporters for their inappropriate questions directed at a mother who lost her son in the 2014 Kashmir floods. He was inspired to start his own YouTube channel by the video, which became an instant hit in Pakistan.
- Bhuvan started the “BB Ki Vines” YouTube channel in 2015.
- With only ten to fifteen views, his debut YouTube video, “The Chakhna Issue,” was removed from the channel.
- Bhuvan portrays a variety of characters in his YouTube videos, such as Mr. Hola, Sameer Fuddi, Pinki, Bablu, Titu Mama, and Banchoddas.
- Bam has partnered/collaborated with “Bekar Films” and “Karachi Vynz Official,” two Pakistani channels.
- He has also associated with Indian YouTube channel TVF (The Viral Fever) for the video “TVF Bhootiyapa Bachelors Vs Ghost.”
- Bam released his music video “Teri Meri Kahani” in 2016.
- Some of his popular music videos include “Sang Hoon Tere”, “Safar”, “Rahguzaar,” and “Ajnabee.”
- Bhuvan has also appeared in the short film “Plus Minus” (2018).Bhuvan Bam’s short film poster Plus Minus
- He started his YouTube digital series, “Titu Talks,” in 2018.
- Bam raised funds for the migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic through his YouTube video “Lifelines of Society.”
- In childhood, he wanted to become an archaeologist.
- His mother had desired that he pursue a B.Com. Honours degree for his graduation. His percentage was, however, too low to be admitted to a reputable college for the same course. He decided to pursue History Honours as a result.
- By 2020, Bam’s YouTube channel, “BB Ki Vines,” boasted over 19.3 million subscribers.
- He conducted TED Talks at IIIT Delhi and Jaypee University of Information Technology in 2016.
- Bhuvan’s channel “BB Ki Vines” was the main contributor in the YouTube Summit golf competition in 2017, which was won by India.
- 2018 saw Bam surpass 10 million subscribers on YouTube, making him the first individual Indian celebrity to do so.
- Bam has a dog named Maddy as a pet and is a devoted dog lover.
- In 2020, Bhuvan was featured on the cover of Grazia.
- His first pay was Rs. 5,000 per month, which he earned by singing in a Delhi restaurant.
- He announced on Instagram on June 12, 2021, that his parents had passed away from COVID-19 complications.
- According to reports, actor Jagendra Jaffrey of the channel Pogo originally hosted the game show “Takeshi’s Castle” on Amazon Prime Video. Bhuvan Bam is set to take over the role in September 2023. The show is the Indian version of a Japanese show of the same name. Bhuvan Bam’s Instagram post.
- On Raj Shamani‘s podcast, Bhuvan stated that he refrains from both smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
- He obtained the trademark for his BB Ki Vines character Titu Mama in May 2024. He said this was the first step towards his BB Ki Vines universe.
