Earlier, to appear in films, you had to give auditions, you had to make connections, then the era of smartphones came. People started showing their talent by making videos through this. A boy from Delhi became famous in 2015 due to some such videos.
Gradually he became a YouTube star. Subscribers reached crores. It took no time to reach Mumbai from Delhi. In no time he became a YouTuber celebrity. We are talking about Bhuvan Bam. Bhuvan has now turned producer and has produced three web shows of his own. There is a story behind why he became a producer.
Today in Success Story we will talk about YouTuber turned actor Bhuvan Bam.
Loved imitating teachers and singing along in school. Recalling his childhood, Bhuvan said, 'I used to copy teachers in school. Everyone in the house had a great sense of humor, so I was also funny from a young age. However, apart from this I was most interested in music. I used to sing songs. My family organized a music class when I was in the fourth standard. The family felt that I could become a singer.'
Went to a pizza shop and said – want a job as a delivery boy Bhuvan wanted to earn money at a young age. He felt ashamed to ask money from his family members. It was not that parents did not give money. Once he got so upset that he took a scooter to a pizza shop.
Bhuvan walked in and said – I want a delivery boy job. The man looked him up and down. He angrily said that there is an age to study and count, pay attention to it. He kicks Bhuvan out of there.
Took admission in Delhi University, but became disillusioned with studies Meanwhile, Bhuvan's studies continued. He graduated in History from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University. Bhuvan says, 'It was because of my friends that I wanted to take admission in Delhi University.
However, one college there had a cutoff of 93%, some of my colleges had 75%. Only history department was getting so many marks. I also finally took admission in it. Now admission was taken with friends in mind, but our classes were taken at different times. It was not possible to meet friends. Due to this, I gradually became disillusioned with my studies.
Bhuvan started singing in restaurants, earning Rs 3500 After the study chapter was over, Bhuvan now wanted to dive fully into singing. He got a job as a deli at the Moti Mahal restaurant in Delhi through someone he knew. Bhuvan further said, 'My job was just to stand with the guitar. I used to get Rs 3500 per month for this work. I thought if I could get paid just standing with the guitar, how much money would I get if I learned it. Then I started learning guitar. No one paid attention to my singing. It was a very strange feeling at the time. It seemed that talent was not valued. As I was getting paid for this job, I kept quiet.
Bhuvan's singing career was going well. What happened then that Bhuvan started making videos on social media? This is from 2014. There was a terrible flood in Kashmir. A reporter from there did very strange reporting without any sympathy. Bhuvan posted a video on Facebook and revealed the same. This video went viral in no time. This video went viral more in Pakistan than India. Initially, Bhuvan was considered a Pakistani. When people of Delhi met Bhuvan, they used words like 'Aap', 'Sahib', 'Huzur', 'Adab', mistaking him for a Pakistani.
Father was addicted to alcohol, Bhuvan stopped him, but it didn't matter Every month good money was coming from YouTube. Within no time, he became one of the biggest YouTube users in the country. However, things were not right in personal life. Actually, his father was an alcoholic. Its quantity was increasing with time. At first Bhuvan didn't care about them, but then he also felt that this habit was not right. He even tried to stop them a couple of times, but it had no effect on the father. The situation was such that on one hand Bhuvan was cutting the cake of completing 10 crore subscribers, on the other hand there was an atmosphere of mourning in the house.
Arguments started happening in the house Many times it happened that there were many arguments between father and son. Amid arguments at home, Bhuvan used to make videos with full enthusiasm. He didn't let any lines of worry cross his face. It is said that it is very easy to make people cry, but very difficult to make them laugh. Although things were not so good in Bhuvan's life, he was making people laugh through different characters.
People used to call him 'cheap Johnny Depp', Bhuvan used to get annoyed Initially, Bhuvan used to keep his hair long. He was always seen with long hair in the videos. Seeing his looks, people used to call him 'cheap Johnny Depp'. These things were constantly written in his comment box.
Bhuvan was a bit worried at first. However, later they started taking it positively. It happened that he once went to South Korea for an award related work. Someone there actually called him Johnny Depp. Since then Bhuvan did not feel bad about this.
Shah Rukh was called in the first episode of the funny talk show Meanwhile, Bhuvan started a funny talk show on YouTube. He called Shah Rukh Khan in the very first episode of the series. Some people compare Bhuvan's life journey with that of Shah Rukh. Both are from Delhi, both have no background. Both are at the top of their respective fields.
On this comparison, Bhuvan says, 'I respect the sentiments of those making the comparison, but it is a sin to mention me and Shahrukh sir in the same sentence. Forget it now. If I can achieve even 0.5% as much as them in the next 30 years, that would be a lot. I feel nervous hearing this comparison.
While making videos on YouTube, Bhuvan began to feel that he could do films and serials as well, but he started getting rejections. Bhuvan felt that he was still not doing full justice to his talent. He felt that he should work in films and serials, so that he can tell people that he is not just here to make short videos. However, when I went to ask for work, I was told – you make videos inside the boundary wall. Making films and serials is not your job.
Fed up with rejection, started a production house Now hearing such words, Bhuvan had to do two things. First, he would have sat down depressed because of the rejection. Or else, he'll actually go back to making comedy videos within four walls. Bhuvan did neither. In fact, he started his own production house – BB Ki Wines Production.
Today Bhuvan rejects the script Earlier he produced the 'Dhindora' series under the banner of BB Ki Wines Production. Currently the situation is that Bhuvan was rejected by the industry, today the same Bhuvan is rejecting the script out of line. Bhuvan says he will say yes to the film only if he gets a respectable role. If he is only seen as a comedy character, he will refuse.
Now the dream of making a film is Bhuvan's dream is to make a film that people come to watch with their families. Even kids can enjoy this movie without any adult certification.
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