Bhuvan Bam

Biography

Bhuvan Bam (born Bhuvan Avnindra Shankar Bam; 22 January 1994) is an Indian comedian, writer, singer, actor, songwriter, and YouTube personality from Delhi, India. He is known for his comedy channel on YouTube named BB Ki Vines.

Bam was born on 22 January 1994 in Vadodara, Gujarat into a Marathi Hindu family to Avnindra and Padma Bam. 

Later on, his family moved to Delhi. He attended Green Fields School in Delhi and graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, with a bachelor's degree in history.

Bam's parents died in 2021 from a COVID-19 infection.

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 is a YouTube channel whose 2–12 minute videos depict the life of an urban teenager, and his whimsical conversations with his friends and family – all played by Bam himself. 

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.

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.