Bhuvan Avnindra Shankar Bam (; born 22 January 1994) is an Indian comedian, writer, singer, actor, songwriter and YouTube personality from Delhi. He is known for his comedy channel on YouTube named BB Ki Vines. He received the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons award in 2023.
Early life and education 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.
Career Bam launched his internet career by uploading a video in which he mocked 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 to 12 minutes videos depict the life of an urban teenager, and his whimsical conversations with his friends and family – all played by Bam himself.
He is known for playing characters like Bhuvan (a fictionalised version of himself), Banchoddas, Sameer Fuddi, Titu Mama, Babloo, Janki, Mrs. Verma, Adrak Baba, Mr. Hola, Papa Maakichu, Detective Mangloo, Dr. Sehgal and Babli Sir (also known as Angry Masterji).
The videos were filmed using a front-facing 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 of a song named "Teri Meri Kahani" which was sung by him. This was followed by other music videos of songs sung by him such as "Sang Hoon Tere", "Safar", "Rahguzaar", "Bas Mein", "Ajnabee" and "Heer Ranjha". He also appeared in a short film, Plus Minus, along with Divya Dutt, which won him a Filmfare Award in 2019.
In December 2018, he began a new digital series on YouTube called Titu Talks, where he plays one of his character named 'Titu Mama' who interviews his guests in a funny manner. The first episode featured Shah Rukh Khan as the first guest. The second episode released in February 2019, where he interviewed American pornographic actor Johnny Sins. He also hosted a bonus live episode of Titu Talks at the 2019 YouTube Fanfest with Karan Johar as the 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, transgender people and milkmen to understand the difficulties they are facing during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
In January 2021, he released a statement claiming that his uploaded videos had garnered a total number of 3 billion views. In October of the same year, he released the web series Dhindora on YouTube, comprising eight episodes. For the web series' soundtrack, he sang two songs namely, "Saazish" and "Bann Gayi Zindagi".
In March 2022, the fourth episode of Titu Talks, featuring the cast members of the movie RRR, namely Ram Charan and Jr. NTR, along with the film's director S. S. Rajamouli, was released.
In January 2023, he made his OTT debut with Taaza Khabar. In the same month, he was seen in Amazon miniTV's Rafta Rafta opposite Srishti Rindani. In 2025, Bam was reported to be shooting for a web-series, The Revolutionaries, alongside Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta, and Gurfateh Pirzada in Madhya Pradesh, set to premiere in 2026, while he was also reported to be starring in a film opposite actress Wamiqa Gabbi, titled Kuku Ki Kundali.
In the media In April 2019, Bam was featured in the Hindustan Times brunch cover story. In the same year, during July, Bam also featured on Rolling Stone'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 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.
Personal life Bam's parents died in 2021 due to complications from COVID-19.
Filmography
Film
+YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2026Filming
Television + List of television credits YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2019MTV UnpluggedHimself/SingerSeason 8; Episode 42021Bingo Comedy AddaHimselfEpisode 2Maharashtrachi HasyajatraGuest appearanceBigg Boss 152023The Kapil Sharma Show2025Kaun Banega Crorepati 16
Web series
+ List of web series credits Year Title Role NotesPlatformRef. 2016–17 TVF's Bachelors Bhubaneswar Bam Season 1TVF 2018–present Titu Talks TituMiniseries YouTube 2019 One Mic Stand Himself Season 1; Episode 1Amazon Prime Video 2021–presentDhindora VariousAlso writer and producerYouTube (season 1)Netflix (season 2) 2023–2024Taaza Khabar Vasant "Vasya" GawdeAlso producerDisney+ Hotstar2023Rafta RaftaKaran MalhotraAlso producerAmazon miniTV 2026The Revolutionaries Rash Behari BoseAmazon Prime Video
Short films + List of short film credits YearTitleRoleRef.2018Plus MinusBaba Harbhajan Singh
Music videos + List of music video credits YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.2020The Lockdown RapSSD Music2021Kill ChoriAsh King, Nikhita Gandhi
Discography +YearTitleAlbumSinger(s)Ref.2016"Teri Meri Kahaani" rowspan="6" Himself2018"Sang Hoon Tere""Safar""Rahguzar"2019"Bas Mein""Ajnabee""Guncha Koi" (Unplugged)MTV Unplugged2020"Hum Saath Hain" rowspan="2" "Heer Ranjha"2021"Didi Song"Dhindora"Saazish"Himself, Rekha Bhardwaj"Bann Gayi Zindagi"Himself2023"Rafta Rafta"Rafta Rafta
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work ResultRef. 2019 Filmfare Awards Best Short Film Plus Minus 2022Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Actor in a Series (Male): ComedyDhindora2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Male) Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Actor in a Series (Male): DramaTaaza KhabarBest Actor in a Series (Male): ComedyRafta Rafta2024Bollywood Hungama Style IconsMost Stylish Digital Star of the YearMost Stylish Screen-Stealer of the Year
See also List of YouTubers List of Indian comedians
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