Tanmay Bhat
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 Bhat in an All India Bakchod video | ||||||||||
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| Born | 23 June 1987 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||
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| Channels | Tanmay Bhat Honestly By Tanmay Bhat | |||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 4.98 million (Tanmay Bhat), 949k (Honestly By Tanmay Bhat) | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.59 billion (Tanmay Bhat), 6.21 million (Honestly By Tanmay Bhat) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 15 August 2024 | ||||||||||
Tanmay Bhat (born 23 June 1987) is an Indian YouTuber, comedian, scriptwriter, actor, performer and producer. He is the co-founder and former CEO/CFO/Driver of the creative agency All India Bakchod (AIB) along with Gursimran Khamba.[1][2] In 2018, he was the judge on season 1 of Comicstaan, a stand-up comedy competition broadcast on Amazon Prime.
In mid-2019 he started the YouTube channel "Tanmay Bhat", where he posts vlogs, comedy sketches, reaction videos and video essays and streams games such as PUBG Mobile and Among Us. He has performed at many stand-up comedy shows and was also a part of 'Weirdass Comedy' founded by agriculturist Roopak Yadwad (DYP Talsande).
Early life
Bhat was born in a Kannada speaking South Indian middle class family, he did his schooling from Cosmopolitan Babaram Education Society located in Andheri. He went on to pursue his higher education at the R. D. National College and Jai Hind College.[3]
Career
Film and television
Tanmay Bhat made his debut with UTV Bindass' flagship show, Hass Ley India. He wrote for MTV India's Wassup and Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. He ventured into story, screenplay and dialogue writing for Disney India's daily comedies Kya Mast Hai Life and NDTV Imagine's Oye! It's Friday! with Farhan Akhtar.[4]
He was the writer and producer for India's More Talent, a subsidiary comedy show spawning from Not true, and has scripted TV award shows, including the Filmfare Awards, Star Parivaar Awards, Balaji Awards, Big TV Awards and Stardust Awards.[4]
He had a brief cameo appearance in Ragini MMS 2 (2014)[5] and appeared in Mr. X (2015).[6]
All India Bakchod
All India Bakchod was co-founded as a YouTube channel in 2013 by Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba, Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya.[7] They filmed sketches, performed stand-up comedy, and co-wrote shows as a comedy company. By early 2015, the comedy group had become a creative agency, making branded content for corporate clients.[8] AIB's first foray into YouTube consisted of short spoofs and mimicry-based sketches. Song parodies continued to feature stereotypical situations and play on heavy nostalgia in their work. They popularized a satirical trope, "Honest Indian...", which they applied to various situations. Their podcast guests and work collaborators included Bollywood celebrities, global and Indian comedians and filmmakers.
In May 2016 Bhat uploaded a Snapchat video mimicking Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar, arguing about who was a better player. The video generated heated controversy over their portrayal, which some deemed offensive and appalling, while others found it hilarious and witty.[9] Following this, an FIR was registered by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena against him and Mumbai police wrote to Google and YouTube requesting the video be deleted.[10]
In 2017 the comedian was booked and an FIR was filed against him for posting a meme of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Snapchat.[10]
Me Too controversy
In October 2018, writer and comedian Mahima Kukreja accused the YouTuber Utsav Chakraborty, who worked as a freelancer with All India Bakchod, of sending her and other women lewd messages and photos via social messaging apps. At the time, Bhat was the CEO of AIB.[11] Several comedians within Chakraborty's circle, including Tanmay Bhat, knew about the allegations of harassment but opted to keep quiet and work with him.[12] On 8 October 2018, AIB announced that Bhat would immediately "be stepping away from his association with AIB" for the time being.[13][14][15] Amazon Video removed Bhat from the panel of judges for the second season of Comicstaan due to the allegations.[16]
In May 2019, AIB announced that Bhat was no longer suspended but removed from the CEO post.[17] A few weeks later, Bhat stated in videos posted to Instagram that he suffered from clinical depression, drawing criticism from Mahima Kukreja and fellow comedian Aditi Mittal, both of whom accused Bhat of using depression as a good and characterised his claims as insincere.[18]
YouTube
Bhat returned to YouTube in November 2019, streaming PUBG: Battlegrounds.[19] He also launched a second channel, 'Honestly by Tanmay Bhat', where he hosts 'learning streams' and videos featuring experts in various topics.[19]
Bhat teamed up with YouTuber Sunil Pal in January 2020 and brought in several comedians, including Sorabh Pant, CarryMinati, Kaneez Surka and Zakir Khan, for the "TreeMathon 2020" live stream. The stream was an 8-hour live session with people playing the game Getting Over It to support Mission Green Mumbai and raise funds to plant as many trees as possible in response to the deforestation drive at Aarey Milk Colony.[20]
In early April 2020, Bhat and Kaneez Surka hosted an 8-hour live stream for two days, raising over Rs 1.7 million for charities fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Bhat moderated multiplayer online games with fellow comedians Rohan Joshi, Kaneez Surka, Bhuvan Bam, Anuvab Pal, Varun Grover and Kusha Kapila.[21]
In 2020, Netflix India started a series with Bhat reacting to various movies & TV shows on Netflix, called "Tanmay Reacts".[22] Tanmay also reacts on the memes and videos on his own channel, majorly with his "OG gang" - a group of four people with their own codenames - Aditya Kulshrestha (Writer OP), Nishant Tanwar (Rider OP), Rohan Joshi (Prisoner OP), Zakir Khan (Shayar OP), Vishal Dayama (Shauhar OP) and Piyush Sharma (Banker OP).
Advertising
In 2016, Bhat appeared in an advertisement for Netflix, in which he impersonates Pablo Escobar. The 2 minute advertisement talks about Netflix addiction.[23]
In 2020-2021, he co-wrote the scripts of several advertisements for the financial services company Cred, which featured actors and other celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Bappi Lahiri, Ravi Shastri, Anil Kapoor, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev and Neeraj Chopra.[24][25][26]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Platform/Channel | Notes |
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| 2007–2008 | Champion Chaalbaaz No.1 | Sony Entertainment Television | Contestant |
| 2009-2010 | Kya Mast Hai Life | Disney india | Writer |
| 2012–2018 | Various AIB Videos | YouTube | Various Characters |
| 2012-2013 | The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir | Disney India | Writer |
| 2014 | Ragini MMS 2 | ALTBalaji | Cameo |
| 2015–2018 | On Air With AIB | Hotstar | Himself |
| 2015 | Mr.X | Amazon Prime Video | Actor; Also producer |
| 2015–2020 | Son Of Abish | YouTube | Season 1 with Gursimran Khamba |
| Season 2 with Vishal Dadlani | |||
| Season 4 with Bhuvan Bam | |||
| Season 7 with Kanan Gill | |||
| Season 8 with Ahsaas Channa | |||
| 2018 | Comicstaan | Amazon Prime Video | Himself- Judge |
| 2020 | Chintu Ka Birthday | ZEE5 | Co-producer |
| 2021 | Dhindora | Music Video (With Bhuvan Bam) | Himself |
| 2021 | Comedy Premium League | Netflix | Himself- Contestant |
| 2024 | Koffee with Karan | Disney Plus Hotstar | Himself |
See also
References
- ^ Chatterjee, Rituparna (27 May 2012). "All India Bakchod: Meet stand-up's newest talents Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Tanmay Bhat". Stand Up Planet. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Meet Tanmay Bhat, The 'OP' of Desi YouTube Who Gave Us Memorable AIB Sketches". News18. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ a b Wirally, Team (23 January 2016). "What AIB Dudes Were Doing Before AIB Was Formed – Wirally". Wirally. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Puri, Niharika (21 March 2014). "True Review: Ragini MMS 2". The Daily Eye. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Chopra, Sonia (18 April 2015). "'Mr. X' Review: Steer clear of this 'Hollow Man' wannabe". sify.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "The Bad Boys Of Indian YouTube". BuzzFeed News. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "AIB launches advertising wing 'Vigyapanti' | Advertising". Campaign India. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Tanmay Bhat Roasted Over 'Sachin vs Lata' Video, Police Explore Ban". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Krishnan, Revathi (7 January 2021). "No laughing matter — all the comedians who got into trouble for trying to be funny". ThePrint.
- ^ "Mahima Kukreja responds to Utsav Chakraborty's allegations, calls it 'sick fantasy of revenge'". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "AIB accepts Tanmay Bhat knew of sexual harassment claims against Utsav Chakraborty and continued working with him". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Me Too: Founders Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba out of AIB 'until further notice'". The News Minute. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Comedian Tanmay Bhat To "Step Away" From AIB Amid #MeToo Allegations". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "India's #MeToo wave is already forcing powerful men out of their jobs". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Amazon Drops Tanmay Bhat, Keeps Kanan Gill for Comicstaan Season 2". NDTV Gadgets 360. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "#MeToo row: AIB posts after 7 months; Gursimran Khamba to not be a part of the company, Tanmay Bhat demoted". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Aditi Mittal, Mahima Kukreja slam Tanmay Bhat for 'clinical depression' post, call his claims insincere". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Tanmay Bhat on dealing with depression and his PewDiePie ambitions: Tech2 Innovate". Tech2. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Bajaj, Abhisek (27 January 2020). "Tanmay Bhatt & co. Raise over 5,000 USD with 8-hour fundraising stream » TalkEsport". TalkEsport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Tanmay Bhat takes a unique route to raise funds for COVID-19 relief work". Ahmedabad Mirror. Mumbai Mirror. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Netflix India Releases Death Note Reaction Video Featuring Comedian Tanmay Bhat". Anime News Network. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Tanmay Bhat as Pablo Escobar? Watch this Netflix ad for your dose of LOL for the day". Firstpost. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Rahul Dravid Struggling to Act Angry in Behind-the-Scenes of Viral Commercial is Too Pure". News18. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (20 September 2021). "CRED Ad Director Says Neeraj Chopra 'Just Wanted To Have Fun' & 'Was Game About It' : Report". ABP Live. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bhatt, Shephali. "Who made Bappi Da sing love ballads for credit cards?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
