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HT Brunch Cover Story: Presenting the new gods of infotainment

Hindustan Times | By
Oct 11, 2020 03:19 PM IST

Are they Bollywood stars? Nope. But these two Bombay boys are the new faces of stardom, reflecting real people and their extraordinary dreams.

The bhai of YouTube: Mumbiker Nikhil

Mumbai boys Nikhil Sharma and Ranveer Allahbadia are top Indian YouTubers with over a million subscribers. Make-up and hair by Ashwin Shelar; On Nikhil: Oufit, Jack & Jones; watch, Apple; On Ranveer: Suit, Don & Julio; T-shirt, Uniqlo; pocket square, Raymond; jeans, Massimo Dutti, shoes, Fila(Subi Samuel)
Mumbai boys Nikhil Sharma and Ranveer Allahbadia are top Indian YouTubers with over a million subscribers. Make-up and hair by Ashwin Shelar; On Nikhil: Oufit, Jack & Jones; watch, Apple; On Ranveer: Suit, Don & Julio; T-shirt, Uniqlo; pocket square, Raymond; jeans, Massimo Dutti, shoes, Fila(Subi Samuel)
Nikhil is a moto-vlogger and Ranveer is a motivational content creator and entrepreneur. On Nikhil: T-shirt and jeans, Jack & Jones; watch, Apple; On Ranveer: T-shirt, Jockey; jeans, Zara; shoes, Fila (Subi Samuel)
Nikhil is a moto-vlogger and Ranveer is a motivational content creator and entrepreneur. On Nikhil: T-shirt and jeans, Jack & Jones; watch, Apple; On Ranveer: T-shirt, Jockey; jeans, Zara; shoes, Fila (Subi Samuel)
“I learnt about being responsible towards society from Shaktimaan!” —Nikhil sharma
Nikhil is aware that fame is accompanied with responsibility towards society so he does not want to do risky stuff or hurt anyone’s sentiments. On Nikhil: Outfit, Jack & Jones (Subi Samuel)
Nikhil is aware that fame is accompanied with responsibility towards society so he does not want to do risky stuff or hurt anyone’s sentiments. On Nikhil: Outfit, Jack & Jones (Subi Samuel)
“Fame is the return of all the time put in to create content that entertains”
—Nikhil Sharma
Nikhil’s fiancé Shanice Shrestha is also a content creator
Nikhil’s fiancé Shanice Shrestha is also a content creator
Nikhil was a flight attendant with Qatar Airways and then for a brief period wanted to be an actor before becoming a full-time content creator. On him: T-shirt and jeans, Jack & Jones (Subi Samuel)
Nikhil was a flight attendant with Qatar Airways and then for a brief period wanted to be an actor before becoming a full-time content creator. On him: T-shirt and jeans, Jack & Jones (Subi Samuel)
Ranveer Allahbadia has ovver 2.95 million subscribers on YouTube as of today. On Ranveer: T-shirt, Jockey; jacket, Celio; jeans, Massimo Dutti; shoes, Nike (Subi Samuel)
Ranveer Allahbadia has ovver 2.95 million subscribers on YouTube as of today. On Ranveer: T-shirt, Jockey; jacket, Celio; jeans, Massimo Dutti; shoes, Nike (Subi Samuel)
“To be an infotainment creator, you’ve got to identify things that excite you” —Ranveer Allahbadia
(From left) Ranveer Allahbadia getting stronger during lockdown; He did a podcast with actor Ayushmann Khurrana
(From left) Ranveer Allahbadia getting stronger during lockdown; He did a podcast with actor Ayushmann Khurrana
“I’m an entrepreneur, who has found himself in the field of content” —Ranveer Allahbadia
Ranveer comes from a family of doctors but is an entrepreneur at heart. On him: T-shirt and jeans, Zara; shoes, Fila (Subi Samuel)
Ranveer comes from a family of doctors but is an entrepreneur at heart. On him: T-shirt and jeans, Zara; shoes, Fila (Subi Samuel)
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