Jan 26, 2024, 02:51 PM IST

Meet Bigg Boss 17's Abhishek Kumar, lost 4 million followers on TikTok, fought depression, slapped..

Simran Singh

Born in Mandi, Gobindgarh, Punjab, the 28 years old model and actor Abhishek Kumar started his journey to fame by making TikTok videos

Abhishek gained a strong following on TikTok, but he lost 4 million followers after the app got banned

Abhishek started making music videos and released his first song called Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai

Abhishek was also seen with Sidharth Shukla in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. 

Abhishek was discovered by Ravi Dubey and Sargun Mehra. The duo selected Abhishek for their show Udaariyaan

With Udaariyaan, Abhishek rose to popularity for his role of Amrik Singh Virk. His chemistry with Isha Malviya was appreciated by the masses, and soon their on-screen romance turned real

Abhishek has an official YouTube channel, Aeby Born to Shine with 1.46M subscribers. Abhishek has another official channel, dedicated to Abhishek and Isha videos, Abhisha Vlogs (420K subscribers)

After months of dating, Isha and Abhishek broke up, and Abhishek underwent mental treatment for six months

In the Bigg Boss house, Isha claimed that Abhishek had assaulted her multiple times, and thus she decided to end their relationship

In BB17, Abhishek lost his cool several times, and his slap to Isha's current beau, Samarth Jurel, became the highlight of the season

After getting eliminated for violating house rules, Abhishek was called back, based on housemates' votes

Abhishek is currently among the Top 5 battling for Bigg Boss 17 trophy with Munawar Faruqui, Mannara, Ankita Lokhande and Arun Mahashettty

Bigg Boss 17 grand finale will happen on January 28, from 6 pm to 12 am