Lockdown or Quarantine has knocked off the pedestal from our beloved stars. They now feel past their expiry date. The lockdown is going on and it seems to be stretching like the Cheerharan of Draupadi’s sari. None of us or even Krishna knows when it will stop.
The visual-sharing platforms in social media like Instagram and YouTube were in their control, we just came to know about the democratization of celebrity. In the good olden days, any kid could be famous with a camera in their bedroom. This situation is gone and a new species of a famous person has emerged out of the digital mists and has blessed us with influencer culture’s version of managed access. It all started with reality TV migrated into our phones and the sense of intimate and immediate connection to people is known only through screens.
After doing fashion labels for long, Bollywood celebrities are now turning to a new obsession with becoming YouTubers. In India, YouTube is one of the largest video sharing platforms. Since its inception in the year 2005, YouTube has been re-defining video content creation. The company is owned by Google and has transformed into many forms. It has stayed connected with simply from a video hosting platform to video content hub to a full time earning platform to bloggers. People have started their careers on YouTube and have succeeded and this has inspired many Bollywood celebrities. During the lockdown, some of the celebrities have turned to YouTube channels.
Continue to read to find out the top Bollywood celebrities who have their channel on YouTube.
1. Alia Bhatt
The bubbly Bollywood celebrity, Alia Bhatt has many characters on the silver screen. She joined YouTube on 7th March 2019. Alia Bhatt has gained 1.38 million subscribers and has posted 30 videos till now. All her videos are interesting and she impresses all viewers as YouTubers.
2. Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra started her YouTube journey on 18th November 2014. On her channel, YouTube originals video uploaded on her channel has gained 7.4 million+ views and is also the most viewed video on her channel.
3. Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan is active on YouTube as Alia. In his channel, he has shared behind the scene videos from the sets of his films, his ad shots, and much more. He has in all 368k subscribers to his credit on YouTube.
4. Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty is one of the most active celebs on YouTube. She has shared videos of her Yoga and also the cooking videos. Shilpa is also a great cook and has posted some yummy recipes with approximately 200 videos. There are 1.78 million subscribers to her credit.
5. Kajal Aggarwal
In the year 2008, Kajal Aggarwal started her YouTube journey. There is mixed content, right from her movie trailers, songs to her shows with spiritual leader Sadhguru. She recently uploaded a video with spiritual guru Sadhguru and it has gained over 400K+ views.
Be safe, stay at home, and enjoy the videos of our top celebrities on your YouTube channel. YouTube thus helps to stay connected to fans without disrupting the personal space by people in the show-biz business or movie industry.