From working as a background dancer to getting approached for Khatron Ke Khiladi 14: Rise of Bigg Boss 17’s Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar has been enjoying immense popularity and love from the audience since reality show Bigg Boss 17 wrapped up. However, his career in the industry has not been all rosy and he has had his fair shares of ups and downs. Here’s a look at his inspiring journey.

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty had entered the Bigg Boss 17 house to select one contestant from the five finalists for Khatron Ke Khiladi 14. After chatting with all five of them, Rohit offered KKK 14 to none other than Abhishek Kumar. However, the Udaariyaan actor did not give any affirmation to the filmmaker-turned-host and stated that he would like to make a decision once he is out of Bigg Boss 17.

The response that Abhishek received from his fans was nothing less than a dream for him. The actor not only received love from the audience but also the fellow celebs, Udaariyaan co-stars and more. During the grand meet-up thousands of fans arrived and cheered him up.

Abhishek Kumar’s journey in the reality show was filled with ups and down. However, by the end of the show he became a household name and won many hearts. He was the first runner of the reality show with Munawar Faruqui lifting the trophy.

The actor made a grand entry in reality show Bigg Boss 17. His controversial entry in the show raised many eyebrows as his ex-gf Isha Malviya also participated in the show and made some serious accusations against him. However, he managed to make a special place in netizens hearts with his bold personality.

After Abhishek impressed fans with his performance in Udaariyaan, there was no looking back for the actor. Soon after the second season of Udaariyaan was finished, Abhishek was seen in TV show Bekaboo. Abhishek played the role of Aditya Raichand in the show and fans loved his performance in the Eisha Singh and Shalin Bhanot stared show.

The actor made his television with Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey’s Udaariyaan. In the show, he played the role of Amrik Singh. The Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Ankit Gupta stared show was a big hit during the time. Isha Malviya, who was also a part of Bigg Boss 17 was also a part of TV show Udaariyaan.

Abhishek used to make short videos on TikTok and Instagram. His videos blew up on the app and he started receiving immense love and popularity for his acting skills and charming looks. From there he started to get many acting offers.

Abhishek Kumar’s career in the industry started way back in when he used to work as a background dancer in music videos. One of those videos recently surfaced on the internet where he was seen performing as a background dancer for Sidharth Shukla in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. He opened up about working for almost 400 music videos as a background dancer before making his TV debut in one of the Bigg Boss 17 episodes.