Munawar Faruqui to Elvish Yadav: Hindi Social media influencers who made their strong OTT presence in 2025

Munawar Faruqui, Elvish Yadav, Prajakta Koli, Bhuvan Bam and the Malhan brothers - all the known YouTubers found space for growth thanks to their OTT stint. While we await Elvish Yadav's Aukaat Ke Bahar release, he too has been quite a strong face digitally through his various stints. 2025 has been huge for a few influencers as they ventured into or were associated with OTT in one way or another.

Looking back at Hindi social media influencers who made their strong OTT presence in 2025

Munawar Faruqui makes his acting debut on OTT with First Copy, turns host twice and comes back with First Copy season 2

Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui was among those who had a lot going on for him throughout 2025. The year started with him making his acting debut on OTT with First Copy. This was followed by him turning a reality show host with The Society. The same was followed by hosting Pati, Patni Aur Panga that came to an end recently. In the midst of it all, the stand-up comedian came back with First Copy's second season.

Elvish Yadav continues hosting, turns up as a promising actor

Elvish Yadav was seen in various stints as well. He hosted Adda Extreme Battle and is seen in Laughter Chefs season 3. The influencer, who won Bigg Boss OTT season 2, is now awaiting the release of his next web series, Aukaat Ke Bahar. The series is scheduled for release on Amazon MX Player on December 3, 2025.

Big Bollywood break for Bhuvan Bam + new OTT series announced

Bhuvan Bam, who became an OTT star with his web series Taaza Khabar's two seasons, announced his big Bollywood launch. The influencer will be working with Karan Johar in the filmmaker's next movie. The same would mark Bhuvan's debut in Bollywood. Apart from that, Bhuvan is also a part of The Revolutionaries (available on Prime Video soon).

The Malhan brothers explore game shows

The Malhan brothers aka Triggered Insan as well as Fukra Insan appeared on JioHotstar Spark's game shows. While Triggered Insan was seen in Trade Up, Fukra Insan (Bigg Boss OTT 2 runner-up Abhishek Malhan) was last seen in Game of Greed.

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Ashish Chanchlani launches his own web series

Ashish Chanchlani, who became an inspiration for Elvish Yadav, is also busy making headlines for his transformation. He has released his own web series titled Ekaki on his YouTube channel.

Prajakta Koli surprises internet with Mismatched twist in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari

Prajakta Koli became a big surprise factor in Varun Dhawan-Janhvi Kapoor’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. She healed hearts that were broken by the end of the OTT series, Mismatched. This happened thanks to her role in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (also out on Netflix now) with Rohit Saraf.

FAQs

Q. Who is Elvish Yadav?

A. Elvish Yadav is a popular YouTube influencer. He has been working on various reality shows after winning Bigg Boss OTT 2.

Q. Is Elvish Yadav famous?

A. Elvish Yadav is famous among social media influencers. He became a known face after winning Bigg Boss OTT season 2.

Q. Which show Elvish Yadav hosts?

A. Elvish Yadav has hosted mulitple reality shows. He has been the face of Roadies XX and Adda Extreme Battle. He will now be seen as an actor with Aukaat Ke Bahaar.

Q: When is Aukaat Ke Bahar releasing?

A: Aukaat Ke Bahar will land on Amazon MX Player on December 3.