Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Bhuvan Bam Recalls Police Mistaking Him for Pickpocket
Bhuvan Bam is an actor and online video creator.
He became popular through his channel, BB Ki Vines.
Before that, his parents wanted him to follow a more traditional career.
Bhuvan asked them for two years to prove that content creation could work.
He said his parents did not fully know what he was doing at the time.
During an outing with his mother in Delhi, many fans surrounded him.
The crowd made police think he might be a pickpocket.
Bhuvan said this experience helped change his parents’ view of his career.
Bhuvan Bam said police once mistook him for a pickpocket in Delhi.
He recalled the incident after fans mobbed him during an outing with his mother.
Bam said he had to persuade his parents to let him pursue content creation.
He asked them for two years to prove himself instead of filling out bank-job forms.
BB Ki Vines had gained about 600,000 YouTube subscribers at the time.
- Who
- Actor and content creator Bhuvan Bam.
- What
- He recalled being mistaken for a pickpocket by police after fans mobbed him, and described persuading his parents to support content creation.
- When
- During a recent interview at the StoryBoard18 Global GenZ Summit; no date was specified.
- Where
- Delhi, including Sarojini Nagar; the interview took place at the StoryBoard18 Global GenZ Summit.
- Why
- Bam wanted to pursue content creation instead of taking a conventional job and asked his parents for two years to prove himself.
- Person
- Bhuvan Bam
- Channel
- BB Ki Vines
- Platform
- YouTube
- Subscribers mentioned
- About 600,000
- Location of recalled incident
- Sarojini Nagar, Delhi
- Event
- StoryBoard18 Global GenZ Summit