Riyaz Aly
Riyaz Afreen (born 2003/2004), better known as Riyaz Aly, is an Indian social media personality, actor, and fashion blogger.
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Born | Riyaz Afreen 2003/2004 (age 16–17)[1] Jaigaon, West Bengal, India |
Occupation | Social media personality, actor, fashion blogger |
Life
Aly is from Jaigaon and resides in Mumbai. Aly was a salesperson at a Mumbai perfume shop before he was fired for accidentally breaking a bottle.[2] He later became a social media personality, actor, and fashion blogger. Appealing to a younger audience, Aly posts content including lip sync videos and skits.[3] One of his TikToks in April 2020 garnered 3.5 million likes.[4] He was the first Tiktok user to reach 10 million and 20 million followers.[5] As of May 2020, he has 37.2 million followers on TikTok.[6] According to a July 2020 report by the Indian Institute of Human Brands, Aly is among India's most recognized TikTok personalities.[7] Aly has been featured in music videos of Deepika Padukone, and Shilpa Shetty.[3] He collaborates with artists including Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, and Avneet Kaur.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Aly has advocated for social distancing.[6]
Education
He is currently studying at Hanuman Mandir Dharamshala (SHMD School) Jaigaon, Bhutan. He has scored over 85%+ percentage in 10th standard, and this year he will be going to get promoted to 12 the standard.
Career
Initially, Riyaz made lip-sync & dubbed videos of Bollywood & Punjabi songs on the popular musical app TikTok. Currently, has more than 40 million Tiktok followers and more than 9 million Instagram users.
References
- Rao, Rajiv (July 16, 2020). "India may have banned TikTok but the app's users have democratised stardom forever". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- Gupta, Sanchit (2020-04-05). "TikTok and its Teenage Millionaires". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- Shrivastava, Manu (2020-05-17). "World-famous for 15 seconds". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- Williams, Kori (2020-04-07). "10 of the Most Liked TikTok Videos You Have to Watch". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- "As Govt Bans 59 Chinese Apps, A Look At India's Top TikTok Stars". Outlook Magazine. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- Nirmal, Gayatri (2020-05-01). "Exclusive: TikTok star Riyaz Aly opens up about his bond with Avneet Kaur, dream of working with Sara Ali Khan and much more". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- "Riyaz Aly tops IIHB TikToker community ranking". Exchange4media. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-23.