Mr Faisu Opens Up About Difficult Phase In His Career: "When TikTok Got Banned, We Lost It"

'The 50' is one of the most talked-about shows, and it features some of the most popular faces from social media and the TV industry, including Mr. Faisu, aka Faisal Sheikh, who gained popularity after his TikTok videos went viral. In a recent episode, Faisu spoke about his and his team, Team 07's, struggle and journey to the top.

During a discussion with Shiny Doshi, Ridhima Pandit, and Monalisa, Rajat Dalal spoke about Mr Faisu's popularity, and to this Pandit added, “I once saw a video of Faisu stepping out of a car to lakhs of cheering fans, and I wondered, what does this guy do? Who is he?" and questioned Faisu about what his claim to fame was.

Mr Faisu Opens Up About His Popularity:

Answering the question, Faisu recalled his journey and revealed, “Back then, even we didn't fully understand what we were doing that made people go crazy for us. We started making videos on Dubsmash. People used to make 15-second videos there, but we started making one-minute-long content. We would compile those and put them on Facebook. We never knew these platforms would go so big. We posted a music video on YouTube and got 45 million views on it in six months."

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"I Was The Third Most-followed Person In The World..."

“Our thought process was very simple. We made sure that every third video that the audience saw was us. I have personally made 7,500 videos. Then TikTok got banned, and when that happened, we lost it. A year before that, I got banned on TikTok. I was number one in India. I was the third most-followed person in the world. My videos had 1 billion likes; no one had that in India. The moment my account got banned, we made my 20–22 million fans follow me on Instagram," he further continued and added.

Adnaan Shaikh continued, sharing that it wasn't easy for them, as there was a lot of criticism and many people cornered them. Adding to this, Faisu said, “The company that we had signed up with supported us a lot. The CEO of that agency saw potential in us, and they invested in us for a year or two. We had to take so many classes on grooming, eating, sitting, and being a gentleman. They groomed us so much, and we could understand that it was making us better human beings. So we continued following that."

Mr. Faisu has done several reality shows, including 'Khatron Ke Khiladi', 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa', and Celebrity MasterChef.