RJ Purab, born Purab Duggal, is an Indian radio jockey and digital producer. He is popular for his morning FM show ‘Morning No.1 Kanpur’ on 93.5 Red FM and ‘Car Fooling’ car prank YouTube videos.
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Wiki/Biography
RJ Purab was born on Friday, 15 April 1988 (age 35 years; as in 2023) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Aries. After completing his schooling, he studied Bachelor of Arts.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Purab belongs to the Duggal family of the Punjabi Khatri community.
parents and siblings
There is not much information about Purab’s parents.
He has an elder brother.
wife and children
RJ Purab married Reena Bhagwani in 2015. In 2017, the couple was blessed with a daughter named Veronica Duggal.
relationships/affairs
Before marriage, RJ Purab was dating Reena Bhagwani. They were in a relationship since 2008 and got married in 2015.
livelihood
RJ Purab started his career as a radio jockey intern at Radio City Surat. His internship lasted for 9 months. He then joined South Asia FM Limited Kanpur (Red FM 93.5) in 2009. In 2012, he started hosting the show ‘Morning No. 1 Kanpur’ from 6 am to 12 noon. The show is about local issues, news and entertainment elements.
He has a YouTube channel, RJ Purab, where he uploads prank videos of him fooling his car.
He started the Car Fooling video series in November 2021 and within four months he achieved the milestone of 100k subscribers, for which YouTube awarded him the Silver Button in February 2022.
bike collection
He has a Royal Enfield bike.
car collection
RJ Purab has two cars –
- Hyundai Verna Atlas
Favorite
- Movies: Sardar Udham Singh, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Shershaah, Kesari
- Songs: Tu Jo Mila from Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kaise Hua from Kabir Singh
- RJ: RJ Raunak, RJ Swati
- Prank Show: MTV Goat by Cyrus Barocha
Facts/General Knowledge
- RJ Purab did many small jobs before becoming an RJ. He started by selling SIM cards; He set up an umbrella in Kanpur and sold insurance, SIM cards and mobile phones. Later, he moved to Surat where he worked in a saree showroom.
- In an interview, he revealed that he was the black sheep of the family who did not know what to do in life to earn a living. He was a backbencher during his school-college days.
- He failed in 7th class after which he left home.
- He often visits social service camps. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he donated plasma to a patient named Ayesha Begum and saved her life.
- His other name is Inder Duggal.
- RJ Purab is a non-vegetarian.
- He occasionally consumes alcohol.
- He has a Labrador retriever named Sasha.
- RJ Purab gave a TEDx talk at Moti Jheel Kanpur in March 2023.
- RJ Purab was featured in Urban Kanpur magazine in 2017.
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