VJ Andy is a British TV host, video jockey, choreographer and producer, who predominantly works in Hindi TV shows. In 2013, he participated in Colors’ reality TV show Bigg Boss Season 7 and was among the top 5 contestants of the show.
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Wiki/Biography
VJ Andy aka Anand Kumar or Andy Kumar was born on Saturday, 31 May 1980 (age 43 years; as in 2023) in Slough, Berkshire, England. Their zodiac sign is Gemini.
VJ Andy’s childhood picture
From 1991 to 1995, he studied drama, theater arts and stagecraft at The Westgate School, Winchester, England.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
VJ Andy belongs to a Punjabi Hindu family.
parents and siblings
Andy’s father died when he was a child. His elder brother Pravesh Kumar is a film director. He has a younger sister named Geeta Kholia.
VJ Andy’s childhood picture with his parents and siblings
VJ Andy’s brother and mother
VJ Andy with his brother and sister
sexual orientation
Andy is a member of the LGBTQ community. Andy talked about his sexuality in an interview, saying,
I was always tagged as gay, lesbian and it has many meanings in one’s life. This has been happening since I was a child. But I was lucky enough to have great parents. He never asked me to behave a certain way. I was lucky enough to always have his support. I was allowed to have a girlfriend, boyfriend without any problem. This is something that needs to be worked on in the Indian community.”
livelihood
Television
host
In 2010, she made her debut as a TV host with the Hindi model hunt show Get Gorgeous Season 6, which aired on Channel V.
VJ Andy in Get Gorgeous Season 6
She gained immense popularity with Channel V’s dating show ‘Dare 2 Date’ (2012).
In 2012, VJ Andy hosted Fox Life’s talk show ‘What’s with Indian Women?!’ Hosted.
What is it with Indian women?
His other popular Hindi TV shows as host are India’s Got Talent (2014; Colors) and Box Cricket League Season 1 (2014; MTV).
VJ Andy in India’s Got Talent
She has also hosted red-carpet events at various award shows such as the Filmfare Awards.
competitor
In 2013, he appeared as a contestant in Life OK’s reality TV show ‘Welcome – Baazi Mehman Nawaji Ki’.
Welcome – the game of hospitality
She has also participated in other reality TV shows like ‘Bigg Boss Season 7’ (2013; Colors), ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 7’ (2014; Colors), and ‘I Can Do That’ (2015; Zee TV).
VJ Andy in Bigg Boss (2013)
Guest
VJ Andy has also appeared as a guest in various Hindi TV shows such as ‘Baani-Ishq Da Kalma’ (2014; Colors) and various seasons of ‘Bigg Boss’ (2014–2016).
web series
VJ Andy played the role of Cyrus in the Hindi web series ‘Untagged’ in 2017 and the series aired on Voot.
Untag web series poster
In 2020, he appeared as a guest in the Netflix Hindi web series ‘Masaba Masaba’.
film
actor
Hindi
In 2015, VJ Andy started his acting career with the Bollywood film ‘Ek Paheli Leela’.
VJ Andy in a puzzle game
He has played cameo roles in some other Hindi films like ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ (2016) and ‘Radhe’ (2021).
A picture of VJ Andy from the Hindi movie Radhe
English
Andy played a small role in the English film ‘Little English’ (2022), which is directed by Andy’s brother.
short english movie poster
choreographer
In 2018, Andy joined Rifco Theater Company, a theater company in England, as a choreographer. He has also choreographed some Hindi songs, such as “Kaliyon Ka Chaman” (early 2000s), “Yeh Kya Hua” (early 2000s), and “Kuva Ma Doob Jaungi” (released in 2005 From Hindi Film Page 3).
Other work
In 2019, Andy worked with the art department team on the English film ‘The Deranged Marriage’. In 2022, he worked as a costume designer in the English film ‘Little English’. He has a self-titled YouTube channel on which he uploads review videos on movies, TV shows, and celebrities. He has also uploaded some interview videos and parody videos on his channel. As of December 2022, he has around 32K subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Controversy
His tweets were criticized
Andy has had to face criticism many times for his tweets. In 2021, VJ Andy received massive backlash from netizens for tweeting about Indian actor Karan Kundrra and his alleged girlfriend Yogita Bihani.
VJ Andy’s tweet
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Andy was in class 6, he started his training in Kathak and when he was in college, he took his training in contemporary dance style. He later suffered a serious back injury after which his doctors advised Andy to quit dancing.
- In 2013, when he was a contestant on Bigg Boss, he revealed that his family faced many financial problems after his father passed away. His mother worked in a factory to earn bread for the family. Later, Andy started working in a dance bar to help his mother financially.
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