Bangladesh's king of YouTube is not who you think it is – The Business Standard

On a hot noon of May, a bald man was sitting on a hog plum tree with a jackfruit in his hand in Ishwardebtwa, a remote village of Naogaon. Next to him was a woman looking after a temporary shop set up in a van, selling nearly a dozen jars of water mixed with abeer – the bright coloured powders used during Holi celebrations. The woman began calling for customers in a dramatic voice and with exaggerated gestures. Before we could understand what was happening, suddenly, the bald man, wearing a smirk on his face, stood up and hurled the jackfruit at the woman. The fruit hit the van, shattered the jars, flooding the streets with a dramatic mix of colourful water pouring from the broken jars. The woman started screaming on the street, flailing her hands and legs around. People soon gathered around the duo and began cheering the “performance”. Both the man and the woman were actually paid actors, shooting a Youtube video that showed people getting into all sorts of mischief with a jackfruit. The entire video would soon be compiled with some added comical sounds and music, and uploaded on Youtube to make people laugh. The…
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