Abhilash Thapliyal

Thapliyal belongs to Pauri Garhwal in Uttrakhand.[11] His father was a retired Army officer and his mother is a homemaker. Abhilash has done his schooling from Army Public School & Kendriya Vidyalaya, and has graduated in journalism and mass communication from Delhi University.[12]

Abhilash started his career when he was an undergraduate student in Delhi University. He has also worked with 94.3 Radio One, Fever 104 FM, and 93.5 Red FM.[6] Abhilash has also lent his voice to different TV channels such as, Bindass, National Geographic, Fox History, Hungama, and Cartoon Network etc.[13] Abhilash promoted a fundraising campaign for Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, an ardent Sachin Tendulkar fan, and sponsored his travel tickets to the Champions Trophy 2017.[14] This earned him a congratulatory call from Sachin Tendulkar.[15] Abhilash has also made an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show.[16]

Abhilash made his TV debut as a host in 2014, with the World Kabaddi League. He went on to become the in-stadium host for both the Formula1 (2013), and the host for the cricket team Delhi Daredevils (IPL 2013, 2014,2015). He has hosted the red carpet for GiMA (2016). Abhilash is also the first Radio Jockey in India to do live video prank calls on Facebook.[17] Abhilash has been the mascot for the Get Healthy Campaign for Nestle, Hindustan Times for the college and Corporate Cup of Delhi Daredevils (IPL). He has also been the face of Hindustan Times's 'Campus ka Mahayudh'[18]

Abhilash made his Bollywood debut in 2018 with Dil Juunglee in a well-received performance starring alongside Taapsee Pannu, and Saqib Saleem.[19][20] Abhilash has also featured in Google Maps TVC and became the face of Hot star's Indian Premier League campaign 'Duggal' in 2018.[21]