Call Me Bae was released on Amazon Prime on September 6, 2024, and instantly became a hot topic on the internet. The comedy-drama is directed by Colin D'Cunha and is written by Ishita Moitra, Samina Motlekar, and Rohit Nair.
Karan Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment backed this web series, which features a series of promising and established actors. Call Me Bae's star cast includes Ananya Panday (Bella Chowdhury), Vihaan Samat (Agastya), Vir Das (Satyajit), Gurfateh Pirzada (Neel), Varun Sood (Prince), Mini Mathur, Muskkaan Jaferi, and many more.
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The web series is filled with many real-life references, and even in some instances, we have seen Ananya Panday's character take a hilarious dig at her real-life starry lifestyle. Not only this, Call Me Bae's song, Churaaiyaan has become a hit on YouTube and Instagram. It was released two days back on Sony Music India's YouTube channel and has garnered over 3.7 million views. The song has been added to Instagram's trending audio section, and 11.4K reels have already been made.
Apart from the show's memes and songs, Vihaan Samat and Ananya Panday's striking chemistry in the web series has turned many heads. The young actor looked so comfortable with Ananya in his third web show ever. Before Call Me Bae, Vihaan was seen in his debut American film, Worth, which was released back in 2020, a year after the release of Ananya Panday's debut film, Student of the Year 2.
It's incredible the way Vihaan Samat has performed in the web series, Call Me Bae. It's fair to say that the 28-year-old youngster has the potential to become the next big thing in Bollywood. On one side, Ananya Panday has become an established actress in Bollywood after appearing in eleven films.
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On the other side, Vihaan Samat made his acting debut back in 2020 with the web series, Mismatched and impressed the critics with his acting performance in Eternally Confused and Eager For Love. For the unversed, Ananya and Vihaan will be seen together in lead roles in Vikramaditya Motwane's thriller film, CTRL, which is expected to be released in October on Netflix.
Talking about the family background of Call Me Bae's actor, Vihaan Samat, he was born on March 9, 1996, in Calcutta (Kolkata). While he was born in Calcutta, Vihaan was brought up in Mumbai and also completed his schooling in the city of dreams. For the uninitiated, Vihaan completed his schooling from Mumbai's famous Dhirubhai Ambani International School. After that, he went to the US and took admission to the Tisch School of the Arts (New York University). He attained a degree in media arts from the Tisch School of the Arts, which helped him make a career in the film industry.
For the uninitiated, Vihaan Samat belongs to a reputed family, as his parents, Yogesh Samat and Vanita Samat, are renowned names in their respective professions. Vihaan's mother is the founder of a popular fashion jewellery brand, Confetti Jewellery. Talking about his father, Yogesh Samat, he is the director of Grauer and Weil India Limited. Not only this, but in the past, Yogesh has served as the Principal Consultant at Aharved, CEO at Inorbit Malls Private Limited, CEO at Barista Coffee Company, marketing manager at Hindustan Unilever Limited, and Senior Product Manager at Parle Products Private Limited.
Coming from an affluent family, it will be interesting to see whether Vihaan Samat has the right amount of talent and character to make his presence felt in the Hindi film industry. Talking about his fan following on social media, he has 160K followers on his Instagram handle. Every now and then, we have seen him winning the hearts of his followers with pictures from his dapper photoshoots. We hope he continues to break the trending charts with his acting performances and style quotient.
What are your thoughts on Vihaan Samat's acting prowess? Does he have the potential required to be a star in the Bollywood industry? Let us know.
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