Vinay Bharadwaj | |
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| Born | Vinay Kumar July 20, 1983 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Television Host, Film Maker, Designer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Vinay Bharadwaj is an Indian-Singapore-based ex-banker turned filmmaker, television host, motivational speaker, and fashion stylist. After losing a loved one to cancer, he started hosting shows on YouTube called “Let’s Talk with Vinay”. He shot to fame in Karnataka for hosting the stylish Kannada talk show called "Mathu Kathe Vinay Jothe" on Star Suvarna channel and Hot Star.[1]
He made his international debut as a host with the show called "Salaam Namasthe Singapore" on Colors TV APAC. Since then he has hosted many popular shows on international feeds of Indian channels. His latest show "Star Talk With Vinay - South Meets North" premiered in 130 countries across the world which had some of the biggest names from the movie industry like Vidya Balan, Tabu, Rana Daggubati, Santosh Sivan, R. Balki, Aditi Rao Hydari. He got into film making in 2017 with short films and made his debut as a feature film-maker through the Kannada film 'Mundina Nildana'. After a successful run at the theaters, the film was picked up by Netflix India for an exclusive worldwide digital release. Vinay is also a motivational speaker who does workshops and public speaking at corporates and colleges.