VJ Andy, also known as Andy Kumar, is a British

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personality based in India. He worked as

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for

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and has hosted several

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s including ''Dare 2 Date'' a dating reality show. He was a contestant in the seventh season of

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show ''Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

, finishing fifth.

Early life

Andy was born Anand Vijay Kumar to a

Punjabi Hindu Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. While Punjabi Hindus are mostly found in the Indian state of Punjab today, many have ancestry from the greater Punjab regi ...

family in

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, United Kingdom. He lives and works in

Mumbai, India Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

Career

VJ An ''

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'' and hosted ''What's With Indian Women'' on Fox Traveller India with comedian Sanjay Rajoura. In September 2013, he was a contestant on the Indian reality TV show '' Bigg Boss 7''. In 2014 he was seen as a contestant on ''

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 is the seventh season of the dance reality show, ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 7 June 2014 on Colors. The series was hosted by Ranvir Shorey and Drashti Dhami but later got replaced by Manish Paul. Madhuri Dixit, K ...

''. In October 2015, Andy was seen in the reality show '' I Can Do That''.

Personal life

Kumar has been reported in his country to be a member of the LGBT community.

Television

Web

Filmography

References

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