Thugesh Success Story: 0 to 12cr

Mahesh Keshwala aka Thugesh was born and raised in Mumbai, belongs to a middle class family

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Due to financial issues in family, he started working at an amusement park, at 16 and was earning 120 a day.

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He even worked part-time at a call center, to pay for education fees, at last he quit studies, because of lack of interest.

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Someone suggested him to do modelling, as he was good looking. He even won a Pageant contest, because of hard work.

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But still facing a lot of issues in getting work. So decided to start work on his old YouTube channel, where he was upload thug compilation videos.

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Initially, he was getting hate, because now he showed face in videos. But persisted and audience started loving his work

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He got massive following, when he made video on YouTube vs TikTok and then, started making soft roast videos.

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He ended first season with Carryminati and people are already waiting for the second season of this show.

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He has got massive following on all social media handles. His net worth is around 12cr and earning 15 lakhs per month in 2023.

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Carryminati Success Story: 0 to 50cr

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