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Bhuvan Bam’s performance as Rash Behari Bose in The Revolutionaries is finding an audience beyond reviews and social media reactions. Since the series dropped, a Reddit discussion around the actor has gained traction, with viewers particularly talking about his transition from being one of India’s biggest YouTube creators to taking on serious acting roles.

A post on r/youtubeindia titled, “Bhuvan Bam is becoming quite the benchmark for creators turning into legit actors,” has crossed 1,000 upvotes, with the discussion largely centred around how much Bhuvan has evolved as a performer.

The original post pointed to the contrast between the Bhuvan audiences first discovered through comedy and the actor they are now seeing as Rash Behari Bose. The user wrote that they had previously thought Bhuvan “can only do comedy and gags” but, after watching The Revolutionaries, felt he could pull off serious roles as well.

That sentiment was echoed across the comments.

What appears to be resonating is the departure from what audiences have traditionally associated with Bhuvan. Rash Behari Bose gives him little room to rely on the comic persona that made him famous, placing him instead in a historical drama built around revolution, sacrifice and the freedom struggle.

The Reddit conversation also reflects a larger shift in how viewers seem to be looking at Bhuvan’s career. Rather than treating acting as an extension of his YouTube popularity, several users are discussing him as a performer who has gradually built his way into mainstream roles.

Interestingly, that conversation had begun even before the series released. When an early look from The Revolutionaries surfaced months ago, another Reddit discussion praised Bhuvan for experimenting outside comedy, with one user predicting that the role could change how audiences perceive him.

The response isn’t restricted to Reddit either. Early reactions to the series on X have similarly singled out Bhuvan’s portrayal of Rash Behari Bose, while reviews have noted his performance alongside the ensemble. Scroll, for instance, highlighted Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf and Gurfateh Pirzada among the actors who get some of the series’ strongest material and make the most of it.

For an actor whose public identity was built through self-created comedy sketches and a roster of eccentric characters, The Revolutionaries marks a very different space. And judging by the conversation now unfolding on Reddit, audiences are noticing the shift.

Bhuvan Bam may have entered entertainment as one of India’s original YouTube stars, but with Rash Behari Bose, viewers increasingly seem interested in what he does next as an actor.