Mentor Akhtar Shaikh (4th from right) speaking to youngsters after uploading a video to the video-sharing app TikTok, in Mumbai. — Photos: AFP
MUMBAI: He's no Bollywood star, but school dropout Israil Ansari has found fast fame on TikTok with two million followers glued to his oddball dancing and rainbow hairstyles in India, the app's biggest international market.
Thanks to the addictive and controversial Chinese-made platform, the gangly 20-year-old can now barely walk down the street without teenagers flocking to him for autographs.
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