Pod#151 - Abdul Rehman Asim - TikTok star, fans, wars, CEO of Towel Dupattas!

We're back and have a brand new creator on the show! Abdul Rehman has had explosive growth on TikTok and then Instagram over the past year. You know him from his hilarious videos where he does everything from perform as a "Ladis", to becoming an exam invigilator, to parodies of influencer videos and more! Also, he is ONLY 15 YEARS OLD. Okay he just turned 16.    Things discussed in this video:    00:00 Intro   04:35 When did he start his TikTok & Instagram accounts and how quickly did they grow?   11:34 How things changed as he got more and more famous   17:13 TikTok in Pakistan - is the fyp better now, meeting other creators, audience demands   23:25 Have his parents/teachers seen the videos? How does he manage studies   26:09 What does he want for a career? Do kids his age relate to Pakistani TV and movies?   29:02 Audience questions!   -Aun & Raheel’s drama   -Who inspired the ‘ladiss’ character   -How does it feel to be famous   -How much did he study   -What school he goes to   -Hasan Raheem discussion   -Merch plans and payments from social media   -TOWEL CONTROVERSY   -Billie Eilish   -Constructive criticism from audience people   37:56 Moving to YouTube, fans of his characters, how many towels does he have?   42:55 Outro    LINKS:   Abdul's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abd___223  Abdul's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abdulrehmanasimm/   Laiba Khurram: https://www.instagram.com/laibakhurramm_/   Aun Mehmood: https://www.instagram.com/whoisaunanyways/  Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)!   Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below!  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupperRizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkharSarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan