I believe he had a dedicated fan base before TB. Perhaps not as big as Yumna’s but he did. He talked about them a lot and he even learned Bangla from a few of them for JBG
it just all blew up exponentially post TB where I think a lot of solos maybe shifted to Yumhaj. Kind of inevitable since the pairing got so popular. But since Yumna had more solos to begin with the Yumhaj shift didn’t affect her fanbase that much.
Yeah. He had a small but solid fanbase before TB (much like actors in that league would - so he was not unusual in that). I think after TB blew up, he got a lot of new Murtasim and Yumhaj fans but he failed to convert them into Wahaj fans (except for maybe a few). I don't think his old pre-TB fanbase shifted to Yumhaj though some of them may have moved on from him altogether. Yumna's fanbase is not based one cktr or one show - it's built over years based on consistent performance and delivering a series of shows and roles that fans have loved. That's how actors grow durable fanbases. Some fans may become attached to you after a role but once they see you deliver a series of good performances, they become attached to you.
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