Video blogging, also called vlogging, is fast emerging as a career and is the best form of digital entertainment, as it achieves maximum impact on the audience through images and voice. In terms of impact, vlogs are more effective than written blogs. Many people start vlogging as a hobby and over time, it turns into their profession. Some specialize in a certain domain such as travel, food, or fashion, while others showcase their daily life through video blogs. With thousands or even millions of subscribers on platforms, such as YouTube, many vloggers are enjoying popularity while also earning well. Here is the story of Kashmir’s first YouTube vlogger Faizul Manzoor.
Faizul Manzoor is a 20-year-old girl from Mehjoor Nagar, Srinagar. She started vlogging since 2019, and the name of her YouTube channel is Faixu vlogs. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Indira Gandhi Open National University.
Faizul’s video blog is a fashion and tourism vlog through which she intends to inform the world about Kashmir’s travel destinations and also portray her talent in fashion. Her first channel was blocked after which she went into depression; however, she soon bounced back with another YouTube channel where she has published 25 vlogs already and aims to come up with many more. Of the video blogs created till now, the one on Dal Lake has been well-appreciated by the viewers. Imad Clicks has been her inspiration for vlogging.
If you visit Faixu vlogs, Faizul Manzoor’s YouTube channel, you will find a good variety in her video blogs; there are videos featuring the autumn season in Kashmir and Kashmir’s street food, there’s a vlog about her stay in Pahalgam; a video blog on her first studio visit and one on hair smoothening. There are video blogs about Srinagar’s adventure destinations, a vlog the Dal Lake, and a vlog of her family outing. She has published a vlog about helping the poor during the lockdown and even a Q&A video blog tagged as ‘secrets revealed’. Thus, her video blogs mainly span her experiences with modelling and travel. She also seems to have included some fun videos to entertain the viewers.
Faizul is interested in modelling and acting. To build a career in this field, she had come to Mumbai to give auditions. However, the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic compelled her to return to Srinagar. In her hometown, she joined a production house.
While pursuing her education, Faizul also takes part in fashion events and has worked as a model for a brand. She was among the 20 finalists at the Kashmiri fashion show ‘Walk in Paradise’.
It is commendable how she is running a YouTube channel while also pursuing her education and her stints with acting. Especially so, because she is from Kashmir, where Internet shutdowns are frequent and high speed Internet is a luxury.
Her hard work, coupled with family support, has spurred Faizul Manzoor to reach this far. She is the first Kashmiri YouTube blogger and the first lifestyle vlogger girl from Kashmir. She dreams to be a YouTube star. Her journey is an inspiration for numerous young girls who wish to be successful vloggers.
