MUMBAI — The
longstanding feud between YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and the Indian
film production company and music label, T-series, has come to an end with both
of them putting aside their differences and joining hands.
MrBeast, who is the world's most-followed YouTuber, met
Bhushan Kumar, the Chairman and Managing Director of T-Series recently.
The US YouTuber flew to India with a proposal for Kumar. He
said, “If you subscribe to me, I will subscribe to T-Series”. A proposal to which
Kumar readily agreed and pressed the subscribe button. He then asked MrBeast to
return the favour.
However, the YouTuber pulled Kumar’s leg, and promised to
hit the subscribe button once his phone recovers from drained battery. Moments
later, he also subscribed to T-Series cementing the collaboration with the
label.
Talking about the same, the YouTuber said in a statement,
“The creativity and passion of Indian creators and fans are on another level!
When I visited India, I was blown away by the energy and how much people love
YouTube. Being on the Top Creators list is such an honor—it’s amazing to see my
videos connect with such a big and enthusiastic community. YouTube is
incredible because it helps me share my crazy ideas with people all over the
world, and India is such a big part of that”.
“I’m especially proud of how language dubs and collabs with
Indian creators make my content more accessible to everyone. I want every
viewer, no matter where they’re from or what language they speak—to feel like
they’re part of the journey”, he added.
Earlier, T-series was also in contention with the Swedish
YouTuber PewDiePie as both the channels were competing neck to neck. However,
T-series eventually overtook PewDiePie in terms of subscription.
