Danish Zehen

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Danish Zehen
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Born(1996-03-16)16 March 1996
Kurla, Maharashtra, India
Died20 December 2018(2018-12-20) (aged 22)
Sion Panvel Highway, Vashi, Maharashtra, India
Burial placeKasaiwada Kabristan, Kurla
Occupation(s) YouTuber, TikToker
Television Ace of Space 1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–2018
Genre
Subscribers6.14 million [1]
Total views387.6 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2018
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2018

Danish Gafoor Mulla [2] commonly known as Danish Zehen (March 1996 - 20 December 2018) was an Indian TikToker, rapper, lifestyle vlogger and YouTuber who came into limelight after his participation in the MTV Ace of Space Season 1.

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Early life and education

Zehen was born on 16 March 1996 in Kurla,Mumbai, Maharashtra (India). [3] Zehen did his schooling from Kedarnath Vidya Prasarini's English High School in Kurla. [4] He completed his higher studies in engineering at M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering in Nagpada. [2]

Career

Zehen began his career in music by sharing his rap compositions on his YouTube channel, launched in October 2012. [5] He performed at various events as a rapper and hip-hop dancer.

Zehen gained experience in the fashion industry by modelling for various prominent designers. [6] He also worked as a lifestyle vlogger and shared his video blogs on his personal YouTube channel. Additionally, he had a separate YouTube channel focused on fitness videos. [7]

Zehen was a contestant on the first season of Indian reality competition television series, MTV Ace of Space . [8] The show was hosted by Vikas Gupta. Zehen walked out of the show on Day 43 due to an emergency.

Death

Zehen died on 20 December 2018. [9] While returning from a wedding, he was in a car accident on Sion-Panvel Highway around 12:30 AM in Vashi, Mumbai where he lost control of his vehicle and rammed into an electric pole after hitting a stone lying on the highway. [10] [11] [12] He was immediately taken to the MGM Hospital where he was declared dead. [13] [14] [15]

Police stated that "The speed of vehicle was over 70 kmph at the time of the mishap. Danish was not drunk at the time of the incident." and registered a case against Zehen under section 304A (causing death by negligence), 279 (rash driving) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code. [16]

Thousands of individuals attended Zehen's funeral to pay their respects. [17] Additionally, there was a notable increase in the number of followers on his social media accounts. [18] [19]

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  2. 1 2 "Reality TV sensation dies in car accident". The Times of India. 21 December 2018. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Suri, Ridhi (18 March 2021). "Ace of Space: Divya Agarwal, Vikas Gupta remember late contestant Danish Zehen on his birthday". India TV . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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