Kisbu (Kerala Balloon Seller)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kisbu

• Kisbu is an Indian girl who is known for being a balloon seller-turned-model.

• A photographer from Kerala, Arjun Krishnan, captured Kisbu selling balloons at the Andalur Kavu festival on January 17, 2022. He posted the picture on his Instagram page in February 2022, and the picture received a great response.

  

• After receiving a great response from his followers on social media, Arjun decided to give a transformation to Kisbu and feature her in a photoshoot. After taking permission from her, a makeup artist named Remya Prajul worked/a makeup artist, Remya Prajul, worked on Kisbu’s transformation.

  

• In an interview, Arjun talked about Kisbu and said,
  

  I saw her on a temple street. She was holding balloons and was standing right under the street light, and the overall ambience was also perfect — the temple was crowded, lit, and dusty, too. The moment I saw her, I adjusted my camera settings to photograph her and she happened to look straight at the camera in the third shot — the picture that went viral first. I showed all the pictures to her mother and her, and they were really appreciative.”

• For the photoshoot, Kisbu wore a traditional kasavu saree with gold jewellery. Later, Arjun posted the pictures from the photoshoot on Instagram, and the pictures received a lot of likes.

  

• In an interview, makeup artist Remya shared that Kisbu wanted to study and not sell balloons.