Bhavin Rabari is an Indian actor who is popularly known for his performance in the Gujarati language film ‘Chhello Show’ (trans. The Last Film Show), which was nominated as India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards. Bhavin appeared as ‘Samay’ (protagonist) in the film.
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Wiki/Biography
Bhavin Rabari was born in 2012 (age 10 years; as of 2022) in Vasai village of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Growing up in Gujarat brought a big opportunity to Bhavin to be part of the multi-award-winning film ‘Chhello Show’ as the director of the film, Pan Nalin, was looking for a candidate for the role of protagonist (Samay) who was supposed to belong to Gujarat only. [1]European Children’s Film Association
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Bhavin belongs to a Gujarati family. [2]Cinestaan
Parents & Siblings
Bhavin’s father, Alabhai Nangesh, drives luxury coaches between various cities in Gujarat, India, and his mother, Nathiben, is a housewife.
Caste/ Community
Bhavin Rabari belongs to the Rabari community in Gujarat, India. [3]Cinestaan
Career
Film
Bhavin made his debut with a Gujarati language film, Chhello Show, in 2022. He appeared as ‘Samay’ in the film.
Bhavesh Shrimali as Fazal (left) and Bhavin Rabari as Samay (right) in ‘Last Film Show’
Award
On 17 October 2023, Bhavin Rabari was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film ‘Chhello Show.’ The award was presented to him by the President of India Droupadi Murmu at the 69th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
Bhavin Rabari while receiving the National Film Award from the President of India Droupadi Murmu
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Pan Nalin revealed that Bhavin was selected among 3,000 candidates for the role of the protagonist during the auditions for the film Chhello Show. [4]Cinestaan
- According to the sources, Bhavin, along with others, had to be trained to put on a microphone on their head for shooting Chhello Show. [5]Cinestaan
- Reportedly, Bhavin and the co-child actors of ‘Chhello Show’ followed a routine which included yoga, meditation, completing school homework, and visiting different shoot locations. [6]Cinestaan
- In an interview, Pan Nalin praised the performance of Bhavin Rabari in the film Chhello Show on the whole. The director mentioned a particular scene where Bhavin had to shoot a scene using 35mm celluloid prints, and commended his performance with that as it was dangerous and could cause deep cuts if someone would have fallen on that. [7]European Children’s Film Association Pan Nalin said,
Rehearsing that scene, we realised there was great danger involved; if you fall on these prints the wrong way the razor-sharp edges can cause deep cuts. But our young actor Bhavin Rabari brilliantly performed the scene not only once but five times!” [8]European Children’s Film Association
- According to Pan, a song titled ‘that dude is cool’ from the film Chhello Show was dedicated to Bhavin Rabari. [9]European Children’s Film Association He added that almost the entire hope and future of the film was laid on the shoulders of Bhavin. [10]European Children’s Film Association
