Mumbai: The megastar of the century, Amitabh Bachchan has turned 81 years old and is still working with the same energy with which he was working during his youth. Every year Amitabh Bachchan is seen in some film or the other. At the same time, he is also hosting reality shows and now he is in the headlines for his role in Prabhas and Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, which will hit the theaters this year. Amitabh Bachchan has given many superhit films in his career, one of which is Coolie. But, do you know who is the child actor playing the childhood role of Amitabh Bachchan in this film?
This child is Ravi Valecha, who is also known as Master Ravi. Ravi Valecha has been away from the film world years ago, but after saying goodbye to acting, what is Ravi Valecha doing now and where is he? If you also do not know what Ravi Valecha is up to and doing now, then let us tell you about him.
Ravi Valecha i.e. Master Ravi has worked not only in Coolie, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Shakti’, ‘Mr. Natwarlal’, ‘Fakira’, ‘Tumhare Bina’, ‘Khuddaar’, ‘Nastik’, ‘Parichaya’, ‘Roti’. He also played Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood role in films like ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’, ‘Karz’, ‘Sita Aur Geeta’ and ‘Desh Premi’. Ravi entered the film world when he was 4 years old. He did most of his work as a child artiste and played the childhood role of Amitabh Bachchan in many films. Ravi did many superhit films.
This is what Ravi Valecha looks like now. (Photo courtesy: Instagram: @amitmusic2575)
As Ravi grew up, he came to be known as Ravi Valecha. After films, Ravi also worked in TV and earned a lot of name in TV also. But, then he gradually decided to distance himself from the film world and chose a different field. Ravi Valecha received a master’s degree in international business from the National Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Now he provides hospitality services to top private sector banks of India.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 12, 2024, 15:04 IST