Bhavya Gandhi (born 20 June 1997) is an

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who mainly works in Hindi YouTube and Gujarati films. He made his acting debut with and is best known for his role of Tipendra Jethalal Gada a.k.a. Tapu in the Indian

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. Bhavya made his film debut in 2017 with '' Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay'' and has done films like '' Bau Na Vichar'' and ''Baap Kamaal Dikro Dhamaal''. He also appeared in ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Bhavya is from a

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family. He lives with his parents and elder brother in

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. He has completed his Bachelor of Commerce graduation. He is the maternal cousin of Samay Shah, who played his on-screen friend Gurucharan Singh Sodhi on

. Bhavya Gandhi mother's name is Yashoda Gandhi and she is a homemaker, his father's name is Vinod Gandhi who was a businessman and he also has an elder brother named Nischit Gandhi. His father died on 12 May 2021 due to Covid related complications.

Career

Television career and success (2008–2019)

From 2008 to 2017, Gandhi appeared in the comedy show ''

'' as Tipendra Jethalal Gada (commonly known as Tappu), son of Jethalal and Daya. He left the show to pursue a career as a film actor, saying that the makers are ignoring his character in the show. Bhavya became a household name with his role of Tapu. In 2019, he appeared in the show ''

'', where he played the role of Nanku. Jheel Mehta, Bhavya Gandhi, Samay Shah and Mandar Chandwadkar

Film career and further success (2010–present)

Gandhi first appeared in films with the role of child lead Suryakant in the 2010

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language film '' Striker''. He also appeared in a short film ''Fidget Spinner'' as Aniket. Bhavya made his

film debut with '' Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay'', in 2017. It starred Manoj Joshi,

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and

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and was a critical and commercial success. In 2018, he did a Gujarati

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''Baap Kamaal Dikro Dhamaal'' with Dharmesh Vyas, Ragi Jani and Falguni Mistry. In 2019, he played the lead role in Gujarati film '' Bau Na Vichar'' which was a moderate success. In 2021, he appeared in the romantic movie ''Tari Sathe''. In 2022, he acted in Gujarati comedy film ''Kehvatlal Parivar.'' Gandhi is set to next appear in the Gujarati film ''Kehvatlal Parivar'' and the Hindi film ''Doctor Doctor''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Short film

Talk show

Awards

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandhi, Bhavya Living people Indian male television actors Male actors from Mumbai 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male child actors 1997 births