Rohan Chand (born January 25, 2004) is an American

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. He has appeared in films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Bad Words''. He also appeared in the "

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" episode of ''

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''. He made a cameo appearance in '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' in 2017. He starred as

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in the Warner Bros film '' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'' released on Netflix in 2018.

Life and career

Chand was born in

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, to parents of Indian descent. When he was six years old, he was spotted by a

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while playing baseball; the casting director was the mother of another child playing baseball, and encouraged Chand to audition for a role in

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's film ''

''. Chand ultimately won the role of Sandler's on-screen adopted son, and the film was released in 2011. His next role was in a 2011 episode of ''

'' titled "

", in which he played Issa Nazir, the young son of the series' central terrorist who forms a close relationship with an American soldier, played by

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. In the 2013 film ''

'', Chand played the son of an

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who provides assistance to an American

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(played by

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), and spoke in

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and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Bad Words'', playing Chaitanya Chopra, a

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entrant who befriends the film's main character (played by

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) after auditioning when he was eight years old. He was ten years old by the time of the film's release and his performance was widely praised by critics, with a writer for ''

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'' magazine predicting that Chand would receive "many more big screen opportunities following this endearingly wide-eyed turn". His next project was the 2014 film ''

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'' directed by

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and starring

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, in which he played the young version of the film's main character (played by

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). In April 2014 it was announced that Chand would star alongside

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-style musical, ''Bollywood Superstar Monkey''. In addition, Chand was cast in

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' '' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'', in the leading role of

. The film was released in November 2018.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chand, Rohan Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New York City 21st-century American male actors American male actors of Indian descent 2004 births