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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1997)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhavya Gandhi
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption = Gandhi in 2021
| birth_name = Bhavya Vinod Gandhi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]}}
| website = {{URL|bhavyagandhi.com}}
| years_active = 2008–present
|known_for = Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
| height = 1.72m
}}
'''Bhavya Gandhi''' (born 20 June 1997)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taarak Mehta's former Tapu aka Bhavya Gandhi turns a year older; Reem Shaikh and Azhar Shaikh send sweet wishes - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/taarak-mehtas-former-tapu-aka-bhavya-gandhi-turns-a-year-older-reem-shaikh-and-azhar-shaikh-send-sweet-wishes/articleshow/76481492.cms|access-date=28 July 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian [[actor]] who mainly works in Hindi television and Gujarati films. He is best known for his portrayal of [[Tipendra Jethalal Gada|Tapu]] in ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]''.

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 Shadi uppay

==Early and personal life==
Bhavya is from a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] [[Jain]] family. He lives with his parents and elder brother in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="aka">{{Cite news |title=Mom gifts Audi to Bhavya Gandhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Mom-gifts-Audi-to-Bhavya-Gandhi/articleshow/13065884.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109161240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-10/tv/31642671_1_return-gift-audi-mom |archive-date=9 November 2013 |access-date=2 March 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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 {{lang|hi-latn|[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=All is not well between Bhavya (Tapu) and Samay (Gogi) off screen|publisher=Daily Bhasker|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-all-is-not-well-between-bhavya-tapu-and-samay-gogi-off-screen-4632838-NOR.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222151335/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-all-is-not-well-between-bhavya-tapu-and-samay-gogi-off-screen-4632838-NOR.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2015|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> Bhavya Gandhi's 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mom gifts Audi to Bhavya Gandhi - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mom-gifts-Audi-to-Bhavya-Gandhi/articleshow/13065884.cms|access-date=2 August 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
His father died on 12 May 2021{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} due to Covid related complications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Bhavya Gandhi Shares Pic with His "Hero"- Father Who Died of COVID |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/actor-bhavya-gandhi-shares-pic-with-his-hero-father-who-died-of-covid-2449762 |website=NDTV}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Jheel Mehta, Bhavya Gandhi, Samay Shah and Mandar Chandwadkar.jpg|thumbnail|Bhavya with TMKOC team]]
From 2008 to 2017, Gandhi appeared in the comedy show {{lang|hi-latn|[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]}} as [[Tipendra Jethalal Gada|Tipendra "Tapu" Jethalal Gada]], 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.<ref name="The Indian Express 2017">{{cite web |date=1 March 2017 |title=Bhavya Gandhi aka Tappu on quitting Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: My character was being ignored |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bhavya-gandhi-aka-tappu-on-quitting-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-my-character-was-being-ignored-4549146/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702143520/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bhavya-gandhi-aka-tappu-on-quitting-taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-my-character-was-being-ignored-4549146/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |access-date=2 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Bhavya became a household name with his role of Tapu.

Gandhi first appeared in films with the role of child lead Suryakant in the 2010 [[Hindi]] language film ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]''. He also appeared in a short film ''Fidget Spinner'' as Aniket.

Bhavya made his [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] film debut with ''[[Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay]]'', in 2017. It starred [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]], [[Ketki Dave]] and [[Johny Lever]] and was a critical and commercial success.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, he did a Gujarati [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''Baap Kamaal Dikro Dhamaal'' with Dharmesh Vyas, Ragi Jani and Falguni Mistry.

In 2019, he appeared in the show ''[[Shaadi Ke Siyape]]'', where he played the role of Nanku.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2019|title=Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Bhavya Gandhi aka Tapu will be seen in this show|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/taarak-mehta-ka-ooltah-chashmah-actor-bhavya-gandhi-aka-tapu-will-be-seen-in-this-show-1464431-2019-02-25|access-date=2 August 2020|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> In the same year, he played the lead role in Gujarati film ''[[Bau Na Vichar]]'' which was a moderate success.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarati film Bau Na Vichaar's shoot begins today - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/gujarati-film-bau-na-vichaars-shoot-begins-today/articleshow/66379577.cms|access-date=2 August 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, he appeared in the romantic movie ''Tari Sathe''. In 2022, he acted in Gujarati comedy film ''[[Kehvatlal Parivar]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=સંબંધોનું મૂલ્ય સમજાવતો ‘કહેવતલાલ પરિવાર’! |url=https://sanjsamachar.net/news/details/387677/kahevatlal-parivar-explaining-the-value-of-relationships |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Sanj Samachar |language=gu }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

Gandhi is set to next appear in the Hindi film ''Doctor Doctor''.

He also appeared in pushpa impossible in a negative role

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Title
!scope="col" | Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|- 2000 Josh
| 2010
| ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]''
| Young Suryakant
| Child actor
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay]]''
| Munjal Mehta
|
|<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-details/pappa-tamne-nahi-samjaay/movieshow/61224142.cms |title=Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay |work=The Times of India |access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''Baap Dhamal Dikro Kamal''
| Various Characters
|
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indianculture.ca/baap-kamaal-dikro-dhamaal/ |title=Baap Dhamal Dikro Kamal |publisher=Indian Culture |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329025153/http://www.indianculture.ca/baap-kamaal-dikro-dhamaal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Bau Na Vichar|Bau Na Vichaar]]''
| Varun
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bau Na Vichaar (2019) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mumbai |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/bau-na-vichaar/ET00100926?utm_source=FBLIKE&fbrefresh=1 |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=BookMyShow |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''Tari Sathe''
| Vadodara boy
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/bhavya-gandhi-opens-up-on-his-romantic-musical-film-tari-sathe-exclusive/articleshow/86362769.cms|title = Bhavya Gandhi opens up on his romantic musical film 'Tari Sathe'- Exclusive! - Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Kehvatlal Parivar]]''
| Himesh Thakar
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/siddharth-randeria-reunites-with-director-vipul-mehtas-next-kehvatlal-parivar/articleshow/88278772.cms?from=mdr|title=Siddharth Randeria reunites with director Vipul Mehta's next 'Kehvatlal Parivar'|accessdate= 14 December 2021|work=timesofindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Ajab Raat Ni Gajab Vaat]]''
| Kartik
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/gujarati-film-ajab-raat-ni-gajab-vaat-set-to-enchant-audiences-with-bhavya-gandhi-and-aarohi-patels-stellar-performances/articleshow/105169060.cms|title="Ajab Raat ni Gajab Vaat" set to enchant audiences with Bhavya Gandhi and Aarohi Patel's stellar performances|accessdate=21 December 2023|work=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|[[Kesari Veer]]
|Lakha
|
|
|-
| TBA
| {{Pending film|Doctor Doctor}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| Completed
|
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2008–2017
| {{lang|hi-latn|[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]}}
| [[Tipendra Jethalal Gada|Tipendra "Tapu" Jethalal Gada]]
|Acting and Television debut
|-
| 2010
| ''Comedy Ka Daily Soap''
| Himself
| Episodic role
|-
|2014
|''[[C.I.D. (Indian TV series)|C.I.D.]]''
|Tipendra Jethalal Gada aka "Tapu"
|Guest<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVFljDnDlAU| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708045415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVFljDnDlAU&feature=autoshare| archive-date=8 July 2014 | url-status=dead|title=CID – Mahasangam – Episode 1098 – 5th July 2014|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Shaadi Ke Siyape]]''
| Nanku
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Pushpa Impossible]]''
| Prabhas Khanna
|Guest<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=TMKOC Fame Bhavya Gandhi To Play Negative Role In Pushpa Impossible |url=https://www.news18.com/television/tmkoc-fame-bhavya-gandhi-to-play-negative-role-in-pushpa-impossible-9041465.html |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Show !! Result
|-
| 2010
| [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| Most Popular Child Artist (Male)
| rowspan="4" | {{lang|hi-latn|[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]}}
| rowspan="6" {{won}}
|-
| 2011
| [[Zee Gold Awards]]
| Best Child Artist
|-
| 2013
| [[Zee Gold Awards]]
| Best Child Artist
|-
|2016
| [[Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards]]
| Best Child Entertainer
|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

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* {{IMDb name|3798613}}
*{{Instagram|BhavyaGandhi97}}
*{{Facebook|BhavyaGandhi97}}
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