Rahul koli

Rahul Koli, the child actor of Chhello Show or Last Film Show fame, died of cancer at 10. He was one of the six child actors who are part of the film that is India’s official entry for the best international feature film category at the 95th Academy Awards. Also read: Chhello Show is India's official entry for Oscars. As per a report, Rahul’s father said the late child actor had repeated bouts of fever before his death, and vomited blood. He said that after they perform Rahul’s last rites, the family will watch Chhello Show together. The film releases on October 14. “On Sunday, October 2, he had his breakfast and then after repeated bouts of fever in the following hours, Rahul vomited blood thrice and just like that my child was no more. Our family is devastated. But we will watch his 'last film show' together on the release day on October 14 after we perform his final purification rituals," his father Ramu Koli told Times of India. Rahul was his eldest child. Inspired by Pan Nalin's own memories of falling in love with movies as a child in rural Gujarat, Last Film Show is set at the cusp of the digital revolution. Set in a remote rural village of Saurashtra, the film follows the story of a nine-year-old boy who begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends a summer watching movies from the projection booth. The film, starring debutant child actor Bhavin Rabari as Samay, had premiered at the 2021 edition of the New ...

Premium Death of Oscar-nominated Chhello Show’s teen actor Rahul Koli sheds light on child leukaemia status in India ‘There was a time when identification and diagnosis would be delayed but now increased awareness among primary care physicians and paediatricians are hastening targetted treatment. Besides, there is a better mechanism to collate data of all paediatric oncology groups which helps in research and finding effective treatment protocols. CAR T-cell therapies look promising,” says Dr Gaurav Kharya, paediatric oncologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. The death of actor Rahul Koli, who played a significant role in India’s Oscar-nominated film Chhello Show (The Last Film Show), from leukemia at age 17, has shed light on the status of the dreaded blood cancer among young people in the country. Rahul was diagnosed with leukaemia — the cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues — this year. He was initially treated at a Jamnagar hospital. After remaining in the hospital for two weeks, he was admitted to the Ahmedabad cancer hospital four months ago. Don't miss in Health Specials | So what’s the status of leukaemia in India? “In India, around 60,000 to 70,000 children (though under-reporting is a major concern) every year (between the 1 and 18 age group) are being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) or Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). AML starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of bones where new blood cells are made), but quickly moves in...

Rahul Kohli was born on 13th November 1985 in London. Rahul began acting in school plays at an early age, but it wasn't until he was 17 that drama became his main focus. After leaving college having studied Film, Rahul applied for drama schools with the hope to begin his career as a performer. Having been accepted at school, Rahul began to learn his trade on stage, performing in various productions from William Shakespeare's Henry V to Eduardo De Filippo's Sabato, domenica e lunedi. After leaving the theatre and acquiring an agent, Rahul has been working on British television ever since, performing in well known British dramas such as Eastenders and Holby City, to working on worldwide advertising campaigns for Heineken and Sony. While screen acting has always been his primary focus, Rahul has still enjoyed success on stage in his professional career, with a stint at The National Theatre working with acclaimed director Howard Davies.

Rahul Koli was very much excited to see Chhello Show, India's official entry to Oscars 2023, on screen, but days before its release the teenage actor who played the character of the friend of the protagonist in the Gujarati film died of leukemia. He was 17. Chhello Show (Last Film Show), directed by Pan Nalin, is slated for October 14 release. Rahul, who hails from Hapa town in Gujarat's Jamnagar district, died of leukemia on October 2, nearly four months after he was hospitalised at the cancer hospital in Ahmedabad, his father Ramu Koli said on Tuesday. Rahul has played the role of the friend of the nine-year-old protagonist Samay (Bhavin Rabari) in the Gujarati coming-of-age drama Chhello Show. The film was nominated as India's official entry for the 95th Academy Awards. "Rahul was looking forward to watching the movie on the big screen. He used to say that the release of the movie would launch his future, little knowing that he would die before October 14," Koli, an autorickshaw driver, told PTI over the phone. Rahul was diagnosed with leukaemia- the cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues- this year. He was initially treated at a Jamnagar hospital. After remaining in the hospital for two weeks, he was admitted to the Ahmedabad cancer hospital four months ago. "He was undergoing treatment and breathed his last on October 2," Koli said. Rahul had only seen the trailer of the movie. He was very keen to watch it in the theatre, the grieving father recalled. Koli said th...

His family held a prayer meeting at their native Hapa village near Jamnagar on Monday. “He was so happy and would often tell us that our life would change after October 14 ( the release date of the movie). But he left us before that,” said a teary- eyed Ramu Koli (Rahul’s father) to The Times of India Koli was getting treated at the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (CGRI) in Ahmedabad after he was diagnosed with blood cancer or leukemia. According to his father, the family came to know about his disease after the shooting was wrapped up. Koli displayed symptoms of what appeared to be a simple fever, but it sustained despite medication. “On Sunday, he had his breakfast. Sometime later he came down with a fever and vomited blood thrice. And just like that my child was no more. But our family will watch his movie together on October 14, “ revealed a devastated Ramu. “Rahul was the eldest of our children,” added his father. “We are poor, but his dream meant everything to us. We had to sell our rickshaw for his treatment. When the film crew came to know what happened, they got us back the rickshaw,” he was quoted as saying to the English daily. Directed by US based director Pan Nalin aka Nalin Pandya, the movie is semi autobiographical and explores his growing up years in Saurashtra and discovering the magic of films. The film traces the journey of Samay, a nine year old boy who begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a dilapidated movie hall and ...