Revanta Sarabhai

Revanta Sarabhai (born 2 September 1984) is an Indian film and theatre actor, dancer, and choreographer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He is known for being one of the few male Bharatanatyam soloists of his generation.

Revanta Sarabhai
રેવંત સારાભાઇ
Full size portrait image of Revanta Sarabhai
Born
Revanta Sarabhai-Shah

(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Dancer, actor, choreographer
Years active1999–present
OrganizationDarpana Academy of Performing Arts
StyleBharata Natyam, Contemporary Dance
SpousePriyanka Raja
Parent
RelativesVikram Sarabhai (grandfather)

Mrinalini Sarabhai (grandmother) Subhashini Ali (aunt)

Shaad Ali (cousin)
FamilySarabhai family
Websitewww.revantasarabhai.com

Early life

He is the son of dancer turned activist Mallika Sarabhai and publisher Bipin Shah; and grandson of the Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai and dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.

Sarabhai got his basic dance training from his grandmother Mrinalini Sarabhai and had his solo classical dance début at age eight.[1] He started touring with the Darpana Performing Group in his early teens, starting in 1999 and also got training in a variety of folk, contemporary and martial arts forms from India and abroad.

Dance performance in Delhi

Education and career

Sarabhai has a bachelor's degree in fine arts from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a master's degree in performance & creative research from the University of Roehampton, London and worked as an independent dancer and choreographer in Europe before moving to India in 2014. He headed the arts education and training activities at the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad from 2014 to 2017,[2] and continues to be an internationally touring performer and choreographer.

Sarabhai has collaborated with several international dancers and choreographers and has been an associate choreographer at Korzo, Den Haag since 2012.[3]

In 2017, Sarabhai made his feature film debut with the Gujarati film Dhantya Open, co-starring Kiran Kumar, Naresh Kanodia, and Manav Gohil. He has since acted in four other Gujarati feature films, including O! Taareee (2017), Mijaaj (2018), Paaghadi (2018) and Mara Pappa Superhero (2021).[4] In 2018, Sarabhai made his television debut as a host on the Gujarati dance reality show Naach Maari Saathe on Colors Gujarati channel.[5]

In 2021, Sarabhai featured in an episode of the web series Cutting[6] on Oho Gujarati.

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010DawnVarunShort Film
2017Dhantya OpenSurajGujarati feature Film
2017O! TaareeeManthanGujarati feature Film
2018MijaajYogeshGujarati feature Film
2018PaaghadiAdityaGujarati feature film
2021Mara Pappa Superhero[7] †YashGujarati feature film

Television series
YearTV SeriesChannelRoleNotes
2018Naach Maari SaatheColors GujaratiHostDance Reality Show
2023 Rocket Boys 2 Sony LIV OTT Dancer Performance

References
  1. Priya, Shashi (21 October 2008). "Manning moves". The Indian Express.
  2. Shah-Desa, Kinjal (23 July 2014). "Arts More Accessible to All Demographics". DNA.
  3. "Revanta Sarabhai". Korzo.
  4. "Revanta Sarabhai". IMDB.
  5. Jhambekar, Shruit (7 June 2018). "Revanta Sarabhai and Vyoma Nandi to make their telly debut". Times Of India.
  6. Cutting (Comedy), CineMan Productions, 20 June 2021, retrieved 22 December 2021
  7. "Shraddha Dangar gives a sneak peek into the character for her next film 'Mara Pappa Superhero'". The Times of India. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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