Bhavya Gandhi

Bhavya Gandhi (born June 20, 1997) is an Indian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Tipendra "Tapu" Jethalal Gada in the Indian sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, which airs on SAB TV. He left the show in February, 2017.

Personal life
Bhavya hails from a Gujarati-Jain family. He lives with his parents and elder brother in Mumbai. 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 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Bhavya Gandhi mother's name is Yashoda Gandhi and she is a homemaker, his father's name is Vinod Gandhi who is a businessman and he also has an elder brother named Nischit Gandhi.

Career
From 2008 to 2017, Gandhi appeared in the comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 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.

Gandhi also played the role of child lead Suryakant in the 2010 Hindi language film Striker. His Gujarati cinema debut was in Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay, released on August 25, 2017. It starred Manoj Joshi, Ketki Dave and Johny Lever.

In 2018, he did a Gujarati drama film with Dharmesh Vyas, Ragi Jani and Falguni Mistry. In 2019, he played lead role in Gujarati film Bau Na Vichar which was directed by Hrutul Patel. In the same year, he appeared in &TV serial Shaadi Ke Siyape, where he played the role of an Alien Nanku.