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Meet the new kid on the Bollywood block: Ehan Bhat

Here’s what you need to know about the new Kashmiri talent discovered by AR Rahman

Published: April 13, 2021 14:24 Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Assistant Editor - Features

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Ehan Bat in 99 Songs — On April 15, Bollywood movie fans will be treated to a new face chosen by Oscar-winner AR Rahman. Meet Ehan Bhat from Kashmir who beat 700 other actor hopefuls to land a leading role in ’99 Songs’, out in the UAE cinemas this weekend. Image Credit: Supplied

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Ehan Bhat — We caught up with Bhat to know about his journey as an actor. He calls his breakthrough role as this spectacular ‘dream debut’. “I started out as a new actor in this industry completely. But imagined being nurtured under the guidance of Rahman sir! I was studying in his Chennai conservatory for over a year. But it felt like home away from home. He’s an amazing human being and he believed in me, so I had to work hard to carry forward his dream,” said Bhat in an interview with Gulf News. Image Credit: Instagram.com/ehanbhat/

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AR Rahman battles nepotism in Bollywood as a producer — AR Rahman, who discovered Bhat, believes it was destiny that he chose an actor from Kashmir to play the lead in his first production. The icon believes that Bhat will serve as an inspiration to all those from his native region, which has seen several conflicts. ‘99 Songs’ was first announced in 2015, but years were spent perfecting his ‘labour of love’. Image Credit: Arun Titan

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Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Shanaya Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor — Unlike star kids such as Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Shanaya Kapoor or Janhvi Kapoor, Bhat wasn’t groomed to become an actor until AR Rahman and his team saw promise and potential in him. “But honestly, there was a lot of prep time. When I was sent to his music school in Chennai, I met all these musicians who would talk about their craft and their bands. They were a community that I could learn a lot from. This is an opportunity that not many actors will ever get,” said Bhat. Image Credit: Instagram.com/aliabhatt, Instagram.com/varundvn, Twitter.com/karanjohar and Instagram.com/janhvikapoor

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