He started working at 11, created one of India’s oldest reality shows, and is now enjoying a second innings on OTT | Bollywood News
6 min readMumbaiFeb 19, 2026 08:23 PM IST One might assume that someone from a film family, particularly a producer’s son, would have had a smooth entry into the industry. For Ravi Behl, however, the reality was starkly different. The son of producer Sham Behl, who backed the 1984 film The Gold Medal, Ravi began working at the age of 11. After losing his father at a young age, he was compelled to step into acting to help support his family. Ravi Behl began acting at 11 In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Ravi Behl said, “I have been working ever since I was 11, and I was not working as a hobby, but to make a living. When I was 11, my dad passed away, and those weren’t very good times. As a kid, I did a lot of films, English films too.” Ravi further shared he never experienced the glamour typically associated with coming from a film family. “I haven’t seen the glitz and glamour of the industry. As a child, I heard …
