Child actor Koli passes away before release of film

10-year-old actor Rahul Koli, who played a consequential role in India’s Oscar nominated film ‘Chhello Show’, also called ‘Last Film Show’ in English, has unfortunately passed away. He passes away after battling leukaemia, reports Times of India.

The news comes just two days before the release of the film in the theatres on October 14. Chhello Show is India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023.

According to reports, Rahul’s father, Ramu Koli said that Rahul had repeated bouts of fever and vomited blood right before he took his last breath.

“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,” he told the Times of India.

He added, “He was so happy and would often tell me that our lives would change after October 14. But he left us before that.” Ramu drives an auto-rickshaw for a living. The family also held a prayer meeting for him in his hometown, situated in Hapa village near Jamnagar.”

Nalin Pandya, director of the movie shared that the crew was with the 10-year-old during his final moments and shared that “he could not be saved.”