{
  "id": 4650587,
  "title": "Master Ravi: Child star who challenged Shashi Kapoor, earned Rs 3,500 daily as ‘Junior Amitabh’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/master-ravi-child-star-who-challenged-shashi-kapoor-earned-rs-3-500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:53:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/master-ravi-challenged-shashi-kapoor-earned-rs-3500-daily-as-junior-amitabh-bachchan-10857411/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ravi Valecha, popularly known as Master Ravi, is an extraordinary figure in Indian cinema, having emerged as one of the highest-paid child actors of his time. Beginning his journey as a four-year-old on the set of Fakira, where he impressed veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, Ravi went on to appear in over 300 films across nine languages and multiple industries. After a successful career as a child actor, Ravi ventured into the hospitality industry, becoming a professional chef with the Taj and eventually heading the administration department of a leading company. Despite his immense success, Ravi lamented that his career had cost him a significant portion of his childhood and teenage years, as he began working at the age of four and continued until he was 18.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Master Ravi, known as Ravi Valecha, was a child star in Indian cinema.",
    "He began acting at four in Fakira, impressing Shashi Kapoor.",
    "Ravi earned Rs 3,500 daily as 'Junior Amitabh'."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}