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{{Short description|Indian dancer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Revanta Sarabhai
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| image = Revanta Sarabhai 02.jpg
| alt = Full size portrait image of Revanta Sarabhai
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| native_name = રેવંત સારાભાઇ
| native_name_lang = gu
| birth_name = Revanta Sarabhai-Shah
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat, India
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| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[The University of the Arts]]|[[University of Roehampton]]}}
| occupation = Dancer, actor, choreographer
| years_active = 1999–present
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| organization = [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]]
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| style = [[Bharata Natyam]], [[Contemporary Dance]]
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| spouse = Priyanka Raja
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| parents = {{ubl|[[Mallika Sarabhai]] (mother)}}
| relatives = [[Vikram Sarabhai]] (grandfather)
[[Mrinalini Sarabhai]] (grandmother)
[[Subhashini Ali]] (aunt)
[[Shaad Ali]] (cousin)
| family = [[Sarabhai family]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.revantasarabhai.com/}}
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'''Revanta Sarabhai''' (born 2 September 1984) is an Indian film and theatre actor, dancer, and choreographer from [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat, India. He is known for being one of the few male Bharatanatyam soloists of his generation.

== Early life ==
He is the son of dancer turned activist [[Mallika Sarabhai]] and publisher Bipin Shah; and grandson of the Indian physicist [[Vikram Sarabhai]] and dancer [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]].

Sarabhai got his basic dance training from his grandmother Mrinalini Sarabhai and had his solo classical dance début at age eight.<ref>{{cite news |last=Priya |first=Shashi |date=21 October 2008 |title=Manning moves |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/manning-moves/375977/ |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> He started touring with the Darpana Performing Group in his early teens, starting in 1999 and also got training in a variety of folk, contemporary and martial arts forms from India and abroad.

[[File:Revanta Sarabhai Male Dancer.jpg|thumb|Dance performance in Delhi]]

== Education and career ==
Sarabhai has a bachelor's degree in fine arts from [[The University of the Arts]], [[Philadelphia]], and a master's degree in performance & creative research from the [[University of Roehampton]], [[London]] and worked as an independent dancer and choreographer in Europe before moving to India in 2014. He headed the arts education and training activities at the [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]] in Ahmedabad from 2014 to 2017,<ref>{{cite news |last=Shah-Desa |first=Kinjal |date=23 July 2014 |title=Arts More Accessible to All Demographics |url=http://dnasyndication.com/dna/dna_english_news_and_features/Arts-more-accessible-to-all-demographics/DNAHM73798 |newspaper=DNA}}</ref> and continues to be an internationally touring performer and choreographer.

Sarabhai has collaborated with several international dancers and choreographers and has been an associate choreographer at Korzo, Den Haag since 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.korzo.nl/en/production-house/choreographers/revanta-sarabhai |title=Revanta Sarabhai |website=Korzo}}</ref>

In 2017, Sarabhai made his feature film debut with the Gujarati film ''Dhantya Open'', co-starring [[Kiran Kumar]], [[Naresh Kanodia]], and [[Manav Gohil]]. He has since acted in four other Gujarati feature films, including ''O! Taareee'' (2017), ''[[Mijaaj]]'' (2018), ''Paaghadi'' (2018) and ''[[Mara Pappa Superhero]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8817825/ |title=Revanta Sarabhai |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> In 2018, Sarabhai made his television debut as a host on the Gujarati dance reality show ''Naach Maari Saathe'' on [[Colors Gujarati]] channel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jhambekar |first=Shruit |date=7 June 2018 |title=Revanta Sarabhai and Vyoma Nandi to make their telly debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/revanta-vyoma-to-make-their-telly-debut/articleshow/64489524.cms |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

In 2021, Sarabhai featured in an episode of the web series ''Cutting''<ref>{{Citation|title=Cutting|date=2021-06-20|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14866614/|type=Comedy|publisher=CineMan Productions|access-date=2021-12-22}}</ref> on Oho Gujarati.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| 2010 ||''Dawn''|| Varun || Short Film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 ||''Dhantya Open''|| Suraj || Gujarati feature Film
|-
|''O! Taareee''|| Manthan || Gujarati feature Film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 ||''[[Mijaaj]]''|| Yogesh || Gujarati feature Film
|-
|''Paaghadi'' || Aditya ||Gujarati feature film
|-
|2024 ||''[[Mara Pappa Superhero]]''<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Shraddha Dangar gives a sneak peek into the character for her next film 'Mara Pappa Superhero' |website=The Times of India |date=2020-03-04 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/photo-shraddha-dangar-gives-a-sneak-peek-into-the-character-for-her-next-film-mara-pappa-superhero/articleshow/74470788.cms |access-date=2020-11-05}}</ref>|| Yash ||Gujarati feature film
|}

== Television series ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! TV Series !! Channel !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2018 ||''Naach Maari Saathe''||[[Colors Gujarati]]|| Host || Dance Reality Show
|-
|2023
|Rocket Boys 2
|Sony LIV OTT
|Dancer
|Performance
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.revantasarabhai.com Revanta Sarabhai Official Website]
*[http://www.europalia.eu/archives/india/en/article/revanta-sarabhai-_164.html Europalia International]
*[http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main46.asp?filename=hub140810Dance.asp Tehelka Magazine]
*[http://www.korzo.nl/en/production-house/choreographers/revanta-sarabhai Korzo Theatre – Resident Choreographer Profile]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8817825/ Revanta Sarabhai on IMDB]
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/revanta-sarabhai-talks-about-being-an-actor-dancer-and-now-a-tv-host/articleshow/65038904.cms Times of India – Revanta Sarabhai talks about being a TV host]

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[[Category:Indian male dancers]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Roehampton]]
[[Category:Artists from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Dancers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Sarabhai family]]
[[Category:University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni]]

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