Rahul Koli, a kid performer in India’s Oscar submission Chhello Show, passed away from cancer.

At the age of 15, Rahul Koli, a young performer of Chhello Show or Last Film Show fame, died of cancer. He was one of six young performers who starred in the movie, which is India’s official submission for the 95th Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category.

Rahul’s father reportedly stated that the deceased child star had experienced many fever attacks before passing away and had also vomited blood. He stated that the family will watch the Chhello Show collectively following Rahul’s last rituals. Release day is October 14.

On Sunday, October 2, he ate breakfast. Then, in the hours that followed, he experienced many episodes of fever. Finally, Rahul vomited blood three times, and my kid passed almost instantly. Our entire family is in shock. However, once we carry out his last purification rites, we will watch his last film show together on the day of its release on October 14, according to his father Ramu Koli, who spoke to Times of India. He had one older child, Rahul.

The time period of Last Film Show, which is at the dawn of the digital revolution, was inspired by Pan Nalin’s personal experiences of falling in love with movies as a young child in rural Gujarat. This film, which is based in a remote rural Saurashtra hamlet, tells the story of a nine-year-old boy who develops a lifetime passion of cinema after bribing his way into a run-down movie theatre and spending a summer watching movies from the projection booth.

The movie, which had its global premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in 2021, starred Bhavin Rabari, a young actor making his acting debut. The festival was started by Hollywood icon Robert De Niro. On October 14, the film will have its theatrical debut. Last Film Show will be shown at 95 theatres throughout India on the day before its official release, with tickets costing 95.

Chhello Show surpassed competitors including SS Rajamouli’s RRR, Ranbir Kapoor’s Brahmastra: Part One Shiva, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, and R Madhavan’s directorial debut Rocketry, according to FFI President TP Aggarwal.