Actor Who Became Star Overnight: There are many actors in Bollywood who started their career as child artists. This list includes many stars like Rekha, Sridevi. Among the stars who started their career as child artists, only a few were able to maintain their stardom when they grew up. There was one such actor who gained popularity by playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan. However, later he said goodbye to acting.
The actor we are talking about grew up and distanced himself from acting but is still a part of the industry. He is none other than Vishal Desai i.e. Master Bittu. Master Bittu was a popular child actor of the 70s. He has played the roles of many superstars in his childhood. He started his career by playing the role of Rajesh Khanna’s childhood in Amar Prem.
Amitabh Bachchan became popular
After Rajesh Khanna, Vishal became popular by playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood. He worked in films like Anokha Bandhan, Chupke Chupke, Apnapan and Yaarana. He worked in cult films like Amar Akbar Anthony. However, he retired from acting very early. He was last seen as a child artist in Aakhri Sangharsh.
Changed career
After making his mark as a child artist, Vishal Desai decided to leave acting and become a director. He worked as an assistant director in films like Baghban, Babul and Bhootnath. Vishal has also made TV shows like Kamini Damini, Dholki. He also made the 2019 film Veergati.
However, Vishal Desai has been away from the film industry since then. Vishal also produced the Marathi film Nanyachi Doosri Baaju in collaboration with BR Films, which was launched in 2014. Since then, the film is in the production stage and there is no information about it in the public domain.
