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Gavin CHubBy Methalaka (Photo by Gaurang Bhati)

Gavin Noel Methalaka (born 14 January 1986) known professionally as CHubBy, is an Indian actor, improviser, comedian and voice actor from Goa.

He is known for his works in television, Hindi cinema, and stage.

He plays David Brown in the musical adaptation of Disco Dancer, directed by Rajeev Goswami and produced by Saregama which premiered in Sadler's Wells Theatre, London in 2022.[1] [2]

Background

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Gavin was born in 1986, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Shashidhara Methalaka from Mangalore and Alvarinha Rodrigues from Goa, and grew up in Muscat, Oman. He received his school education from Indian School Muscat and British School Muscat. He was raised catholic.

Professional career

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After moving back to Goa in 2006, his interest in acting took him towards studying performing arts with Kala Academy Goa and later continued his acting training under the tutelage of Satyadev Dubey. He was a part of Dubey's final directorial film, which had noted cinematographer, Govind Nihalani, behind the camera.

He booked his first ad film with Prahlad Kakkar for Deep Fruit Juice in 2009. His first film with debut with a small role in Nikhil Advani's Katti Batti[3] 2015. He hosted a Comedy Cricket show called Cheeky Singles for Star Sports (Indian TV network) with co-host Sanjana Ganesan in the same year.

On-screen he is known for playing Kutti in The Office (Indian TV series)[4] 2019, Gary in Ray (TV series)[5] 2021, and George Masih in Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series) 2022.

In 2013, he trained in improvisational comedy with Improv Comedy Mumbai[6] and toured the US West Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles in 2017 as a featured cast member. He started Mischief In Action[7] an improv troupe with Naveen Kaushik and Jahnavi Dave in 2018.

He directed Sunn Toh (Hear Me Out), his first short film in 2023. The film is about the failure of Communication and the plight of men's ability to articulate in a challenging situation. The film was partially crowdfunded. It is currently[as of?] doing the rounds of Film Festivals around the world.

Filmography

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Films

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List of Gavin Methalaka's film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2015 Katti Batti Yash Hindi
Waiting (2015 film) Lokesh Hindi
2017 Meri Pyaari Bindu The Bearded Guy Hindi Guest Appearance
2019 The Zoya Factor Kakkar Sahab (The Director) Hindi
2023 Sunn Toh - Hear Me Out (Short Film) Stage Manager Hindi Also the Director
2024 Baby Do Die Do Jhonny Hindi In Post Production

Web series

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List of Gavin Methalaka web series credits
Year Title Role Language Streaming Platform Episodes
2018 Breathe Gavin Almeida (Casting Director) Hindi Amazon Prime Ep 4 (The Audition)
2019 The Office (Indian TV series)[8] T.K. Kutti Hindi Disney+ Hotstar All 27 Episodes
2021 The Reunion - Chal Chalein Apne Ghar Vasant Hindi YouTube Ep 3 - Hum Paanch Hai, Ep 4 - Kaha Phas Gaye
2021 Ray (TV series)[9] Gary Hindi Netflix Ep 1 - Forget Me Not
2022 Karm Yuddh (Indian TV series) George Masih Hindi Disney+ Hotstar Ep 4 - Mouka,

Ep 5 - Sanp, Ep 6 - Chakravyuh, Ep 7 - Kahani, Ep 8 - Raja aur Ikka

Guilty Minds Sameer Hindi Amazon Prime Ep 1 - Meri Tumhari

References

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  1. ^ "Review: Disco Dancer ★★★★★ - To Do List". November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Saregama Live - Disco Dancer - Sadler's Wells Theatre". SadlersWells.
  3. ^ "Supporting cast always important: Imran Khan". September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "This is why The Office Season 2 is a double treat". www.tellychakkar.com.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Anu (2021-06-29). "Satyajit Ray Inspired Short Story Anthology 'Ray' Keeps You Biting Your Nails to the End". American Kahani. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  6. ^ Podcast, Y. F. (April 20, 2020). "206 | Gavin Methalaka (IND) Talks About The Rapid Growth Of The Improv Scene In India".
  7. ^ "Laughter on the spot". oHeraldo.
  8. ^ "Hotstar specials to launch its first comedy show, The Office- read details - CineBlitz".
  9. ^ "'Ray' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". June 27, 2021.