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Ravi Gupta Balasubramanium Ross is one of three former main protagonists who had main appearances in seasons 1-3 of Bunk'd. He is a 16-year-old boy who was adopted by the Ross family. He was born in Kolkata, India, and his first language is Hindi, but he is able to speak English. He is nice, caring, and naïve. He is the owner of Mrs. Kipling after bringing her from India. Ravi embarks on his new role as Xander McCormick's counselor in training. In We Didn't Start the Fire, Gladys promoted Ravi and Emma to counselors.
He was portrayed by Karan Brar.
Biography
Background
Ravi is originally from Kolkata, India before being adopted by the Ross family a month before the events in the first episode of “Jessie”. He is eager to learn American culture and loves his lizard, He gets pranked a lot by his brother, Luke Ross, and his younger sister Zuri Ross. Ravi's first language is Hindi, but he knows how to speak English really well.
Personality
Ravi is a stereotypical Indian boy: a nice guy and cares about people. He loves video games, and his pet, Mrs. Kipling. He is against violence and loves his new life in the Big Apple. Ravi worries about other people and tends to freak out in certain situations. Ravi is known for his intelligent personality but does poorly in sports. Because of this, he is often picked on for being a nerd and tends to be a control freak. When angry or scared, he will often scream in Hindi. Throughout the series, Ravi has made various references to India.
Physical Appearance
Ravi looks like a typical Indian boy with black hair, brown eyes, and olive colored skin.
Relationships
Family
Emma Ross
Sibling
Main Article: Emma and Ravi
Emma is Ravi's older sister. They fight occasionally but get along most of the time. They've had many subplots together in the show. When Ravi thought Xander was going to kill Emma, he ran to the Spot to try and save her. They care about each other a lot. Ravi, although being younger, is quite protective of Emma (as shown in Gone Girl).
Luke Ross
Sibling
Ravi and Luke share some humorous and heartfelt moments as Luke visits Camp Kikiwaka. Throughout the episode, Ravi tries to keep Luke in check while also proving that he’s more than just the quirky, awkward little brother. The sibling rivalry leads to several comedic situations, with Luke effortlessly charming everyone and Ravi scrambling to keep up.
Zuri Ross
Sibling
Main Article: Ravi and Zuri
Zuri's second-oldest brother. She cares for Ravi deep down. They are very close siblings. In one episode, she informs Ravi that Luke is using him, so Luke doesn't have to do any work on his report. In Counsellors Night Off, Zuri and Ravi worked together to bring order to the camp.
Friends
Xander McCormick
Close Friend
Main Article: Ravi and Xander
Ravi and Xander are both a part of the Grizzly Cabin. They've had many subplots together throughout the show. Despite being polar opposites, they work well together. Xander is currently dating Ravi's sister, Emma Ross.
Friend
Griff is a reformed juvenile delinquent who was an orphaned kid like Oliver Twist who had to steal to survive. Both of them bonded, both of them grew up as orphans and become fast friends. Griff is similar to his brother Luke.
Lou Hockhauser
Friend
Main Article: Lou and Ravi
Lou is Emma's best friend but is also good friends with Ravi. In The Ones That Got Away, they paired up for the fishing contest. They've had many subplots together throughout the show.
Jorge Ramirez
Friend
Main Article: Jorge and Ravi
Ravi and Jorge are both a part of the Grizzly Cabin. They sometimes argue as their personalities clash but they mostly get along.
Tiffany Chen
Main Article: Ravi and Tiffany
In No Escape, Tiffany develops a crush on Ravi. Despite not returning those feelings Ravi tried to let her down gently, showing that he cares about her. They both have similar personalities and they sometimes clash on who's smarter. Overall, they are good friends.
Trivia
- In real life, Karan Brar speaks with an American accent. He was born and raised in the U.S.A.
- Karan Brar and Peyton R. List knew each other way before "Jessie" and Bunk'd. They were both in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series.
- Ravi grew up in an orphanage in India and barely knew his birth parents before he was adopted by the Ross Family when he was 10.
- He does not appear in Season 4 along with Zuri and Emma.
- He did not appear in Camp Stinky Waka, making this his first absence in the Jessie/Bunk'd franchise and breaking his streak of appearing in every episode.
- According to Lou in Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross, Ravi has been to Mars, meaning he may be an astronaut now.
- Ravi's birthdate is March 24th,2001, which means that he is an Aries♈.
- He was replaced by Noah Lambert.
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Appearances
Appearances: 57/161
Season 4
- "Who da Boss? Lou da Boss!" (mentioned)
- "Serfs Up-rising" (mentioned)
Season 5
- "Lou's Still the Boss, But Now There's a Ross" (mentioned)
- "Frien'ds Forever" (mentioned)
Gallery
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The image gallery for Ravi Ross may be viewed here.
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| v • e • dBunk'd characters |
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| Main characters |
| Lou Hockhauser • Destiny Baker • Noah Lambert • Parker Preston • Winnie Weber • Jake Jacobs • Bill Pickett |
| Former Main characters |
| Emma Ross • Ravi Ross • Zuri Ross • Xander McCormick • Tiffany Chen • Jorge Ramirez • Gwen Flores • Matteo Silva • Ava King • Finn Sawyer |
| Recurring characters |
| Hazel Swearengen • Gladys • Timmy • Murphy • Griff Jones • Lydia • Chef Jeff • Barb Barca • Nadine • The Marshal • Megan |
| Guest characters |
| Luke Ross • Christina Ross • Bertram Winkle |
| Animal characters |
| Mrs. Kipling • Chuck |