Nehal Patil, the braveheart who accepted a herculean task at the eleventh hour and vividly displayed his valiance
‘Hard work pays off’ and ‘challenging situations determine a person’s true potential’, we often come across these sayings and wonder if these words really find any relevance in the real world. Well, for this young man these sayings recently became the biggest and most vivid reality of his life. He took up an onerous challenge, in the hour of need, and vividly displayed his valiance and intrepidity. He is a multipotentialite who began his career as an event manager and today is one of the most well-known faces in the Indian pageant industry. His transition from an industrious dreamer to a thriving achiever is a pure tale of hard work, grit, persistence and optimism. He is the man who wrote his own success story and will soon be seen walking the down the international runway; he is the reigning Rubaru Mr. India Grand International, Nehal Patil from Goa.
Nehal Patil began his professional journey by completing his higher education in event management. He later became an entrepreneur and joined the real estate sector. Around the same time, he chose to follow his passion and entered the fashion and showbiz industry. After working as a model and actor for a while, in 2019, he entered the scintillating world of pageants. He joined Goa’s premier men’s pageant – Mr. Goa and all thanks to his charming good-looks, he went onto win Mr. Photogenic 2019 title. The pageant industry and its experience left a strong impact on this young man, who was already doing so well professionally yet wanted more and better things in his life. After 3 years, in 2022, he made a strong comeback to the Indian pageant sector and got selected for the nation’s foremost men’s pageant – Rubaru Mr. India.
In October 2022, he travelled to Chennai for the 18th edition of Rubaru Mr. India competition. His very charming looks and endearing persona straight away got him under the spotlight and won him Look of the Year special award. At every stage in his career, his pleasant appearance always helped him stand out in the crowd and this time it was no different. His strong performance throughout the competition won him Rubaru Mr. West India 2022 title; adding one more award to his award list.
In mid to late October, the Rubaru Mr. India organization encountered a colossal challenge when they had to send an Indian representative to the prestigious international competition – Mister Grand International. Since it is one of the leading international pageants in the world, the even bigger challenge was to find someone who was better prepared and could go to the international stage in less than one month; as the world finals of the competition were scheduled to take place on November 25 in Trinidad and Tobago. All the national titleholders of Rubaru Mr. India 2022 were already tied with their respective international pageants and therefore none of them could break with the association. It was then Nehal took up this challenge and agreed for this herculean task. On November 12, 2022, the Rubaru Mr. India organization officially announced Nehal as India’s representative to the 2022 Mister Grand International competition. He was officially sashed by the vice president of the Rubaru Mr. India organization, Pankaj Kharbanda and a special photoshoot was done to honour and appreciate his valiance and grit.
In a couple of days, Nehal will fly to Trinidad and Tobago to serve as India’s representative at the 2022 Mister Grand International competition. The world finals of the renowned international event will take place on November 25 in the capital city, Port of Spain. At the culmination of the event, the new Mister Grand International will get elected.
