Vijay Saxena (1 January 1968 - 24 June 1994) was a former
Indian actor, who primarily worked in
Hindi films from 1990 to 1994. He was famous for his resemblance with
Bollywood superstar
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
, which allowed him to act in Hindi movies as a hero. Saxena died in a car accident in 1994. His real name is Mintu Paul.
Career
Saxena initially worked in the crew of various films as a
spotboy. Prior to this, he did a
B. A. in Hindi. He made his film debut in
Mithun Chakraborty starrer ''
Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan
''Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vimal Kumar, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Sumalatha, Gulshan Grover, Adi Irani and Kader Khan. Mithun Chakraborty played a dual role in the film of ...
''. He also appeared in the parody film ''
Ramgarh Ke Sholay'' (1991), which was inspired by ''
Sholay'' (1975). The film also had other look-alike actors; Navin Rathod of
Anil Kapoor, Anand Kumar of
Govinda and Kishore Bhanushali of
Dev Anand.
He was paired opposite
Sudha Chandran in ''Aakhri Chetawani''. He was signed by a top director of
Bollywood at the time of his death in 1994.
Filmography
References
External links
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1968 births
Male actors from Assam
Male actors in Hindi cinema
People from Dhubri district
1994 deaths
Road incident deaths in India
Place of birth missing
20th-century Indian male actors
Amitabh Bachchan imitators