Vijay Saxena

Vijay Saxena
Vijay Saxena and Sudha Chandran in Aakhri Chetawani
Born	(1968-01-01)1 January 1968 Dhubri, Assam, India
Died	24 June 1994(1994-06-24) (aged 26) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Naqli Amithabh
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–1994

Vijay Saxena (1 January 1968 - 24 June 1994) was a former Indian actor who was active in Hindi films from 1990 to 1994. He gained fame for his striking resemblance to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan,[1] which opened doors for him to play lead roles in Hindi movies. Saxena died in a car accident in 1994. His real name was Mintu Paul.[2]

Career

Saxena initially started his career in the film industry as a spotboy and later pursued a B.A. degree in Hindi.[3] He made his acting debut in the film Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan, which starred Mithun Chakraborty. 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.[4] He was paired opposite Sudha Chandran in Aakhri Chetawani. He was signed by a top director^[who?] of Bollywood at the time of his death in 1994.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director
1991	Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan	Vimal Kumar
1991	Ramgarh Ke Sholay	Ajit Diwani
1992	Dil Ka Kya Kasoor	Lawrence D'Souza
1992	Basanti Tangewali
1992	Ganga Bani Shola
1993	Baaghi Sultana
1993	Aakhri Chetawani
1993	Phoolan Hasina Ramkali
1994	Gangapur Ki Geeta

References

1. "Bold blitz". India Today. 30 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
2. "The Mirror Cracked | the Big Indian Picture". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
3. Cine Blitz, Volume 18. Blitz Publications. 1992. p. 56.
4. Bhawana Somaaya (2003). The Story So Far. Indian Express Group. p. 183.

External links

• Vijay Saxena at IMDb