Vijay Saxena

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Vijay Saxena
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Vijay Saxena and Sudha Chandran
in Aakhri Chetawani
Born(1968-01-01)1 January 1968
Dhubri, Assam, India
Died24 June 1994(1994-06-24) (aged 26)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesNaqli Amithabh
OccupationActor
Years active1990–1994

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,[1] 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. [2][3]

Career[]

Saxena initially worked in the crew of various films as a . Prior to this, he did a B. A. in Hindi.[4] He made his film debut in Mithun Chakraborty starrer Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan. 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.[5] 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. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ "The Mirror Cracked | the Big Indian Picture".
  3. ^ "Vijay Saxena".
  4. ^ Cine Blitz, Volume 18. Blitz Publications. 1992. p. 56.
  5. ^ Bhawana Somaaya (2003). The Story So Far. Indian Express Group. p. 183.

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