Vijay Saxena

Vijay Saxena was an Indian actor who was active in Hindi films from 1990 to 1994. He gained fame for his striking resemblance to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, 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.

Career

Saxena initially started his career in the film industry as a spotboy and later pursued a B.A. degree in Hindi. 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, which was inspired by Sholay. 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.