Vijay Saxena

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][3]

Vijay Saxena
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

Career

Saxena initially started his career in the film industry as a spotboy and later pursued a B.A. degree in Hindi.[4] 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.[5] 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
YearFilmDirector
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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