Amitabh Bachchan meets his doppleganger, video goes viral
Amitabh Bachchan has finally met his doppelganger! The ‘living legend’ was seen greeting his Siamese twin in a video that has since gone viral. In the clip, the ‘Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham’ star is seen offering blessings to the men, who is shown to be touching his feet.
The lookalike, who is named Shashikant Pedwal shared the clip on his Instagram handle and wrote, “With the blessings of Gurudev and all of you, I have reached 2 million followers today (sic).” The video quickly gained traction on the image and video sharing website, gaining more than 300K likes.
On the work front, Bachchan Sr. was last seen in Tiger Shroff-starrer ‘Ganpath’. He will next be seen in the Nag Ashwin directorial 'Kalki 2898 AD'. This will also star Telugu superstar Prabhas and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.
Who Is Shashikant Pedwal?
According to his website, Pedwal is a performer “best known as the reflection of the superstar Amitabh Bachchan.” Noted for a marked resemblance to the ‘Deewar’ star, Pedwal has worked as a body double for the Big B in innumerable films! A resident of Nasik, Pedwal completed his schooling at JR City High School in Dhule, where he also graduated in commerce from M.D Palesha Commerce College.
He began his career by holding live mimicry and singing shows at Nasik. Today, he is one of the most successful mimicry artiste. He is also a professor at the Industrial Training Institute at Aundh.
He has worked as a body double as well as a dubbing artiste for Bachchan Sr in a polio advertisement, as well as a
