Kiran Shah
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Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a British actor and stunt double.
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Born | (1956-09-28) 28 September 1956 (age 67) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, stuntman |
Years active | 1975–present |
Height | 4 ft 2 in (127 cm) |
Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family.[1] While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he became involved in show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well, his career was started.[1] Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot (1977).[2]
Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf Nairobi-born Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and television in the late 1970s.[3] He is the world's shortest stuntman according to the Guinness World Records.[2] He has appeared as an actor in 31 films; and 37 as stuntman or body double.