Salman Khan in ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
Salman Khan's death-defying action sequences in 'Tiger Zinda Hai' were loved by everyone. But did you know those scenes were actually performed by his stunt-double Parvez Kazi? Interestingly, Parvez has been Salman’s body double even for ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’.
Akshay Kumar in ‘Chandi Chowk to China’
Akshay Kumar is known for his love of performing high octane stunt scenes. But sometimes even he uses a stunt-double. This is a picture of the actor with his body double during the shoot of his film 'Chandni Chowk to China'.
Aamir Khan in ‘Dhoomi 3’
Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan is known for doing everything perfectly and sometimes for that he needs trained stunt-doubles to perform his scenes.
Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Fan’
Interestingly in Maneesh Sharma's 'Fan', Shah Rukh played his own fan. The actor used body-doubles to shoot a few scenes.
Hrithik Roshan in ‘Bang Bang!’
Actors love to perform their own stunts but some of these scenes involve great risks and that's when the stunt-double enters the picture.
Ranveer Singh in ‘Bajirao Mastani’
In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Bajirao Mastani', apparently even Ranveer Singh used a body double to film some scenes.
Katrina Kaif in ‘Dhoom 3’
Not just actors even actresses love to perform stunt scenes. But some scenes don't give them the liberty to do it all by them themselves. So the safest option is to go for a body-double.
Rani Mukerji in ‘Mardaani’
Rani Mukerji used a body double in a scene in 'Mardaani' where she chases down a gangster on a bike.
Hema Malini
Stunt double Reshma is India's first successful stunt woman. She worked for several prominent actresses. One of them being Hema Malini.
Dimple Kapadia
Stunt double Reshma, started working at the age of 14 and she went on to work in the film industry for more than three decades.
The film industry is a place that helps people gain name and fame. Our Bollywood actors are literally worshipped by their fans. As for the viewers, these stars are the one who runs the show. But have you ever imagined the kind of efforts put into the film’s most crucial scenes by the actor’s stunt double? I know the answer is a big No. While actors do make the film a massive hit with their star power and hard work but we all tend to forget about their stunt-doubles’ contribution.
Here are the stunt doubles of your favourite Bollywood stars
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