In this era of OTT platforms and due to the lockdown, the species of real cinema lovers has become extinct. That was also a period when people used to wait for a month before the new film of their favorite star and used to take special time out to watch the film on the release of the film. In such a situation, the fun of people used to be doubled when they would see the special role of any other favorite star in the film.
There are many such films, in which big celebrities suddenly appeared on the big screen and the audience blew a lot of whistles after seeing them. Many times the audience used to see the scene of a celebrity’s lookalike in films and used to think whether it is real or whether it is a lookalike. So let’s know which celebrities and their lookalikes made special appearances in which movies:
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Big B (English Vinglish)
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan made a brief special appearance in the late Sridevi starrer English Vinglish. This was the first film directed by Gauri Shinde. Amitabh Bachchan said about the film that he was so impressed by this film that his eyes shed tears. In the film, Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan meet on a flight. It was a special occasion for cinema lovers because in this film, Sridevi and Amitabh were seen together after many years.
Salman Khan (Phata Poster Nikla Hero)
There are some celebrities who don’t mind making jokes about themselves. Salman comes in the list of such celebrities. In this film too, Salman surprised everyone with his special appearance. Shahid is a big fan of Salman in the film and one day suddenly they meet.
Vicky Kaushal (Love Shav Tie Chicken Khurana)
Vicky Kaushal has become a big name of Bollywood after doing many hit films like Uri, Masaan and Sanju. But there was a time when Vicky Kaushal also played such characters where hardly anyone noticed him. One such film was Kunal Kapoor’s Love Shav Tie Chicken Khurana. It was from this film that Vicky entered the big screen. He played the role of Omi in the film.
Ruskin Bond (Seven Bloods Forgiven)
Did you know that Ruskin Bond played the Catholic Priest in the climax of this film? Yes, the famous writer Bond played a small role of a Priest in the film. Not only this, but he also helped in writing the script of this film and turned his short story into an 80-page novel.
Tabu (I am not)
This super talented actress has done cameo roles many times in Shahrukh’s films. One such film is Main Hoon, isn’t it? Farah Khan considered Tabu to be her lucky charm, so wanted her to be present in his debut directorial venture.
Shashi Tharoor’s lookalike (Andaz Apna Apna)
In the initial phase, whoever had seen the film Andaz Apna Apna might not have noticed this, but in the age of internet, people realized that Shashi Tharoor was seen in a scene of Andaz Apna Apna. Although Shashi Tharoor had made it clear by tweeting that he is not the person seen in the film. He said that during that time he was in USA.
Subrata Roy (Gupt)
Did I just spot #SubrataRoy in Gupt!!! 😯#Gupt #Saharashri is here pic.twitter.com/orjY5Mb5U0
— Saloni Singh (@IamSaloniSingh) July 14, 2021
During the Corona period, people started watching old films again. Meanwhile, the attention of the people went to Bobby Deol’s film Gupt. In one scene of the film, Raj Babbar is in a meeting and a man is standing behind him. This man looks like Subrata Roy. We all know that Subrata Roy has been producing films as well, but seeing this lookalike, one can wonder if he has ever acted in films?
Dharmendra (Guddi)
In this film, Jaya Bhaduri plays the character of a girl named Guddi who is a big fan of Dharmendra. Dharmendra appears only briefly as a hero in the film.
Twinkle Khanna (Tees Maar Khan)
Twinkle Khanna was seen in the film Tees Maar Khan, starring her own husband Akshay Kumar and directed by Farah Khan.
Sanjay Dutt (Raavan)
Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra made a special appearance in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raw One. This film was directed by Anubhav Sinha.
Saif Ali Khan (Dolly Ki Doli)
After the role of Pulkit Samrat, Rajkumar Rao and Varun Sharma, the special entry of Saif Ali Khan in this film was shocking. Saif played the role of a Rajasthani prince in the film.
