Should Bollywood celebs use lookalikes to deal with fame?

British boy band One Direction may have started searching for lookalikes to give its members a break from the paparazzi, but back home, Bollywood does not seem to believe in the trick.

British boy band One Direction may have started searching for lookalikes to give its members a break from the paparazzi, but back home, Bollywood does not seem to believe in the trick.The security firm for the band reportedly wants to take "the pressure off", after the group was mobbed by 250 female fans in Peru. They’re not the first.

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King of pop Michael Jackson also had a well-known lookalike, who ran into controversy for allegedly attending the late legend’s last press meet. Singer Lady Gaga, too, manages her wide fanbase with her lookalike. The singer, who visited india in 2010, used her lookalike to pose for fan photos Rapper Kanye West also spent $2mn on a doppelganger so he could spend time with partner Kim Kardashian.