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Hrithik’s stunt double Mansoor who resembles Sushant Singh Rajput: SSR and I learnt martial arts in same class

We get into an exclusive conversation with actor Hrithik Roshan’s stunt double Mansoor Ali Khan on resembling Sushant Singh Rajput, starting off with Salman Khan, and more.

Published on: Feb 25, 2023, 13:14:45 IST
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Mansoor Ali Khan is amused with suddenly finding his pics going viral online. Reason? His resemblance to Hrithik Roshan, for whom he is a stunt double, and the late Sushant Singh Rajput.

Mansoor Ali Khan’s first film as Hrithik Roshan’s body double was Agneepath in 2012.
Mansoor Ali Khan’s first film as Hrithik Roshan’s body double was Agneepath in 2012.

“Earlier once or twice too my pic had gone viral, but never at this level,” he laughs. Born in Delhi, he had moved to Mumbai in search of better prospects. And getting into films was the only way forward because his uncle was an action master for 25 years before that.

His first film, he tells us, was, “Wanted, starring Salman Khan. I was a stuntman in the film. Then I did Ek Tha Tiger too. But my first film with Hrithik sir as a double was Agneepath. I went on to do Kaabil, Bang Bang!, Super 30, War, and Vikram Vedha recently.”

But what about the uncanny resemblance to Rajput? Did he take notice of it before people started pointing it out now? “Actually Sushant aur main 2009 mein same martial arts teacher se training lete the, he’s no more now. We would meet often in class, say a simple hello. He wasn’t doing television then. People would tell me even then ‘tum dono ek jaise dikhte ho, ek hi jaisi height, physique, personality,” he says.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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