Kiran Shah (born September 28, 1956) is a Kenyan-Indian actor and a
stuntman.Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He lived in Kenya until he
was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While
living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family
moved to Crawley, he became involved in show business. His first film
was the 1977 film Candleshoe, as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator
Bob Anderson asked him to do her stunts as well, his career was
started. Shah played the part of Bolum in the 1977 film The People
That Time Forgot.Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both
dwarf Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and
television in the late 1970s. He is the world's shortest stuntman
according to the Guinness World Records. He has appeared as an actor
in 31 films; 37 as stuntman or body double.He has been in several
blockbuster films since, such as Superman (1978), Superman II (1980),
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Return of the
Jedi (1983), Legend (1985), Aliens (1986), The Sign of Four (1987),
Bullseye! (1990), Braveheart (1995), and Titanic (1997) where he stunt
doubled all the children in the film.
stuntman.Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He lived in Kenya until he
was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While
living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family
moved to Crawley, he became involved in show business. His first film
was the 1977 film Candleshoe, as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator
Bob Anderson asked him to do her stunts as well, his career was
started. Shah played the part of Bolum in the 1977 film The People
That Time Forgot.Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both
dwarf Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and
television in the late 1970s. He is the world's shortest stuntman
according to the Guinness World Records. He has appeared as an actor
in 31 films; 37 as stuntman or body double.He has been in several
blockbuster films since, such as Superman (1978), Superman II (1980),
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Return of the
Jedi (1983), Legend (1985), Aliens (1986), The Sign of Four (1987),
Bullseye! (1990), Braveheart (1995), and Titanic (1997) where he stunt
doubled all the children in the film.
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