Lookalikes are as much part of Indian popular cinema’s romance with stardom as the super celebrities they – sometimes more and sometimes less – resemble. The Juniors, as they’re popularly referred to, live a paradoxical existence all of their own: if one meets Kishore Bhanushali on the streets, it's like time is out of joint, for he looks like Golden Age-icon Dev Anand – in the 1960s! It’s fitting that Bhanushali is also a stand-up comedian, as the Juniors are in equal parts paeans to and parodies of the original stars. The Juniors even have their own films, which are often satirical revisions of beloved classics.
Geetika Narang Abbasi
Director
The Class of ‘9271%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Above Majestic73%
The Cheshire Murders65%
21 Up74%
Harmontown66%
Sherman's March64%
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster69%
For the Love of Spock73%
Marvel's Behind the Mask70%
A Decade Under the Influence79%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/2072%
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish67%
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
My Mom Jayne80%
Night Will Fall76%
John Candy: I Like Me79%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
