Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor’s doppelganger, Junaid Shah passed away after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at his residence on Thursday night.
According to India Today, 28-year-old Junaid was a resident of Ellahi Bagh area of Srinagar, Kashmir.
Junaid Shah became popular in 2014 for his uncanny resemblance to actor Ranbir Kapoor.
In 2015, late actor Rishi Kapoor had tweeted a picture of Junaid, comparing his looks to his son Ranbir.
“OMG. My own son has a double!!! Promise cannot make out. A good double,” Rishi Kapoor had tweeted.
OMG. My own son has a double!!! Promise cannot make out. A good double pic.twitter.com/iqF7uNyyIi
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) April 16, 2015
Junaid’s resemblance to Ranbir Kapoor had helped him get some modelling assignments in Mumbai.
Confirming Junaid’s death, Kashmiri journalist Yusuf Jameel wrote on Twitter, “#RanbirKapoor’s lookalike promising Kashmiri young man and my old neighbor Nissar Ahmed Shah’s son Junaid Shah passed away after suffering a massive cardiac arrest on Thursday night.”
Yusuf also said that Junaid and his parents returned to his home in Kashmir from Mumbai a month ago.
“I’m told 28-year-old Junaid Shah and his parents had about a month back returned home from Mumbai where he would do modelling and was also reportedly enrolled in @AnupamPKher’s school of acting. He had no history of heart ailment,” Yusuf wrote.
Our old neighbor Nissar Ahmed Shah's son Junaid passed away due to massive cardiac arrest overnight. People say he was a lookalike of Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor.I say he was a big hope, strength & salvation of his ailing father and his mother & that of whole Kashmir. Magfirah! pic.twitter.com/uVVH3UGtnJ
— YusufJameelیوسف جمیل (@jameelyusuf) July 17, 2020
Fans mourned Junaid’s sudden demise and expressed condolences.
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Omg he looks exactly like Ranbir!! 😯 Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun. He passed away too young and so soon. https://t.co/WNDb6VQFt3
— ✿ ȤαƳα-ƒⅰςⅰσηα∂σ ✿ (@UzmaRamiza) July 17, 2020
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Junaid Shah, who was commonly called as Ranbir Kapoor in Kashmir becoz of his looks & face cut which resembles very much with actor #RanbirKapoor, died due to cardiac arrest early this morning at his residence in illahibagh area of Srinagar, Kashmir.
May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/h022XIvf0e— Tahira (@KashirKurr) July 17, 2020
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Very sad News coming from EllahiBagh Srinagar looking alike Ranbir Kapoor
Junaid Shah Has Died Due To Massive Cardiac arrest. pic.twitter.com/8jYF9xz1rN— Aabid Mir Magami عابد میر ماگامی (Athlete) (@AabidMagami) July 17, 2020
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Such a tragedy.
— Covid Warrior (@Vikas_chaudry92) July 17, 2020