Sagar Pandey, the body double of Bollywood actor Salman Khan, has recently died of a heart attack. Prashant Walde, Shah Rukh Khan’s famous doppelganger, confirmed the news of his Pandey’s death on Friday to Bollywood Hungama.
Who was Sagar Pandey, Salman Khan’s doppelganger who died of a heart attack?
Sagar Pandey was a body double for the actor in at least 50 films, including: Bajrangi Bhaijaan. He had worked closely with Salman on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which marked his first movie with the superstar in 1998 Dabangg, Tubelight, Dabangg 2 and dabangg 3 and Bajrangi Bhaijaan among other projects. He had four brothers and had moved to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh in hopes of becoming an actor. When that failed, he became a body double.
Prashant Walde said: “Sagar was working in the gym when he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately transferred to Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackerey Trauma Care Municipal Hospital in Jogeshwari East, Mumbai. There he was pronounced dead. I am quite shocked. He was perfect fit and healthy. He was too young to die. His age must have been around 45-50 years.”
On Friday, Salman Khan mourned the loss of his body doubly and even paid tribute to him. Khan shared a throwback photo and wrote: “RIP”. Alongside the photo, Salman wrote a thank-you note that read: ‘Dil se shukar adda kar raha hoon for being with me. May your soul rest in peace brother Sagar. Thank you #RIP #SagarPandey.”
On the work front, Salman Khan will be back on TV screens from October 1 with Bigg Boss 16. He will be the next star in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan which will be released in December 2022. He also has: Tiger 3 fall in April 2023.
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