Actor Firoz Khan dies of a heart attack, gained fame by acting as Big B's duplicate

Mumbai, 23 May (Hindustan Reporter). Famous film and TV actor Firoz Khan, resident of Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, has passed away. He suffered a heart attack in Badaun on Thursday morning and died.

Firoz Khan was called Amitabh Bachchan's duplicate. He used to mimic and act exactly like Big B. Because of this, he was famous among his fans as Firoz Khan “Amitabh Duplicate”.

He has worked in many serials and films. He has worked in serials like “Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain”, “Jija Ji Chhat Par Hain”, “Sahab Bibi Aur Boss”, “Happu Ki Ultan Paltan” and “Shaktimaan”. Apart from this, he was seen in singer Adnan Sami's superhit song “Thodi Si Tu Lift Kara De”.

Firoz Khan was living in Badaun for the last few days. While staying there he participated in many programs. His videos also keep going viral on social media. Firoz last performed at a voter festival in Badau on 4 May. His acting was greatly appreciated by the audience.

There has been mourning in the art world due to his demise. Firoz Khan has a good fan base on social media. Celebrities like Deepika Kakkar and Shoaib Ibrahim also follow him on Instagram. The number of his followers on Instagram is in lakhs.

Firoz Khan, who is known for mimicking Amitabh Bachchan, in his last performance mimicked Big B. He inspired voters to vote by speaking his famous dialogues. Apart from Big B, Firoz Khan used to mimic Dilip Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Dharmendra and Sunny Deol.