July 18, 2020
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor’s doppelganger from Indian occupied Kashmir died of a cardiac arrest in Srinagar, Indian media reported.
According to media reports, Junaid Shah, 28, passed away in Srinagar on Friday morning after he suffered a heart attack.
Junaid shot to fame a few years back after some of his photographs with an uncanny resemblance to Ranbir Kapoor surfaced on social media and went viral.
Ranbir Kapoor’s father late Rishi Kapoor was also surprised over the stark resemblance of Junaid to his son once.
Rishi had tweeted, “OMG. My own son has a double!!! Promise cannot make out. A good double. [sic]”
Junaid Shah’s uncanny resemblance to Ranbir also helped him to get some modeling projects in Mumbai. He recently returned to Srinagar to take care of his ailing father.
Social media was flooded with grief and shock over the sudden demise of Junaid.