Meet actor who played ‘young’ Amitabh Bachchan, worked with Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, gave hits, quit acting due to…, his name is…

There are many child artistes who have found immense fame with their acting chops. Many have grown up and become successful actors too. Sridevi, Hrithik Roshan, Kunal Kemmu and many others are examples. But there are some who did not achieve great success in the field of acting. Here’s a story of a star who became immensely famous as a child artiste. However, as grown up, he chose a different path despite sharing screen space with stars like Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna and others.

The celebrity is Vishal Desai. He became famous for being the young Amitabh Bachchan in films. In quite a few films, Vishal played the younger version of Amitabh Bachchan and was loved by all. He played pivotal roles in movies like Anokha Bandhan, Yaarana,Chupke Chupke and more. He also shared screen space with Dharmendra. He has also performed younger version of Rajesh Khanna in films. However, as he grew up, he chose a different path. After his last appearance in the movie Aakhri Sanghursh, Vishal Desai, who is known as Master Bittu, chose to venture into direction. He got the name Master Bittu as he played the character Bittu Mathur in Do Aur Do Paanch.

Vishal Desai became an assistant director and worked on films like Baghban, Baabul, Bhootnath and other. Later, he also worked with an entertainment channel. He made a comeback to acting with the movie Veergati. He was also the director of this movie along with Raju Desai. The movie starred Aditi Bhaskar, Nikhil Chavan, Anwar Fatehan in pivotal roles. As per IMDb, the film’s budget was Rs 10,000,000.

Not just Bollywood, Vishal has made a name for himself in Television industry as well. He has directed some of the famous TV shows like Damini, Dholki and others. For more entertainment news, stay tuned to BollywoodLife.

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