Kiran Shah

Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE born 28 September 1956 is a Kenyan actor and stunt double Shah was born in Nairobi Kenya to an Indian family He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old when he moved to India with his family While living in India he became interested in films and when his family moved to Feltham he became involved in show business His first film was Candleshoe 1977 as a standin When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well his career was started Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot 1977 Shah is often confused with Deep Roy they are both dwarf Nairobiborn Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and television in the late 1970s He is the worlds shortest stuntman according to the Guinness World Records He has appeared as an actor in 31 films and 37 as stuntman or body double