This child played the childhood role of Amitabh Bachchan in Mr. Natwarlal
There are many stars in Bollywood who started their career as child artists. While some of them disappeared from the big screen after growing up, some are well-known names in Bollywood today. This child seen in the photo was also a big child artist at one time, who won millions of hearts with his role in Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit, Kader Khan and Amjad Khan starrer ‘Mr. Natwarlal. Directed by Rakesh Kumar, this film was an action comedy, which was released in 1979. In this film, the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood was played by a child artist named Indrajit Singh, who was famous as Master Laddu.
Played Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood role in Mr. Natwarlal
Apart from Mr. Natwarlal, Indrajit Singh played many great roles in many popular films, but he lost his life at the age of 18. Indrajit was murdered at the age of 18. In 1989, when Master Laddu i.e. Indrajit was 18 years old, he was murdered by three men in Andheri, Mumbai. According to IMDb trivia, his father was asked by a landlord to vacate a flat for which he had not paid the rent for 10 months.
He said goodbye to this world at a young age
When Master Laddu’s father was asked to vacate the house, he refused to do so because only a few months of his lease were left. But the landlords did not listen to Master Laddu’s father and killed 18-year-old Master Laddu i.e. Indrajit Singh. In this way, Master Laddu said goodbye to this world at a very young age.
Master Laddu worked in these films
Master Laddu started his career with Mr. Natwarlal released in 1979. In this film, he played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood i.e. Young Natwarlal. Apart from this, he worked in films like ‘Chunauti’ in 1989 and ‘Thanedaar’ in 1990. Apart from this, he was also a part of films like Dharmendra-Hema Malini’s Dream Girl and Do Anjaane. However, his career could not last long and he said goodbye to this world at a young age.
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