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March 25th, 2004, 11:56 PM
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=576945
LUCKNOW: Both are ruthless when it comes to their profession and the similarity does not end here.
A 27-year-old youth from Billauchpura here is basking in reflected glory - thanks to an uncanny resemblance to Pakistan tearaway bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
Shamshuddin, a butcher who runs a mutton shop in Tudiaganj, is making waves on account of this quirk of fate which is fetching him stardom of sorts on the sidelines of the great cricketing action in the neighbouring country.
"When I walk through the streets, children jostle with one another to shake hands and take autographs," gushes the look-alike.
Life has changed, for good, for Shamshuddin ever since people started taking note of his resemblance and it has also improved his business.
Since his new found fame and the attention, Shamshuddin's shop is full of people who mostly end up buying meat from him. "The business has improved a lot," he said.
The local lad, who has already developed mannerism and hairstyle like Shoaib, has now joined gymnasium, on his friends' advise, to build up his body to look more like his "hero".
"I have also restarted my education as now people come over to meet me and I don't want to disappoint anyone by exposing my lack of proper education," he added. (PTI)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/576587.cms
LUCKNOW: Both are ruthless when it comes to their profession and the similarity does not end here.
A 27-year-old youth from Billauchpura here is basking in reflected glory - thanks to an uncanny resemblance to Pakistan tearaway bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
Shamshuddin, a butcher who runs a mutton shop in Tudiaganj, is making waves on account of this quirk of fate which is fetching him stardom of sorts on the sidelines of the great cricketing action in the neighbouring country.
"When I walk through the streets, children jostle with one another to shake hands and take autographs," gushes the look-alike.
Life has changed, for good, for Shamshuddin ever since people started taking note of his resemblance and it has also improved his business.
Since his new found fame and the attention, Shamshuddin's shop is full of people who mostly end up buying meat from him. "The business has improved a lot," he said.
The local lad, who has already developed mannerism and hairstyle like Shoaib, has now joined gymnasium, on his friends' advise, to build up his body to look more like his "hero".
"I have also restarted my education as now people come over to meet me and I don't want to disappoint anyone by exposing my lack of proper education," he added. (PTI)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/576587.cms