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Indian grocery store owner and artist Tariq Mir has become a local celebrity thanks to his resemblance to Peter Dinklage, the American actor playing Tyrion Lannister in ‘Games of Thrones’.
“It’s because I’m his double that I managed to access Bollywood”. Tariq Mir is an artist and owner of a grocery store in India. He is now known to be the lookalike of Tyrion Lannister, played by Peter Dinklage in Games of Thrones.
In 2018, Tariq Mir takes a selfie with director Imtiaz Ali at the Pahalgam winter festival. The snap is going viral for its resemblance to American actor Peter Dinklage.
“The selfie has gone viral all over the world. People started asking me for autographs and taking pictures of me. Two months later, the Bombay film industry called me to say that Bollywood wanted to make me an offer.
Tarik has since made several appearances in television series and plays in his country. In 2019, he plays alongside Salman Khan in Bharat
“Wherever I go, I have fans. Wherever I go, I come in for free. People are always happy to see me.”
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