Became famous by becoming Bollywood’s young Amitabh Bachchan… later suddenly left acting, today is worth crores

If you have definitely seen Amitabh Bachchan’s films like ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’ and ‘Laawaris’, then you will remember the famous child artist who played Amitabh Bachchan’s childhood character in most of his films. He was the highest-grossing child artiste in the 70-80s. He became popular by playing the role of Abhimanyu in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’, but stayed away from acting at the peak of his career. Today he earns crores of rupees from his business. Mayur Raj, a resident of Delhi, had no connection whatsoever with the film industry, but fate brought him into the film industry. Mayur Raj Verma’s mother wanted her son to earn name in the world of acting. According to media reports, once when she came to interview Prakash Mehra, the director told her that he was looking for a child actor who was somewhat similar to him in appearance for the childhood role of Amitabh Bachchan. Master Mayur’s mother started talking about her son. After seeing the photo, Prakash Mehra offered the film ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’ to Master Mayur. Master Mayur’s very first film became a hit and he started getting offers for dozens of films. He became popular among the audience as ‘Young Amitabh’.