Meet actor, who became popular as ‘Abhimanyu’ in BR Chopra’s Mahabharata, played ‘young’ Amitabh Bachchan, quit acting, moved England to work as…, his name is…

At the peak of his acting career, this actor chose to venture into business and moved to abroad with his family.

May 26, 2025 - 13:30
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Meet actor, who became popular as ‘Abhimanyu’ in BR Chopra’s Mahabharata, played ‘young’ Amitabh Bachchan, quit acting, moved England to work as…, his name is…

He was once thought to be one of essentially the most costly child actors in 70s and 80s. He portrayed Jr Amitabh Bachchan in movies devour Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Laawaris. Moreover, his portrayal of Abhimanyu in BR Chopra’s Mahabharata garnered him gargantuan appreciation. No topic being one of the best-paid child artist of his instances, he selected to step away from acting on the discontinue of his profession. We're talking about none totally different than Master Mayur, originally is known as Mayur Raj Verma.

He started his profession on the age of 5, and as a baby artist worked with nearly every A-lister, including Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra and Anil Kapoor. Mayur’s debut success in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar catapulted him into stardom, incomes him the title of ‘Chota Amitabh.’ His profession rose to success with hits devour Laawaris, Admire in Goa, Sharabi, and Kanoon Apna Apna. Reflecting about his recognition, Raju talked about in Rediff interview in 1977, that he was once paid “extra than Rs 1 lakh.” He talked about, “In 1973, I used to be once paid Rs 10,000 per film. In 1977, when I purchased very licensed, I'd bag extra than Rs 1 lakh.”

BR Chopra, mesmerised by his expertise, then solid him as Abhimanyu in Mahabharata, sparking speculations of future star. Raju did few significant movies as a baby, but failed to turn out to be a favored actor as an grownup. Indirectly, his decision to forestall film exchange on the discontinue left each person disquieted.

On the discontinue of his acting profession, Mayur Raj Verma selected to endeavor into enterprise. He relocated to Wales along with his wife Noori, and two teenagers, establishing a successful enterprise empire. Collectively along with his wife, they manage a cafe in Indiana, which has been flourishing, contributing billions to his wealth. To boot to his restaurant enterprise, he is fascinated about totally different ventures too.

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