Shah has a strong claim to have appeared in more blockbuster movies than anyone else on Earth.
‘I’ve been very lucky’ … from left: Kiran Shah with Elijah Wood on the set of The Fellowship of the Ring, in costume as Superman and dressed as an Ewok.‘I’ve been very lucky’ … from left: Kiran Shah with Elijah Wood on the set of The Fellowship of the Ring, in costume as Superman and dressed as an Ewok.
He has also worked with just about every blockbuster director out there: Lucas, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, JJ Abrams. Shah’s stature , combined with his fearlessness, have helped him find a niche in cinema that has led to an absurdly storied career, not to mention an MBE last month for his services to the film industry. decided to visit Pinewood Studios one day, looking for work.
By this time, Shah had almost stopped growing due to a hormone deficiency. He credits his parents for helping him come to terms with his condition. “They never, ever pointed out ‘you’re different’ or anything. They said: ‘You are like any other kid, you can do whatever you want to do, play with other kids, be like other kids.’ So I didn’t even think about it. That was a good thing, not having a chip on your shoulder.
Shah says he was fortunate to come into the industry just as two things were happening. The first was that attitudes were changing. “From the beginning of the movies, little people were treated like freaks,” he says. “That happened in the 20s, the 30s, all the way to the 60s. We wouldn’t get that much work, and if we did, often it would be a freakish character. Then Terry Gilliam changed the whole perspective with Time Bandits.” Shah was cast in the 1981 adventure film but his scenes were cut .
He had a whale of a time in New Zealand, marching through the landscape in his hairy hobbit feet, doing horseback stunts, sword fighting and boating down rivers with Viggo Mortensen . He returned for Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, too, doubling for Ian Holm. One time on set, he ran into Cameron, who was visiting.
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