He was born on 28th September 1956 in Nairobi.

According to Guinness World Records, he is the world's shortest stuntman.

Kiran Shah has featured in more than 31 films since the beginning of his career.

He was raised in Ngara Nairobi, He got into stunt acting by chance when he was standing in for a nine-year-old girl in a Disney movie, and the director asked him if he could do stunt work.

He said yes. From there on, Kiran Shah has done stunt work for several movies, including Sherlock Holmes and The Hobbit.