Videos, Photos of Afghanistan's "Reincarnation" of Bruce Lee Goes Viral

A 20-year-old man from Kabul, Afghanistan, has shot to fame for his uncanny resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee.

Abbas Alizada is being dubbed as the "reincarnation" of the Hong Kong action film actor. Alizada's videos and photos posted on the social media have gone viral. He is also a trained martial artist like Lee. Alizada says that he is trying to show the world another side of war-torn Kabul with the help of his videos and photos posted on the internet.

"The only news that comes from Afghanistan is about war ... I am happy that my story is a positive one," Alizada said, Reuters reports.

Alizada's name on his Facebook page is "Bruce Hazara". He says that he has always aspired to become like Lee.

The videos and photos posted on the social media show him performing back flips and other martial art skills. He can jump in the air, break wood panels and also swing nunchuks with ease.

A Video of Alizada in which he, dressed like Lee, performs dangerous stunts went viral recently after which he has been widely known as Lee's reincarnation. The video is below:

Alizada has been learning various types of martial arts for years now. Of late he has devoted all his time to learning more about the kung fu legend so that he can imitate him perfectly. In fact, he has got a Lee-like bowl haircut too.

Alizada has watched all of Lee's movies and has been reading a lot about him. He hopes to become famous on an international forum with the help of his videos and photos posted online.

"I want to be a champion in my country and a Hollywood star," Alizada said, New York Post reports. He trains at Kabul's desolate Darulaman palace twice a week where he learns swirling nunchakus apart from other skills.

Alizada belongs to a very poor family of 10 children. His parents could not afford to pay for his training at an academy of Wushu - which is a Chinese mixed martial art - but the trainer took him under his wing.

Alizada also won a recent Wushu tournament in Kabul.

He trains at the Darulaman Palace, which is a ruin now. It was built in the 1920s by King Amanullah Khan, but years of fighting in the capital damaged the structure.

"The destruction here makes me sad, but it also inspires me," said Alizada.