The curious case of mistaken identities

To be in the news for being mistaken to be someone else isn't a happy experience. Here is a look at few celebrities who popularly assumed to be someone else.

Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe

One of them is Frodo the Hobbit and the other is the Boy who Lived. One is American and the other is British. One isn't very tall and well, neither is the other. The uncanny resemblance baffles fans of the franchises, with people asking for autographs of the wrong superstar.

Zoe Saldana and Thandie Newton



It is not the worst thing in the world to be mistaken to be a gorgeous woman. This applies to Saldana and Newton, who are routinely confused to be each other and surprisingly sometimes, Kerry Washington.

Morgan Freeman and Nelson Mandela

Madiba passed away and the world grieved the loss of a great humanitarian. Globally people were paying mistaken homage to The Voice (think Bruce Almighty) even as the rest of the world watched horrified and a little amused.

Robbie Williams and Robin Williams

When Robin Williams passed away last week, Robbie Williams's Twitter page was flooded with condolences. Maybe social media is dumbing everyone down, but a lot of tweeple couldn't differentiate between the comic and the musician. Take a break from the selfies and watch some TV, guys.

Michael Cera and Jesse Eisenberg



Both of them are self-confessed geeks and are always seen sporting a Zuckerberg-style hoodie. With the actors rocking the geek-comes-to-Hollywood look, fans often confuse one for the other, much to their annoyance.

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag

Put on a helmet face guard and very few people in the world can tell the difference between these two. Many say that Sehwag, who grew up watching Tendulkar play, modelled his technique around the legend. This makes the commentator's job tough, surely.