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A star in his own mind

If Vivek Shah couldn’t make it as a movie star in Hollywood, he could at least play the part on the Internet.

The bit-part player was so obsessed with celebs, he posted on Facebook dozens of snapshots of himself rubbing shoulders at black-tie events with Hollywood’s elite.

The 25-year-old LA transplant — who listed his location as Beverly Hills on Facebook although he lives in West Hollywood — posed with the likes of Angelina Jolie, Ozzy Osbourne, Zach Galifianakis and sultry Sofia Vergara, not to mention most of her “Modern Family” castmates.

He was so proud of his snapshot with Tom Cruise, he e-mailed it to his parents in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Ill., who believed him to be a successful actor.

Shah would corner his idols at movie premieres and big-ticket events such as the Screen Actors Guild awards, the ESPYs, the Golden Globes and even a bash at the Playboy Mansion.

Shah, who lived in India as a child and speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati, seemed more chameleon than actor as he faked his way onto Hollywood red carpets.

His screen acting credits never rose above minor roles.

The biggest exposure he got was in the 2010 romance “Our Family Wedding,” starring Forest Whitaker and America Ferrara, in which he is billed as a “maitre d’,” according to IMDB.com.

His other roles included a 2012 low-budget drama, “Monday Morning,” in which he plays a “liquor- store worker.”

He has also had bit parts in the TV shows “Bones” and “Outsourced,” and appeared in the Batman flick “The Dark Knight,” uncredited as “Middle Eastern bank hostage,” according to IMDB.

Shah hid his acting dreams from one person who knew him well, telling him that he was a day trader.

“I thought he was in his 40s, he looked so old,” said the man, who did not want his name printed.

“He was rude and obnoxious,” he added. “He would stare people down. This happening is karma.”

Shah is also listed as the producer of “Yeh Khula Aasmaan” a 2012 movie that “traces the journey of a young IT aspirant as he copes with academic failures and is surprised to discover inspiration in a most unexpected place.”