Peter Hein

Peter Hein fascinates me as one of cinema's true unsung heroes. A Chennai-born action choreographer and stunt coordinator, he is the mind behind the explosive fight sequences in landmark Indian films like Baahubali, Enthiran, Ghajini and Magadheera. While actors collect the applause, people like Hein risk their bodies designing the very moments that make audiences gasp. Winning a Filmfare Award South confirms his standing, but what I respect is the craft itself, the patient engineering of chaos. He channels his Leo flair into the work rather than the spotlight, and that quiet authorship is exactly the kind of talent I love to celebrate.

Name (English)

Peter Hein

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・ハイン

Reading

ぴーたー・はいん

Born

August 12, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

Origin

Chennai, Chennai district, India

Occupation

actor / stunt performer / stunt coordinator

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Hein
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7174614

Tags

• Chennai district
• actor
• stunt performer
• stunt coordinator

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.