This is the video that made double amputee Dev Mishra, 22, a local celebrity after he uploaded the inspiration footage to celebrate India's Republic Day.

The video, recorded on January 26, shows Dev climbing a flagpole and unfurling himself as the flag.

Dev lost both his legs in 2015 when he was a little over 17 years.

He was waiting at a railway station near his village in BeguSarai district in Bihar when he was pushed from behind and the train severing both his legs just below the waist.

After travelling to New Delhi for prosthetic legs, Dev received the crushing news that his legs had been too damaged to wear prosthetics.

Not wanting to return to his family that couldn't afford to support him, Dev took a train to Mumbai, where he knew no one with just 500 rupees.

Dev waited in front of the homes of Bollywood stars in the hope to find some help before a chance meeting with celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan turned his life around.

Farah supported Dev financially, giving him an opportunity to join a gym, and started weight lifting and dance classes.

He now makes a living from bodybuilding and dance shows and has brought his mother, sister and her daughter to live with him in Mumbai.

Dev Mishra, 22, a double amputee, uploaded a short video on January 26, which made him a star overnight.

The video shows him climbing a flagpole with his hands, wearing a t-shirt with Indian colours, and unfurling himself as the flag.

India celebrates her Republic day on January 26 and Dev uploaded the video to mark the occasion.

Dev lost both his legs in 2015 when he was a little over 17 years.

He was waiting at a railway station near his village in BeguSarai district in Bihar when someone pushed him from behind and the train ran over him severing both his legs just below the waist.

He recovered his health, but not wishing to be a burden on anyone, he went to New Delhi to get prosthetic legs from a charity organisation. But the doctor said his legs had been too damaged to wear prosthetics.

Dev didn't want to go back knowing that his poor family could not afford to support him. He took a train to Mumbai where he knew none and landed in the city with just 500 rupees in the pocket.

He survived on the kindness of strangers and waited in front of the homes of Bollywood stars in the hope to find some help. A chance meeting with celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan turned his life around.

She helped him get new prosthetic legs, a tricycle and supported him financially. He joined a gym and started weight lifting and bodybuilding. He also joined a dance class and became a professional dancer.

Dev, who has featured in many Indian TV shows, wants to join Bollywood as an actor.

He now makes a living from bodybuilding and dance shows and has brought his mother, sister and her daughter to live with him in Mumbai.