Amrish Puri

At 72 years old, Amrish Puri has this physical status:

Amrish Lal Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor who was a central figure in Indian theatre and cinema. He worked with notable playwrights of the day, including Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad.

He is best known for his roles in Hindi cinema, as well as other Indian and international film industries.

He is best known as Mogambo in Shekhar Kapur's Hindi film Mr. India (1987), but to Indian audiences, he is most well-known as Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).

Puri received two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Amrish Lal Puri was born in a Punjabi Hindu family in Nawanshahr, Punjab, to Lala Nihal Chand and Ved Kaur. He had four siblings, elder brothers Chaman Puri and Madan Puri (both of whom were actors), elder sister Chandrakanta, and a younger brother, Harish Puri. He was the first cousin of actor and singer K. L. Saigal.

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Career

Puri appeared in more than 450 films between 1967 and 2005, and he was one of Bollywood's most influential villains. The bulk of them were struck. Puri first came to Bombay in the early 1950s after following the footsteps of his elder brothers, Madan Puri and Chaman Puri, who were both well-known actors known for playing villainous roles. He failed his first screen test and found a job with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation's Ministry of Labour and Employment (ESIC). At the same time, he began to perform at the Prithvi Theatre in Satyadev Dubey's scripted plays. He went on to be known as a stage actor and received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979. This theatre success led to work in television ads and later in films at a much younger age of 40.

Puri went on to work in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Hollywood, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. Despite being successful in several regional films, he is best known for his work in Bollywood cinema.

Puri appeared in supporting roles, most often as the henchman of the main villain. He appeared in the 1980 super-hit film Hum Paanch, in which he played the main villain. He began to be cast as the main villain in other films after that. Puri appeared in the Subhash Ghai superhit film Vidhaata in 1982 as Jagavar Choudhary, the main villain. In the film Shakti co-starring Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan, he appeared as the main villain, JK. Pasha in the hit film Hero in 1983, Ghai again cast him as the main villain. Puri has appeared in subsequent Ghai films.

Puri reigned supreme in villainous roles in the 1980s and 1990s. His dominating screen presence and baritone voice made him stand out among the day's villains.

Khan appeared in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) and as the principal antagonist in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and is well-known to foreign audiences. He shaved his head for the role, and it gave the appearance that he shaved his head. His bald appearance gave him the freedom to try new looks as a villain in subsequent films. In interviews, Puri and Spielberg developed a strong rapport, and Spielberg often said, "Amrish is my favorite villain." This is the best the world has ever produced and will ever produce."

Puri is best remembered as "Mogambo" in Mr. India, "Jagavar" in Vidhaata, "Bhujang" in Tridev, "Balwant Rai" in Ghayal, Barrister Chadda, and "Thakur Durjan Singh" in Karan Arjun. His comedic appearance in Chachi 420 was highly lauded. Kamal Haasan's appearance alongside him was highly praised.

Puri appeared in several films from the 1990s to his death in 2005. Dilwale Le Jayenge, Phool Aur Kaante, Gardish, Pardes, Virasat, Ghatak, Mujhe Kutch Gate, are among his notable achievements. Meri Jung and Virasat received the Filmfare Best Support Actor award.

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