Amrish Puri Age, Biography, Wife, family, son, Death Cause, photos, Facts & More

Amrish Puri Age, Biography, Wife, family,  son, Death Cause, photos, Facts & More

Mogambo khush hua," (followed evil VLiaughter), “Muahahaha," this dialogue is undoubtedly known by almost everyone who follow Indian Cinema. It was delivered by one of the most legendary and best actor Bollywood has ever seen, Amrish Puri. Amrish Lal Puri was a brilliant and iconic Indian actor who acted primarily for the role of an antagonist in Bollywood movies. He played character roles and was very well-known as a villain. His striking bass voice, the ability to extend his eyes widely out of their eyelids during climactic scenes and immense acting skill made him a convincing villain in even the most melodramatic movies.

Early Life:

Born on June 22, 1932, Nawanshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, British Indiato Lala Nihal Chanda Puri and Ved Kaur, he had 4 siblings,Chaman Puri, Madan Puri and Chandrakanta being his elder sibling and Harish Puri being his younger brother. His brother Madan Puri was a renowned Bollywood actor too.

Career:

Puri acted in more than 450 films between 1967 and 2005, and was one of the most successful villains in Bollywood. Most of them were hits. When Amrish reached Mumbai in early 1950s to start his acting career, his brother Madan Puri was already arecognised actor, known for playing villain roles as well. Amrish failed his first screen test and had to find a job with LIC. Meanwhile he started performing at the Prithvi Theatre along with his job. He acted in plays written by Satyadev Dubey and eventually became well-known stage actor and won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979. This theatre recognition soon led him to work in television ads and eventually into films at the age of 40. Puri went on to work in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Hollywood, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. Though he was successful in many regional films, he is best known for his work in Bollywood cinema. Through the 1970s, Puri often worked in supporting roles, usually as the henchman of the main villain. He was noticed in the 1980 super-hit movie Hum Paanch in which he played the main villain. After that, he started getting cast as the main villain in other movies. In 1982, Puri played the main villain, Jagavar Choudhary in the Subhash Ghai super-hit film Vidhaata. That year, he again played the main villain, JK in the movie Shakti co-starring Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Next, in 1983, Ghai again cast him as the main villain, Pasha in the hit movie Hero. Puri regularly featured in subsequent Ghai films. Puri reigned supreme in villainous roles in the 1980s and 1990s. In those decades, there was hardly any Bollywood film that did not feature Puri as a villain. His dominating screen presence and baritone voice made him stand out amongst the other villains of the day. audiences for his roles as Khan in He is known to international Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) and as the main antagonist Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). He shaved his head for the role, and it created such an impression that he kept his head shaved. His bald look gave him the flexibility to experiment with different looks as a villain in subsequent movies. Puri and Spielberg shared a great rapport and Spielberg often said in interviews: "Amrish is my favorite villain. The best the world has ever produced and ever will!" remembered as "Mogambo" in Mr. India, "Jagavar" in Vidhaata, "Thakral" in Meri Jung, "Bhujang" In villainous roles, Puri is best in Tridev, "Balwant Rai" in Ghayal, Barrister Chadda in Damini and "Thakur Durjan Singh" in Karan Arjun. His comic role in Chachi 420, that he acted alongside Kamal Haasan was highly appreciated. From the 1990s until his death in 2005, Puri also featured in positive supporting roles in many movies. Some of his notable positive roles are Dilwale Dulhani Phool Aur Kaante, Gardish, Pardes, Virasat, Ghatak, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, China Gate and Mohabbatein. He received the Award for Theatre 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, Meri Jung Supporting Actor-Ghatak 1997: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award- Ghatak: Legal Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award for Meri Jung and Virasat.

Awards:

68: Maharashtra State Drama
•1979: Sangeet Natak Akademi
·1991: Maharashtra State Gaurav Pur Ghatak
•1997: Star Screen Award for Best
•1998: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award- Virasat
•1998: Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor- Virasat Despite being one of the most influential villains of our cinematic history, Puri never really needed the theatrics to make his roles work. It's for no reason that Puri went on to become the shorthand for a Bollywood villain in our collective conscience. Steven Spielberg had once called Amrish Puri his favourite villain and said that he was “the best the world has ever produced and ever will". In a way, the characters he played might have been evil and flawed. But Amrish Puri, who introduced an entire generation to the idea of a bad guy, was perfect.