Amrish Puri Journey: Hindi film industry has got many popular villains along with lead heroes. Movies seem incomplete without villains. There are many such villains, who used to grab all the limelight whenever they appeared in films. Amrish Puri is one of them. Amrish Puri is one of the iconic villains of the industry. Let’s take a look at Amrish’s journey…
Gave my first audition at the age of 22
Amrish Puri wanted to become an actor since childhood. He gave his first audition at the age of 22, but he was rejected because of his looks and voice. Then he distanced himself from the industry. But the acting bug kept biting him and he again took entry at the age of 40 and this time no one could refuse him. The actor was known for his acting and voice. There was a time when films seemed incomplete without him.
Let us tell you that when Amrish was rejected in the first audition, he worked in a government insurance company. He had worked here for years. While working in an insurance company, he later tried his luck in theater also. Initially he used to clean the stage in the theatre, but gradually he made his place.
Worked in more than 450 films
Amrish worked in more than 450 films. He appeared in many films like Mr. India, Ram Lakhan, Tridev, Ghayal, Karan Arjun, Jeet, Damini, Ghatak. Amrish was one of the highest paid actors of his time.
For this reason, I locked myself in my room for 20 days.
Amrish Puri is known for the role of Mogambo in the film Mr. India. His dialogue Mogambo Khush Hua is still remembered. The actor worked hard for this film. He even locked himself in his room for 20 days. He did not even allow sunlight to enter that room. It was the result of Amrish’s hard work that his performance in the film grabbed the limelight.
slapped Govinda
Many stories of Amrish Puri also became quite famous. One of these was that the actor slapped Govinda in front of everyone. According to the reports of Bollywood Shaadis, what happened was that the reporting time on the set was 9 am. But Govinda reached the set at 6 pm. Due to this, Amrish Puri got angry and slapped him. However, Amrish later apologized to Govinda.
Apart from Govinda, Aamir Khan was also a victim of the actor’s anger. Before becoming an actor, Aamir Khan used to work as a continuity supervisor with his uncle Naseer Hussain. One day Aamir was asked to take care of Amrish’s continuity. But due to many mistakes, Amrish became angry with Aamir and scolded him in front of everyone.