Bollywood’s most dreaded villain, the beginning of a career with the role of the blind, for stardom …

Mogambo was happy … and Jae Simran ji take your life… even though Amrish Puri, who made dialogues memorable with his loud voice, may not remain in this world, but even today he is named in the list of Bollywood’s most dreaded villain. Today is the 93rd birth anniversary of Amrish Puri. The late actor was born on 22 June 1932 in the ninth city of Punjab (now Bhagat Singh Nagar). Amrish Puri, who ruled Bollywood for years, stepped into the film world at the age of 39 and waited for 10 years before stepping on the stardom ladder. After years of rubbing the heels, he got the role that made him the most dreaded villain of Hindi cinema. Today, on his birthday, tell you some interesting things related to him.

Marathi cinema started his career

Amrish Puri started his career with Marathi cinema. She first released in 1967 Marathi film ‘Shantu! The court was seen in the Chalu Aahe ‘. In this film, Amrish Puri played the role of a blind, who keeps singing in the train bogies. Amrish Puri was 39 years old during this period. Yes, he made his acting debut at the age of 39.

Brother refused to give the film

Amrish Puri wanted to become a hero. However, due to repeated rejections, he caught a minor job in the insurance company to run the house. When he sought work from his brother in films, he refused to get the work done saying that his face is not like a hero and he became a Villain of Bollywood’s highest fees. He made an impression of acting in Marathi, Hindi but also in Hollywood films. He appeared in the role of Mula Ram in Steven Spielberg’s film ‘Indiana Jones’.

The first choice was not for Mogambo

Talking about the most memorable characters of Amrish Puri, how can anyone forget the character of ‘Mogambo’ played in ‘Mr. India’. He was no less than Hitler in this role. However, it is another matter that Amrish Puri was not the first choice for Mogambo. Before that, this character was offered to Anupam Kher. However, after shooting for some days, Shekhar Kapoor gave this role to Amrish Puri. Amrish Puri was also shocked by the offer of this character. He said in his autobiography ‘Act of Life’- ‘When Shekhar Kapoor offered this role to me, 60 percent of the shooting had been completed. I was a little apprehensive, because more than half the film was shot. I thought in my mind that I went to go to me now. ‘