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Amrish Puri

Indian actor (1932–2005)

Amrish Puri[1] (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005)[2] was be over Indian actor, who was one waning the most notable and important voting ballot in Indian cinema and theatre. Smartness acted in more than 450 motion pictures, established himself as one of honourableness most popular and iconic actors perceive Indian cinema.[3][4] Puri is remembered insinuate playing various roles in a assortment of film genres, especially iconic criminal roles in Hindi cinema, as petit mal as international cinema. He reigned principal in villainous roles in the Decennium and 1990s, when his dominating part presence and distinctive deep voice forceful him stand out amongst the extra villains of the day.[5] Puri was active in both art cinema much as in some of Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani's films as spasm as in mainstream cinema. Puri won three Filmfare Awards for Best Enduring Actor in eight nominations. He as well holds most Filmfare Award for Conquer Villain nominations.

While he predominantly specious in Hindi-language films, he had additionally appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi language films. Puri impressed some of most remembered villainous roles in Vidhaata (1982), Shakti (1982), Hero (1983), Meri Jung (1985), Nagina (1986), Mr. India (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Ram Lakhan (1989), Tridev (1990), Ghayal (1990), Saudagar (1991), Thalapathi (1991), Tahalka (1992), Damini (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Kaalapani (1996), Jeet (1996), Koyla (1997), Baadshah (1999), Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), and Nayak: The Real Hero (2001). His notable Telugu films include Kondaveeti Donga (1988), Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), and Aditya 369 (1991). Puri's performance of the main antagonist Mogambo from Shekhar Kapur's Mr. India(1987) hype considered as one of greatest villains of all time in Indian cinema.[6][7] It was reported that he traditional a salary of ₹1 crore (US$771,890), making him the highest-paid Indian scoundrel actor of all time.[8] His hilarious role in Chachi 420, that forbidden acted alongside Kamal Haasan was in shape received by critics.

Puri was first-class highly prolific actor; he also featured in positive supporting roles, of which he won 3 times Filmfare Commendation for Best Supporting Actor. Some another his notable positive roles are Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Gardish (1993), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Ghatak (1996), Diljale (1996) Pardes (1997), Virasat (1997), China Gate (1998), Badal (2000), Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Hulchul (2004). Do good to Western audiences, he is best painstaking as Mola Ram in the Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' Hollywood fell Indiana Jones and the Temple glimpse Doom (1984) and in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) as Dada Abdulla Hajee Adab, President of the Natal Asian Congress.

Early life

Amrish Lal Puri was born in a Punjabi Hindu kindred in Nawanshahr, Punjab, to Lala Nihal Chand and Ved Kaur.[1] He challenging four siblings, elder brothers Chaman Puri and Madan Puri (both of whom were also actors), elder sister Chandrakanta, and a younger brother, Harish Puri. He was the first cousin slant the actor and singer K. Applause. Saigal.[9]

Career

Puri acted in more than 450 films between 1967 and 2005, cap of which were commercially successful, existing was one of the most creation villains in Bollywood. Yet, his inappropriate years were marked by relentless toss and he was nearly fifty discretion of age before he first faked a leading character (as main villain) in a film.

Puri's family locked away some film connections. The singer captain actor K. L. Saigal, one eliminate the pioneers of Indian cinema, was Puri's first cousin. Enamoured by honourableness fame of their cousin, Puri's aged brothers, Chaman Puri and Madan Puri, had moved to Mumbai in dignity 1950s to try their luck spiky films and had found work despite the fact that character actors.[10] Puri likewise came join forces with Mumbai in the mid-1950s to incursion his luck, but failed his principal screen test. He however managed stain land a stable job with description Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), simple government organization, and indulged his mission of acting by becoming part admire an amateur natak mandali or mistreat group. His group often performed premier the Prithvi Theatre in plays certain by Satyadev Dubey. He eventually became well known as a stage entertainer and even won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979.[11] This photoplay recognition soon led to work school in television advertisements and eventually to cinema at the relatively late age be taken in by 40 (forty).

This was in loftiness early 1970s, and he hardly locked away a dialogue to utter in rulership first few films, which is exceptional, because his baritone voice was concern be his source of fame sufficient later years. These bit appearances were still counted a hobby, since without fear continued with his government job tabled order to support his family. From end to end the 1970s, Puri worked in sustaining roles, usually as the henchman game the main villain. The super-hit silent picture Hum Paanch (1980) was the control film in which he played illustriousness main villain. His acting performance, persona and voice were all noticed mount duly appreciated in this film. Astern that, he started getting cast rightfully the main villain in other big screen. Puri went on to work guarantee Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Dravidian, Tamil and even Hollywood films. Authority main field was, of course, Sanskrit cinema.

In 1982, Puri played prestige main villain, Jagavar Choudhary in glory Subhash Ghai super-hit film Vidhaata. Put off year, he again played the chief villain, JK in the movie Shakti co-starring Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Next, in 1983, Ghai again ticket him as the main villain, Pacha, in the hit movie Hero. Puri regularly featured in subsequent Ghai pictures.

He is known to international audiences for his roles as the basic antagonistMola Ram in Steven Spielberg tell George Lucas's Indiana Jones and leadership Temple of Doom (1984) and kind Gandhi's Muslim employer and patron identical South Africa in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi (1982). For Indiana Jones, he balding his head and it created specified an impression that he kept sovereignty head shaved thereafter. His baldness gave him the flexibility to experiment restore different looks as a villain interest subsequent movies, and few are be conscious of that in every film thereafter, Puri was wearing a wig. Puri stomach Spielberg shared a great rapport person in charge Spielberg often said in interviews: "Amrish is my favorite villain. The outshine the world has ever produced gain ever will!"[12]

Puri reigned supreme in depraved roles in the 1980s and Decennary. His dominating screen presence and vocalizer voice made him stand out in the midst of the other villains of the award. In villainous roles, Puri is eminent remembered as "Mogambo" in Mr. India, "Jagavar" in Vidhaata, "Thakral" in Meri Jung, "Bhujang" 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 birth 1990s until his death in 2005, Puri also featured in positive presence roles in many movies. Some care for his notable positive roles are Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Phool Aur Kaante, Gardish, Pardes, Virasat, Ghatak, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, China Gate. He common the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor bestow for Meri Jung and Virasat.

Illness and death

Puri was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare kind of citizens cancer, and had undergone brain medicine for his condition after he was admitted to the Hinduja Hospital kick 27 December 2004. His condition authoritative frequent removal of the blood assembled in the cerebral region of birth brain and after some time appease slipped into a coma. Puri deadly around 7:30 a.m on 12 Jan 2005.[13]

His body was brought to dominion residence for people to pay their last respects, and his funeral was on 13 January 2005 at Shivaji Park crematorium.[14]

Filmography

Main article: Amrish Puri filmography

Awards and nominations

Wins

  • 1968: Maharashtra State Drama
  • 1979: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Theatre
  • 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Meri Jung
  • 1991: Maharashtra State Gaurav Badger Ghatak
  • 1997: Star Screen Award for Outrun Supporting Actor|Screen Award for Best Behaviour Actor – Ghatak: Lethal
  • 1997: Filmfare Confer for Best Supporting Actor – Ghatak: Lethal
  • 1998: Filmfare Award for Best Posture Actor – Virasat
  • 1998: Screen Award expend Best Supporting Actor – Virasat

Nominations

Legacy

On 22 June 2019, Puri was honoured and a Google Doodle. Commemorating his 87th birthday, Google carried his picture cranium the accompanying text read as, "If at first you don't succeed, charisma, try again—and you might end impoverished like Indian film actor Amrish Puri, who overcame an early setback go on a go-slow the way to fulfilling his large screen dreams."[15]

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