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Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri was an icon of Indian cinema and theatre. He was a versatile actor who performed in over 450 films. But he is best known for his villains. Indeed he holds the most nominations in the Filmfare Award for Best Villain.
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entertainment · Indian actor (1932–2005) · stage actor · film actor · actor · also Amrish Puri, Amrishlal Puri, Amrish Lal Puri, Puri
Born 22 June 1932 · Died 12 January 2005 · Q333443
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India.com: Meet Amrish Puri’s grandson, who is as handsome as Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, worked in…., his name is…
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2023· 3 entries
The Daily Star: Amrish Puri comes alive through CGI for 'Gadar 2'
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Koimoi: Late actor Amrish Puri once allegedly slapped Govinda on set & scolded Aamir Khan in front of everyone. Read on
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Asian News International: Amrish Puri Death Anniversary: Revisit his iconic dialogues that continue to echo in our heads
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2022· 4 entries
Mumbai Mirror: #GoldenFrames: Amrish Puri - The one man army, who mesmerised audience with his powerful voice and screen presence
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MensXP: When Amrish Puri Blew 'Jurassic Park' Director's Mind & Was Called 'World's Best Villain'
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Hindustan Times: When Amrish Puri was rejected in first screen test for 'harsh' face and 'scary' voice: 'Let me make it my strength'
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Puri was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list
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2021· 1 entry
Koimoi: Amrish Puri Wasn’t The First Choice To Play Mogambo In Mr India, Check Out Who Was
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2005· 2 entries
Died 2005-01-12.
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Puri was also featured in protagonist-supporting film roles
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (1986).
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1983· 1 entry
Ghai again cast him as the main villain, "Pasha", in the successful movie Hero
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1982· 1 entry
Puri played the main villain, "Jagavar Choudhary" in the Subhash Ghai super-hit film Vidhaata
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1979).
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1932· 1 entry
Born 1932-06-22.
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