Amrish Puri was born on June 22, 1932. One of the greatest Indian actors, he is especially known for negative part powerhouses. Amrish Puri passed on in the year 2005. Puri graduated with a bachelor's degree from BM College in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.


Amrish Puri was born into a film-industry-associated family. His father was Lala Nihal Chand Puri, and the mother, Ved Kaur. All his brothers moreover got to be actors - Chaman Puri, Madan Puri, and Harish Puri - while the sister had a title Chandrakanta. He was hitched to Urmila Divekar who gave him two children: Rajeev and Namrata.

Personal Interests

Puri cherished tuning in to Indian classical music, traveling, and collecting caps. His favorite artists were KL Saigal and Kishore Kumar.
Acting Career and Theater Involvement

He got to be an performing artist when his screen test tumbled. He joined the Employees' State Protections Organization to bolster himself. He, be that as it may, never misplaced intrigued in acting. It was in 1961 that he met theater craftsman Ibrahim Alkazi. He begun performing in Satyadev Dubey's plays at Prithvi Theater, which made a difference him sharpen his acting aptitudes. In 1970, with "Prem Pujari," he debuted into movies and soon got to be a title to figure with, much obliged to his particular voice and expressions. Puri's exhibitions in Aadhe Adhure taken after by other plays made him an relentless drive.

International and Bollywood Success

He picked up universal acknowledgment when he played the character of Mola Smash in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Sanctuary of Fate in 1984. His characters in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and other movies are carved into the minds of watchers. So the talkies of his dialogues regularly strike a chord in people's minds- "Ja Simran ja jee le apni zindagi.".

Awards and Legacy

While working in movies, Amrish Puri won numerous grants. A few of his known grants incorporate; Best Supporting Performing artist, Meri Jung and Best Actor in a Supporting Part for Ghatak, 1997. In the show, he is one of India's best honored on-screen characters with an permanent stamp in both Indian movies and universal preparations.