Anupam Kher misses Amrish Puri, opens up about his professionalism & childlike innocence

Anupam Kher has been a part of the Hindi film industry for the past 36 years and has worked with many legendary actors. One of them is the late Amrish Puri who would call Kher a 'naughty bachcha'. Anupam Kher shared a throwback poster featuring himself and late Amrish Puri and recalled his habit of punctuality. He also shared that Amrish Puri was one of the most childlike actors and had played the most deadly villains in Indian cinema.

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He wrote, "I miss #AmrishPuri ji. He was the gentlest person I had the privilege to be friends with. He was calm and compassionate. He had a childlike innocence. And yet he played the toughest villains in Indian and international cinema. One of the most professional actors. Punctual and disciplined. He would often say to me, “yaar! tu bada naughty bachcha hai!!” Not many people have called me a bachcha (young boy). It felt great. And I would reply,”Amrish Ji, tussi great ho!” And he would giggle like a baby. Amrish ji , you will always be GREAT!! 🙏🙏😍 #AnActorAndAGentleman #ThrowbackFriday" (sic).

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36 years in the entertainment industry

Veteran actor Anupam Kher recently completed 36 years in the entertainment industry and commemorated the milestone through his Twitter handle. He shared that his first film as an actor, the 1984 drama Saaransh, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, released on May 25 that year and marked his debut in the film industry. Kher also shared a video montage of clips from some of his iconic performances on the screen, including Hindi and English films and series, along with a heartfelt note for his journey in the industry so far.

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Anupam Kher has been under self-quarantine ever since he returned from the US where he had been working on the medical drama New Amsterdam. He returned to his home in Mumbai a day after the nationwide lockdown was implemented by the Government of India to curb the rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the country. Through social media, the actor has, since, advocated the guidelines and safety precautions during the coronavirus pandemic as advised by the health regulatory authorities.

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