“When Aamir Khan Was Told Off By Amrish Puri on Set of a Film: A Forgotten Incident From 1985 Demonstrating the Perfectionist’s Modest Beginning in Bollywood”. In the shimmering world of Bollywood, the reverence for superstar actors often knows no bounds. However, back in the 80s, a bizarre episode took place on the sets of the movie Zabardast and it happened between two of the legends of the Indian film industry – the legendary actor Amrish Puri and a young and fresh Aamir Khan, before his transition into the perfectionist that he is today!
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Aamir Khan Was Not Always A Superstar
1985 is the year. It was the time when Aamir Khan had not yet made his debut as an actor. Instead, he was serving as an assistant director in his uncle’s movie, Zabardast. Khan was assisting his uncle, a noted filmmaker Nasir Hussain. The film was no small feat either as it featured big names like Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Rati Agnihotri, and Rajeev Kappor. A young and Energetic Aamir somewhere had his hopes to make it big in the world of cinema and thus was focused on every part of filmmaking so as to make the best out of each opportunity.
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Amrish Puri’s On-Set Outburst
A king in the world of villains, Amresh Puri’s on set outburst is infamous. Aamir tells us about how the renowned actor, who gave new meaning to the term villain in Indian cinema, had a hard time remembering some lines and cues lined up in-between scenes. He was broadcasting the part where Aamir had unwantedly rectified several of his previous scenes for him, which in this case is assumed to notice a lack of compliance to the logic of the latter scene.
Puri Amresh is also known for creating some of the most memorable characters on screen. One thing you will rarely catch out of him is his cool demeanor. Out of sheer annoyance, he gave some of the harshest scolding ,having come across for Aamir on the set with the entire crew on location. The self composed young looking assistant director chose to stay mum as for this occasion he would have to pay for the ticket of the bus ride for the people present, and Mumbai’s Upbringing, for all those who had a glimpse to the main mark was mic and underwent afterwards captured Puri completely putting sense Aamir marked together scene handset myself too harsh a cooling temper and onto showing truly.”This excerpt is too complex and unwieldy. Make it accessible to a general audience.
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When the Villain Said Sorry
But the story doesn’t end there. After Amrish Puri’s anger cooled down, he remembered the way he had been so harsh and so he called Aamir over to apologize. It was Aamir’s turn to feel terror but this moment showed us the gentler part of the man who scared Aamir the most.
The Real Amrish Puri: A Gentle Family Man
In stark contrast to his intimidating persona on-screen, Amrish Puri was a genial family man in real life. He cherished every moment he spent with his grandchildren and would practice his voice daily for hours to keep its powerful timbre.