Mumbai: The late Amrish Puri might have one of the toughest villains on screen but in person he was “the gentlest person I had the privilege to be friends”, actor Anupam Kher wrote on his Instagram post. Kher recalled how Puri would to call him his “bachcha”, and spoke of his habit of punctuality.
“I miss Amrish Puri 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,” wrote Kher.
The veteran actor also recalled how Puri would often tell him, “Yaar! Tu bada naughty bachcha hai!” Kher added, “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.”
Along with it, Kher posted a picture in which he can be seen posing with Amrish Puri, who passed away on 12 January 2005. The two had worked together in several films, the most remembered being Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995.