Google pays tribute to legendary actor Amrish Puri on 87th birth anniversary with doodle 

Amrish Puri passed away on January 12, 2005 due to cerebral hemorrhage, at the age of 72.

Google honoured renowned Bollywood actor Amrish Puri on his 87th birth anniversary today, on June 22, 2019, with a doodle, which celebrates the life and legacy of the actor.

He born in Punjab in 1932, Puri landed his first role in a movie at the age of 39. He also moved on to work in theatre as a voice-over artist. Puri made his Bollywood debut in 1971 film ‘Reshma Aur Shera’. After a decade, he played the role of Khan, a supporting character in the Oscar-winning film ‘Gandhi’.

Google doodle: Amrish Puri has worked in more than 400 films in over half a dozen languages, some are here like Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil as well.

 Signature dialogue  of actor Amrish Puri  “Mogambo khush hua’

Some of the famous dialogue of Amrish Puri become his legacy. From “Mogambo khush hua” in ‘Mr India’ to “Ja Simran JA, jee le apni zindagi” in ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaenge’, his dialogues are remembered even today. 

Today’s Google Doodle has been made by Pune-based guest artist Debangshu Moulik, and features a sketch of the actor on an orange background.

Some of his other rememberable roles are Chaudhry Baldev Singh in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Thakur Durjan Singh in Karan Arjun, Mayor Ashraf Ali in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan in Nayak: The Real Hero.

Some famous films are Mr. India, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Pardes (1997), China Gate (1998), Muskurahat (1992), Virasat (1997).