Amrish Puri Birth Anniversary: Vardhan Puri reveals why Big B, SRK and Salman Khan used to tease his grandfather

It’s the legendary actor Amrish Puri‘s birth anniversary today. Hands-down he is one of the most celebrated actors in the film industry who was known for playing negative characters with elan. Till date, we don’t have an actor who could even touch the bar set by the iconic actor.

Today, on the occasion of Amrish’s birth anniversary, his grandson Vardhan Puri shared some wonderful memories of him. Vardhan even revealed why superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan used to tease his grandfather.

Sharing about why his grandfather would be teased by Big B, Shah Rukh and Salman, Vardhan told Bollywood Life, “My grandfather never liked outside food. Even he was leaving in the morning at 6 am for a shoot, he used to make sure he took his dabba with him because he loved his Punjabi food and his simple dal, roti, salad and soup. Salman Khan saab, Bachchan saab (Amitabh Bachchan), Shah Rukh Khan saab all used to make fun of him because I still remember, that big dabbas of biryani, ghost and kebabs would come from Salman Khan saab’s home and they used to all say, ‘Arey, Amrishji why are you eating this ghaas-poos (vegetarian food), please eat with us.’ and daadu would just take a bite so that no one would feel bad, and then would say, ‘Arey, I’m happy with my simple food.'”

Vardhan further added, “So, he never ate outside food because he would always say that his voice is too important for him and he couldn’t abuse it. So, everything was always measured, he used to make sure that the food was made in such a way that it would never damage his throat.”

 

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Last year on Amrish’s birth anniversary, Vardhan had penned the most heartfelt note. Sharing a throwback picture with the legendary actor, Vardhan had posted, “It’s a thing so rare to take birth in a family that goes down in history because of the craft, hardwork, talent & relentless spirit of one man. I feel blessed to be grandson to a legendary grandfather, a human being par excellence and an artist who the world celebrates. We grandchildren lovingly called him ‘Dadu’. Our granddad fit the bill of a ‘complete man’ to the tee. His paternalistic nature won hearts. He was all-inclusive. He loved, cared for & helped all those he came in touch with. He was the ultimate father figure. He claimed that the best days of his life were not the days that won him praise or awards but the days his grandchildren were born. He doted on us. He’d spend time with us, playing, photographing every smile that flashed on our faces & videographed every little nuance of ours. He’d even record every new word we spoke when we were learning to talk babies. We miss you dadu. Thank you for being you and thank you for blessing and guiding us everyday. I know you are with us – I can feel your presence. Love you,Your ‘Tiger’(sic).”

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Vardhan made his acting debut last year with ‘Yeh Saali Aashiqui‘.

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