Google Doodle honours late legendary Bollywood actor Amrish Puri on his 87th birthday

Search engine Google, today, dedicated a special doodle remembering the late legendary Bollywood actor Amrish Puri, who is known for his many iconic roles in the Hindi cinema, on his 87th birthday. Google is commemorating the iconic actor's contribution to the Indian cinema, who was popular for playing iconic characters like Mogambo in 'Mr India' and Simran's father in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.The actor is known as one of the best villains the Bollywood has ever seen.

Born in Punjab on June 22, 1932, Amrish started his career as a theatre and voice over artist. He auditioned for a lead role in 1954 but was rejected. The actor made his Bollywood debut in 1971 film 'Reshma Aur Shera' at the age of 39. He is remembered for the role of Khan, a supporting character in Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi'.
The youngest brother of late Hindi film actors Madan Puri and Chaman Puri, Amrish made his Hollywood debut in 1984 with the film 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' directed by Steven Spielberg. The director also remembers him as his favourite villain and one of the best the world will ever produce.

The 'Nayak' actor has starred in over 400 films between 1967 and 2005, in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Hollywood, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films.
Puri has won three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor. The iconic actor passed away at the age of 72 on December 27, 2004, due to myelodysplastic syndrome.