Amrish Puri's birth anniversary: Vardhan Puri reveals how Salman, Amitabh teased the actor

It's late legendary actor Amrish Puri's birth anniversary today, June 22. Amrish Puri's grandson, Vardhan Puri, in an exclusive chat with an entertainment portal revealed many anecdotes about his grandfar's life. Vardhan Puri revealed that actors Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan used to lovingly tease Amrish Puri.

Varshan talked about Amrish Puri's fondness for home-cooked simple Punjabi food, and also recalled time when big dabbas (tiffins) of biryani, ghost and kebabs would come from Salman Khan's home. 

grandson n ded that Salman Khan and everyone would say, "Arey, Amrishji why are you eating this ghaas-poos (vegetarian food), please eat with us." Vardhan furr exclaimed that  Karan Arjun actor (Dau) would just take a bite so that one would feel b. Vardhan also exclaimed how Amrish Puri would n say that he is happy with his simple food. He never ate outside food because he would always say that his voice is too important for him and he couldn’t abuse it, ded Vardhan Puri. 

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Vardhan Puri talks about Amrish Puri's fitness regime

In same interview with entertainment portal, Vardhan Puri also talked about Amrish Puri's love for fitness at of 72. Vardhan revealed that matter what time Amrish Puri used to sleep at night, regardless if he came from his shoot late in night around 2 or 3 o'clock at night, he would be up at 6 am. Vardhan also ded how Amrish Puri would do his yoga and n would pray to Lord Shiva, followed by his meditation and his walk on  tremill for 20-25 minutes. 

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Talking about how Amrish Puri used to lift weights, Vardhan exclaimed he would lift weight sometimes, after which Amrish Puri would have his breakfast and get rey and leave for his shoot. At of 72, he used to lift weights and do 50 pushups in one set, ded Vardhan Puri, as he recalled fond memories of his grandfar on Amrish Puri's birth anniversary.

Talking about Amrish Puri's magnanimous enthusiasm for cinema till very end, Vardhan n revealed that he used to see his grandfar coming home at 3 o'clock at night. However, despite late schedules, Vardhan Puri ded that he would see Amrish Puri all fresh, awake and excited, as he whistled and sang songs in his bathroom while shaving at 6 o'clock in morning. Vardhan also reminisced  time when Amrish Puri would share his excitement about day and tell him about character he would play for day.

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