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Amrish Puri

On January 12, 2005, India lost probably its best on-screen villain. Amrish Puri remembered for his role of Mogambo in Mr. India (1987) enacted all his roles with élan outdoing himself with every new film. Amrish Puri started his film career with Dev Anand’s Prem Pujari (1970).

His first international stint was in the Indo-British mega film Gandhi (1982) directed by Richard Attenborough where he had a small role. His biggest international venture was Steven Speilberg’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) where he played the role of Mola Ram, the negative lead of the film. After that, there wasn’t much work internationally but his presence in Indian cinema was at its peak. His last international film was the small budget film On Wings of Fire (2001).

Dalip Tahil

Dalip Tahil has been playing character artist roles since a long time now. But one can say that justice has not been done in his favor. Right from playing Aamir Khan’s understanding father in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) to the comical evil father in Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), his performance was always appreciated even though it may have been side-lined.

Like a lot of other actors, his international career began with Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982). He had a few miniscule roles in The Perfect Murder (1988) and The Deceivers (1988) – both Indo-Brit collaborations. He has one more film under production currently titled Good Sharma . Tahil has also made appearances in the popular British TV show The East Enders where he plays the role of Dan Ferreira .

Trivia:

Before being a part of The EastEnders , Tahil came to U.K. to act in Bombay Dreams.

He was accused by the UK Immigration Office of working illegally in the UK.