Throwback Thursday: When Amrish Puri went bald for `Indiana Jones`

Updated On: 22 June, 2023 01:13 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar

Amrish Puri Birth Anniversary: On Amrish Puri`s 91st birth anniversary, we revisit the time iconic actor went bald for the first time for screen. It was for the 1984 Hollywood film `Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom` directed by Steven Spielberg that the actor debuted a bald look which he then went on to use in several films (All Photos/Mid-day Archives)

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<p>Amrish Puri portrayed the character of Mola Ram, a Thuggee priest in Steven Spielberg`s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom which was released in 1984</p>

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Amrish Puri portrayed the character of Mola Ram, a Thuggee priest in Steven Spielberg`s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom which was released in 1984

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In one of his interviews, Spielberg commented, `Amrish is my favourite villain -- The best the world has ever produced and ever will.`

<p>At first, Amrish Puri was reluctant to act in Indiana Jones`, but Sir Richard Attenborough convinced him to take up the character.Amrish Puri had a brief role as Khan in Attenborough`s Gandhi (1982). In Indiana Jones, Amrish Puri shaved his head for the first time, and it went on to become a trademark in subsequent Bollywood films, where he played the dreaded villain</p>

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At first, Amrish Puri was reluctant to act in Indiana Jones`, but Sir Richard Attenborough convinced him to take up the character.Amrish Puri had a brief role as Khan in Attenborough`s Gandhi (1982). In Indiana Jones, Amrish Puri shaved his head for the first time, and it went on to become a trademark in subsequent Bollywood films, where he played the dreaded villain

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Amrish Puri had a passion for hats and had a collection of nearly 200 gathered from across the globe

<p>Amrish Puri was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare kind of blood cancer, and had undergone some brain invasive surgery for his condition after he was admitted to the Hinduja hospital in 2004</p>

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Amrish Puri was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare kind of blood cancer, and had undergone some brain invasive surgery for his condition after he was admitted to the Hinduja hospital in 2004

<p>Amrish Puri died following a brain haemorrhage in 2005. His condition required frequent removal of the blood accumulated in the cerebral region of the brain</p>

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Amrish Puri died following a brain haemorrhage in 2005. His condition required frequent removal of the blood accumulated in the cerebral region of the brain

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