Google celebrates Amrish Puri 87th birthday with a doodle
Mumbai: On legendary Indian actor Amrish Puri's 87th birth anniversary on Saturday, search engine Google paid tributes to the character artiste with a special doodle.
The doodle created by Pune-based guest artist Debangshu Moulik celebrates the life and legacy of the renowned actor.
Born in Punjab on June 22, 1932, Puri started his journey in cinema at the age of 39 with 1971's "Reshma Aur Shera", after working in theatre and doing voice over parts.
He subsequently featured in Shyam Benegal's films "Nishant" and "Manthan".
The actor appeared in more than 200 films in various languages -- including Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and English.
One of his most memorable performances was as Mogambo in the 1987 cult classic "Mr. India". Puri broke into Hollywood scene as Khan, a supporting role in the Oscar-winning movie, "Gandhi".
He was later cast as Mola Ram in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", after initially turning down director Steven Spielberg's offer. Puri passed away at the age 72 on January 12, 2005 following a brain haemorrhage.
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Amid bomb threats, ammunition cartridge found on Air India Dubai to Delhi flight
New Delhi: Police are probing a case of security breach after a live cartridge was found in a pocket seat of an Air India flight landing from Dubai recently, officials said on Saturday.
According to a police officer, an Air India staff found the live round of ammunition during routine cleaning on a flight on October 27.
Following this, an FIR was registered under the Arms Act and a probe has been initiated, he said.
Air India spokesperson in a statement said, "One ammunition cartridge was found in the pocket of a seat of our flight AI916 after it had landed from Dubai at Delhi on October 27, and all passengers had safely disembarked." "A complaint was immediately lodged with the Airport Police by Air India strictly adhering to the laid down security protocols," the statement read.
