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Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India

A single glare from the man is enough to make the toughest of them go jelly-kneed. He's played the Devil and his advocate in countless films. But Mr India is extra special.

You'll probably not remember Anil Kapoor or Sridevi's screen name in Shekhar Kapur's fantasy caper about an invisible hero. But Amrish Puri's legendary Mogambo, however, is stamped in every movie-watching memory.

Puri's thundering baritone coupled with a sinister laughter and tickled expression, in a General-meets-Bandmaster attire and a grisly semi-blonde wig, added to the overall impact of his favourite phrase 'Mogambo khush hua'.

Text: Sukanya Verma

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