Remembering Amrish Puri

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

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

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

Amrish Puri was suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare kind of blood cancer.

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