Vardhan Puri is an Indian actor. He is the grandson of veteran Bollywood actor Amrish Puri. In 2019, he made his acting debut in the Hindi film Paagal, opposite Shivaleeka Oberoi. He was also actively involved in theater activities.
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Vardhan Puri was born on 2 May 1990 in Mumbai (29 years old; as of 2019). He is the grandson of veteran actor Amrish Puri. Vardhan completed his education from Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai. He holds a degree in Business Management from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. In 2019, he starred in the Hindi film “Paagal” opposite Shivaleeka Oberoi. The film is a musical romantic thriller produced by Jayantilal Gada.
Before his debut, Vardhan was a theater artist. He has appeared in more than ninety plays. He began his theater and acting training at the age of five under the guidance of National Award-winning actor, film producer and writer Satyadev Dubey. Satyadev Dubey was also Amrish Puri’s mentor. He has also been trained by Athar Nawaz, Neeraj Kabi, Vidur Chaturvedi, Mujeeb Khan and Faezeh Jalali.
Puri landed his first dramatic role as a teenager. Before making his theater debut, he worked backstage and performed small tasks, serving tea to the cast and crew and cleaning the stage.
Puri also worked as an assistant director. He assisted director Habib Faisal in the shooting of Daawat-e-Ishq and Ishaqzaade and Maneesh Sharma in Shudh Desi Romance.
appearance
- Height (approximately): 5′10″
- Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 40″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 14″
Family, Religion and Girlfriends
Vardhan Puri was born into a Hindu family, his father is Rajeev Amrish Puri and his mother is Meena Puri.
Vardhan Puri and his parents
He has a sister, Sachi Puri, who is a dermatologist.
Vardhan Puri (circled) and his sister Sachi Puri
Vardhan Puri’s sister Sachi Puri
Veteran actor Amrish Puri is his grandfather.
Vardhan Puri’s grandparents
Vardhan Puri and Amrish Puri
Vardhan Puri with his grandparents
favorite thing
- Director: Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani
- Movies: “The Godfather”, “The Shawshank Redemption”
fact
- He considered Charlie Chaplin to be his greatest influence.
- Vardhan Puri’s hobbies include writing and watching movies.
- Vardhan Puri considers his grandfather Amrish Puri to be second only to God to him. He was very close to his grandparents and would often sleep between them as a child.
- He dedicated his film Paagal to his late grandfather.
- “Verasat”, “Ghatak”, “Mr. India” and “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” are his all-time favorite films of his grandfather.
- On the occasion of Amrish Puri’s 87th birthday, Vardhan shared a touching message on his social media account.
- Vardhan and his grandfather used to watch movies of Dilip Kumar, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro till 3 am.
- When he was a child, he often wore his grandfather’s wig and size 12 shoes; and spoke lines of dialogue from his grandfather’s movies.
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